Nonstop flight route between Cangamba, Angola and Edwards, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from CNZ to EDW:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- CNZ Airport Information
- EDW Airport Information
- Facts about CNZ
- Facts about EDW
- Map of Nearest Airports to CNZ
- List of Nearest Airports to CNZ
- Map of Furthest Airports from CNZ
- List of Furthest Airports from CNZ
- Map of Nearest Airports to EDW
- List of Nearest Airports to EDW
- Map of Furthest Airports from EDW
- List of Furthest Airports from EDW
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cangamba Airport (CNZ), Cangamba, Angola and Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,431 miles (or 15,178 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 Cangamba 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 Cangamba 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: | CNZ / |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Cangamba, Angola |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°42'33"S by 19°51'37"E |
Area Served: | Cangamba |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3894 feet (1,187 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CNZ |
More Information: | CNZ 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 Cangamba Airport (CNZ):
- Cangamba Airport (CNZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Cangamba Airport (CNZ) is Cuito Cuanavale Airport (CTI), which is located 111 miles (178 kilometers) SSW of CNZ.
- In addition to being known as "Cangamba Airport", another name for CNZ is "Cangamba Airport (Cangamba)".
- The furthest airport from Cangamba Airport (CNZ) is Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA), which is located 11,940 miles (19,215 kilometers) away in Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States.
Facts about Edwards Air Force Base (EDW):
- The base has played a significant role in the development of virtually every aircraft to enter the Air Force inventory since World War II.
- 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.
- The success of these programs attracted a new type of research activity to the base in late 1946.
- It is the home of the Air Force Test Center and is the Air Force Materiel Command center of excellence for conducting and supporting research and developmental flight test and evaluation of aerospace systems from concept to combat.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- In July 1942, Muroc Army Airfield became a separate airfield from March Field and was placed under the jurisdiction of Fourth Air Force.