Nonstop flight route between Afyon, Turkey and Edwards, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Afyon Airport (AFY), Afyon, Turkey and Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,965 miles (or 11,209 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 Afyon 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 Afyon Airport and Edwards Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Afyon Airport (AFY):

• The furthest airport from Afyon Airport (AFY) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,305 miles (18,194 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• Afyon Airport (AFY) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Afyon Airport", another name for AFY is "Afyon Havalimanı".
• The closest airport to Afyon Airport (AFY) is Zafer Airport (KZR), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) NW of AFY.

Facts about Edwards Air Force Base (EDW):

• That same year, the U.S.
• As with virtually all of the test programs conducted during the war years, most of the actual flight test work on the P-59 was conducted by the contractor.
• 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.
• In July 1942, Muroc Army Airfield became a separate airfield from March Field and was placed under the jurisdiction of Fourth Air Force.
• 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.
• Edwards is also home to several other units from DOD, Air Force, Army, Navy, FAA, USPS and many companies that support the primary mission or the personnel stationed there.
• On the afternoon of 7 December 1941, the 41st Bombardment Group and the 6th Reconnaissance Squadron moved to Muroc from Davis-Monthan Army Airfield, Arizona with a collection of B-18 Bolos, an A-29 Hudson and B-25 Mitchells.