Nonstop flight route between Edwards, California, United States and Alto Río Senguer, Chubut, Argentina:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States and Alto Río Senguer Airport (ARR), Alto Río Senguer, Chubut, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,257 miles (or 10,070 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 Alto Río Senguer 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 Alto Río Senguer 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: | ARR / SAVR |
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| Location: | Alto Río Senguer, Chubut, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°0'48"S by 70°48'46"W |
| Area Served: | Alto Río Senguer |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2287 feet (697 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ARR |
| More Information: | ARR Maps & Info |
Facts about Edwards Air Force Base (EDW):
- 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.
- 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.
- In December 1949, Muroc was renamed Edwards Air Force Base in honor of Captain Glen Edwards, who was killed a year earlier in the crash of the Northrop YB-49 Flying Wing.
- 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.
- 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 first major aerial activity occurred at Muroc in 1937 when the entire Army Air Corps participated in a large-scale maneuver.
Facts about Alto Río Senguer Airport (ARR):
- Alto Río Senguer Airport (ARR) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Alto Río Senguer Airport", another name for ARR is "Alto Río Senguer Airport (Alto Río Senguer)".
- The furthest airport from Alto Río Senguer Airport (ARR) is Mandalgovi Airport (MXW), which is nearly antipodal to Alto Río Senguer Airport (meaning Alto Río Senguer Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mandalgovi Airport), and is located 12,287 miles (19,773 kilometers) away in Mandalgovi, Dundgovi, Mongolia.
- The closest airport to Alto Río Senguer Airport (ARR) is Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ), which is located 75 miles (120 kilometers) WSW of ARR.
