Nonstop flight route between Edwards, California, United States and Bol, Croatia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States and Bol Airport (BWK), Bol, Croatia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,324 miles (or 10,177 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 Bol 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 Bol 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):

• Notable occurrences at Edwards include Chuck Yeager's flight that broke the sound barrier in the Bell X-1, test flights of the North American X-15, the first landings of the Space Shuttle, and the 1986 around-the-world flight of the Rutan Voyager.
• In July 1942, Muroc Army Airfield became a separate airfield from March Field and was placed under the jurisdiction of Fourth Air Force.
• At this time, another colorful character in Edwards' history, Pancho Barnes, built her renowned Rancho Oro Verde Fly-Inn Dude Ranch that would be the scene of many parties and celebrations to come.
• With the X-1, flight testing at Muroc began to assume two distinct identities.
• The first major aerial activity occurred at Muroc in 1937 when the entire Army Air Corps participated in a large-scale maneuver.
• 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 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.

Facts about Bol Airport (BWK):

• In addition to being known as "Bol Airport", other names for BWK include "Brač Airport" and "Zračno pristanište Brač/Brač I".
• Bol Airport is equipped for acceptance and dispatching of a smaller commercial aircraft up to 100 seats during the day light and night.
• Bol Airport (BWK) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Bol Airport (BWK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,779 miles (18,956 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Bol Airport (BWK) is Split Airport (SPU), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) NW of BWK.