Nonstop flight route between Edwards, California, United States and Adıyaman, Turkey:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States and Adıyaman Airport (ADF), Adıyaman, Turkey would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,194 miles (or 11,578 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 Adıyaman 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 Adıyaman 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: | ADF / LTCP |
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| Location: | Adıyaman, Turkey |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°43'54"N by 38°28'8"E |
| Area Served: | Adıyaman |
| Operator/Owner: | Turkish Government Airport Management (in Turkish: Devlet Hava Meydanları İşletmesi (DHMİ) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2216 feet (675 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ADF |
| More Information: | ADF Maps & Info |
Facts about Edwards Air Force Base (EDW):
- With the end of the war, Fourth Air Force relinquished command of Muroc Army Airfield on 16 October 1945 and jurisdiction was transferred to Air Technical Service Command, becoming Air Materiel Command in 1946.
- 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.
- With the arrival of the Bell Aircraft P-59 Airacomet jet fighter, the Mojave Desert station was chosen as a secluded site for testing this super-secret airplane.
- A water stop on the Southern Pacific Railroad since 1876, the site was largely unsettled until the early 20th century.
- 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.
- As with virtually all of the test programs conducted during the war years, most of the actual flight test work on the P-59 was conducted by the contractor.
Facts about Adıyaman Airport (ADF):
- The furthest airport from Adıyaman Airport (ADF) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,351 miles (18,267 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- Adıyaman Airport (ADF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Adıyaman Airport (ADF) is Şanlıurfa GAP Airport (GNY), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) SE of ADF.
- In addition to being known as "Adıyaman Airport", another name for ADF is "Adıyaman Havalimanı".
