Nonstop flight route between Herlong, California, United States and Edinburgh, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip (AHC), Herlong, California, United States and Edinburgh Airport (EDI), Edinburgh, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,832 miles (or 7,777 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 Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip and Edinburgh Airport, 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 Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip and Edinburgh Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip (AHC):

• Amedee AAF has one runway designated 8/26 with an asphalt surface measuring 10,000 by 150 feet.
• Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip (AHC) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip (AHC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,148 miles (17,941 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The closest airport to Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip (AHC) is Susanville Municipal Airport (SVE), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) WNW of AHC.
• Because of Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip's high elevation of 4,012 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AHC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AHC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.

Facts about Edinburgh Airport (EDI):

• The closest airport to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is Perth Airport (PSL), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) N of EDI.
• When the Second World War broke out, RAF Fighter Command took control over the airfield and a runway of 3,900 ft was paved to handle the Supermarine Spitfire.
• The airport is owned and operated by Global Infrastructure Partners, which also owns and operates Gatwick Airport and London City Airport.
• Because of Edinburgh Airport's relatively low elevation of 136 feet, planes can take off or land at Edinburgh 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.
• As a cheaper alternative to the cancelled Edinburgh Airport Rail Link project, an additional interchange station is currently being constructed on the Fife Circle Line.
• There are currently no direct rail links to Edinburgh Airport, although it lies very close to the Fife Circle and the Edinburgh-Glasgow railway lines.
• The airport is served by Edinburgh Trams, a light rail link from the terminal to Edinburgh city centre.
• Edinburgh Airport (EDI) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,713 miles (18,850 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• Although the original main runway 13/31 served the airport well, its alignment had the disadvantage of suffering from severe crosswinds and the other two minor runways were very short and could not be readily extended, so movements were transferred to a new runway in an addition completely outside the original airfield boundary.
• Edinburgh Airport handled 9,775,443 passengers last year.