Nonstop flight route between Edwards, California, United States and Kabri Dar (Kabre Dare), Ethiopia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States and Kabri Dar Airport (ABK), Kabri Dar (Kabre Dare), Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,333 miles (or 15,020 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 Kabri Dar 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 Kabri Dar Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABK / HAKD |
Airport Name: | Kabri Dar Airport |
Location: | Kabri Dar (Kabre Dare), Ethiopia |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°43'58"N by 44°14'29"E |
Operator/Owner: | Ethiopian Airports Enterprise |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from ABK |
More Information: | ABK Maps & Info |
Facts about Edwards Air Force Base (EDW):
- Edwards Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation in southern California, located approximately 22 miles northeast of Lancaster.
- Previously known as Muroc Air Force Base, Edwards AFB is named in honor of Captain Glen 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.
- In July 1942, Muroc Army Airfield became a separate airfield from March Field and was placed under the jurisdiction of Fourth Air Force.
- The P-59s were tested at Muroc from October 1942 through February 1944 without a single accident and, though the aircraft did not prove to be combat worthy, the successful conduct of its test program, combined with the success of the Lockheed XP-80 program which followed it in early 1944, sealed the future destiny of the remote high desert installation.
- Jurisdiction of Edwards AFB was transferred from Air Materiel Command on 2 April 1951 to the newly created Air Research and Development Command.
- 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.
Facts about Kabri Dar Airport (ABK):
- The closest airport to Kabri Dar Airport (ABK) is Gode Airport (GDE), which is located 71 miles (115 kilometers) SW of ABK.
- The furthest airport from Kabri Dar Airport (ABK) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Kabri Dar Airport (meaning Kabri Dar Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,131 miles (19,523 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.