Nonstop flight route between Cholet, France and Edwards, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(47°4'54"N by 0°52'36"W)
Arrival Airport:
(34°54'20"N by 117°53'0"W)
Distance from CET to EDW:
5,560.32 miles (8,948.44 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cholet Le Pontreau Airport (CET), Cholet, France and Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,560 miles (or 8,948 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 Cholet Le Pontreau 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 Cholet Le Pontreau 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: | CET / LFOU |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cholet, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°4'54"N by 0°52'36"W |
| Area Served: | Cholet, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CET |
| More Information: | CET 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 Cholet Le Pontreau Airport (CET):
- The closest airport to Cholet Le Pontreau Airport (CET) is Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) W of CET.
- Cholet Le Pontreau Airport (CET) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Cholet Le Pontreau Airport (CET) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Cholet Le Pontreau Airport (meaning Cholet Le Pontreau Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,125 miles (19,514 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Cholet Le Pontreau Airport", another name for CET is "Aéroport de Cholet Le Pontreau".
Facts about Edwards Air Force Base (EDW):
- The initial use for Muroc was IV Bomber Command Operational Unit training.
- Aircraft testing continued at this desert "Army Air Base", then on 8 November 1943, the base title was changed to "Muroc Army Air Field, Muroc".
- 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.
- With the X-1, flight testing at Muroc began to assume two distinct identities.
- 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.
- At this time, another colorful character in Edwards' history, Pancho Barnes, built her renowned Rancho Oro Verde Fly-Inn Dude Ranch that would be the scene of many parties and celebrations to come.
- The base has played a significant role in the development of virtually every aircraft to enter the Air Force inventory since World War II.
- The base is next to Rogers Dry Lake, an endorheic desert salt pan whose hard dry lake surface provides a natural extension to Edwards' runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 34.75 miles (55.92 km) W | Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) | Nantes, France |     |
| 2 | 42.33 miles (68.12 km) NE | Angers – Loire Airport (ANE) | Angers, France | |
| 3 | 64.18 miles (103.28 km) SSW | La Rochelle – Île de Ré Airport (LRH) | La Rochelle / Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime, France | |
| 4 | 65.55 miles (105.49 km) ESE | Poitiers–Biard Airport (PIS) | Poitiers, France | |
| 5 | 75.76 miles (121.93 km) WSW | Île d'Yeu Aerodrome (IDY) | Île d'Yeu, France | |
| 6 | 78.83 miles (126.86 km) ENE | Tours Val de Loire Airport (TUF) | Tours, France | |
| 7 | 79.17 miles (127.41 km) NNW | Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) | Rennes, France | |
| 8 | 96.93 miles (156.00 km) WNW | Meucon Airport (VNE) | Vannes, France | |
| 9 | 100.35 miles (161.50 km) S | Royan - Médis Aerodrome (RYN) | Royan, France | |
| 10 | 101.91 miles (164.01 km) SSE | Cognac - Châteaubernard Air Base (CNG) | Cognac / Châteaubernard, France | |
| 11 | 107.07 miles (172.32 km) SSE | Angoulême - Brie - Champniers Airport (ANG) | Angoulême, France | |
| 12 | 118.06 miles (189.99 km) NNW | Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport (DNR) | Dinard, France | |
| 13 | 123.44 miles (198.65 km) E | Châteauroux-Centre "Marcel Dassault" Airport (CHR) | Châteauroux / Déols, France | |
| 14 | 128.66 miles (207.06 km) WNW | Lorient South Brittany Airport (LRT) | Lorient, France | |
| 15 | 129.23 miles (207.97 km) SE | Limoges – Bellegarde Airport (LIG) | Limoges, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,125.44 miles (19,513.95 km) SW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,031.74 miles (19,363.16 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,024.59 miles (19,351.65 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,019.75 miles (19,343.86 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,016.41 miles (19,338.50 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,010.27 miles (19,328.61 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,005.20 miles (19,320.45 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,985.50 miles (19,288.74 km) SSE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,980.75 miles (19,281.10 km) SSE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,973.11 miles (19,268.80 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,963.28 miles (19,252.98 km) SSE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,952.90 miles (19,236.28 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,949.44 miles (19,230.71 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,944.87 miles (19,223.36 km) ESE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,941.96 miles (19,218.67 km) SE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 18.53 miles (29.82 km) NW | Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV) | Mojave, California, United States | |
| 2 | 22.14 miles (35.63 km) WSW | General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF) | Lancaster, California, United States | |
| 3 | 22.22 miles (35.77 km) SSW | Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD) | Palmdale, California, United States | |
| 4 | 35.21 miles (56.66 km) WNW | Tehachapi Municipal Airport (TSP) | Tehachapi, California, United States | |
| 5 | 35.50 miles (57.14 km) SE | Southern California Logistics Airport (VCV) | Victorville, California, United States | |
| 6 | 45.70 miles (73.55 km) ESE | Apple Valley Airport (APV) | Apple Valley, California, United States | |
| 7 | 52.12 miles (83.88 km) N | Inyokern Airport (IYK) | Inyokern, California, United States | |
| 8 | 53.87 miles (86.70 km) SW | Whiteman Airport (WHP) | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| 9 | 55.71 miles (89.65 km) SSW | Bob Hope Airport (BUR) | Burbank, California, United States | |
| 10 | 55.98 miles (90.09 km) SSE | Cable Airport (CCB) | Upland, California, United States | |
| 11 | 56.53 miles (90.98 km) S | Brackett Field (POC) | La Verne, California, United States | |
| 12 | 57.27 miles (92.16 km) S | San Gabriel Valley (El Monte) Airport (EMT) | El Monte, California, United States | |
| 13 | 59.18 miles (95.24 km) SW | Van Nuys Airport (VNY) | Van Nuys, California, United States | |
| 14 | 60.86 miles (97.94 km) SSE | LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT) | Ontario (near Los Angeles), California, United States | |
| 15 | 62.28 miles (100.23 km) E | Barstow-Daggett Airport (DAG) | Daggett, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,414.23 miles (18,369.37 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,400.85 miles (18,347.84 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,388.63 miles (18,328.18 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,387.41 miles (18,326.22 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,304.13 miles (18,192.19 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,181.54 miles (17,994.90 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,174.55 miles (17,983.65 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,135.89 miles (17,921.44 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,037.73 miles (17,763.47 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,011.33 miles (17,720.97 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,007.64 miles (17,715.04 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,995.36 miles (17,695.27 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,991.28 miles (17,688.71 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,983.71 miles (17,676.52 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,967.39 miles (17,650.26 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |