Nonstop flight route between Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine and Edwards, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport (IFO), Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine and Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,207 miles (or 9,989 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport and Edwards Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport and Edwards Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IFO / UKLI |
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Location: | Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°53'3"N by 24°41'9"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 919 feet (280 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IFO |
More Information: | IFO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EDW / KEDW |
Airport Name: | Edwards Air Force Base |
Location: | Edwards, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°54'20"N by 117°53'0"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Air Force |
View all routes: | Routes from EDW |
More Information: | EDW Maps & Info |
Facts about Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport (IFO):
- The closest airport to Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport (IFO) is Ternopil (TNL), which is located 64 miles (102 kilometers) NE of IFO.
- In addition to being known as "Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport", another name for IFO is "Міжнародний аеропорт "Івано-Франківськ"".
- The furthest airport from Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport (IFO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,373 miles (18,304 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport (IFO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport's relatively low elevation of 919 feet, planes can take off or land at Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
Facts about Edwards Air Force Base (EDW):
- As a military airbase, civilian access is severely restricted, but is possible with prior coordination and good reason.
- The initial use for Muroc was IV Bomber Command Operational Unit training.
- In the spring of 1942, however, the immense volume of flight test already being conducted at Wright Field, in Ohio, was one of the factors driving a search for a new site where a "Top Secret" airplane could undergo tests.
- Previously known as Muroc Air Force Base, Edwards AFB is named in honor of Captain Glen Edwards.
- With the X-1, flight testing at Muroc began to assume two distinct identities.
- The furthest airport from Edwards Air Force Base (EDW) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,414 miles (18,369 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The closest airport to Edwards Air Force Base (EDW) is Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) NW of EDW.
- With the arrival of the Bell Aircraft P-59 Airacomet jet fighter, the Mojave Desert station was chosen as a secluded site for testing this super-secret airplane.
- The base has played a significant role in the development of virtually every aircraft to enter the Air Force inventory since World War II.