Nonstop flight route between Edwards, California, United States and Arapoti, Paraná, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States and Avelino Vieira Airport (AAG), Arapoti, Paraná, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,038 miles (or 9,717 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 Edwards Air Force Base and Avelino Vieira 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 Edwards Air Force Base and Avelino Vieira Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Edwards Air Force Base (EDW):

• The success of these programs attracted a new type of research activity to the base in late 1946.
• 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.
• The North Base is located at the north-west corner of Rogers Lake and is the site of the Air Force's most secret test programs at Edwards.
• 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.
• 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.
• As a military airbase, civilian access is severely restricted, but is possible with prior coordination and good reason.
• 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.

Facts about Avelino Vieira Airport (AAG):

• The furthest airport from Avelino Vieira Airport (AAG) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Avelino Vieira Airport (meaning Avelino Vieira Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,299 miles (19,794 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
• In addition to being known as "Avelino Vieira Airport", another name for AAG is "Aeroporto Avelino Vieira".
• Avelino Vieira Airport (AAG) currently has only 1 runway.
• Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
• The closest airport to Avelino Vieira Airport (AAG) is Francisco Lacerda Junior Airport (CKO), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) NW of AAG.
• The airport is presently dedicated to general aviation.
• It is operated by the Municipality of Arapoti under the supervision of Aeroportos do Paraná.