Nonstop flight route between Edwards, California, United States and Herlong, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States and Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip (AHC), Herlong, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 391 miles (or 629 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 relatively short distance between Edwards Air Force Base and Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | AHC / KAHC | 
| Airport Name: | Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip | 
| Location: | Herlong, California, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°15'56"N by 120°9'2"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Army, ATCA-ASO | 
| Airport Type: | Military | 
| Elevation: | 4012 feet (1,223 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AHC | 
| More Information: | AHC Maps & Info | 
Facts about Edwards Air Force Base (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.
 - 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 base is next to Rogers Dry Lake, an endorheic desert salt pan whose hard dry lake surface provides a natural extension to Edwards' runways.
 - 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 Main Base is also the home of the Benefield Anechoic Facility, an electromagnetic and radio frequency testing building.
 - The success of these programs attracted a new type of research activity to the base in late 1946.
 
Facts about Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip (AHC):
- Because of Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip's high elevation of 4,012 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AHC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AHC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - The closest airport to Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip (AHC) is Susanville Municipal Airport (SVE), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) WNW of AHC.
 - Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip (AHC) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Amedee AAF has one runway designated 8/26 with an asphalt surface measuring 10,000 by 150 feet.
 - The furthest airport from Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip (AHC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,148 miles (17,941 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
 
