Nonstop flight route between Edwards, California, United States and Delta, Utah, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States and Delta Municipal Airport (DTA), Delta, Utah, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 428 miles (or 689 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 Delta Municipal Airport, 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: | DTA / KDTA |
| Airport Name: | Delta Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Delta, Utah, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°22'50"N by 112°30'28"W |
| Area Served: | Delta, Utah |
| Operator/Owner: | Delta City Corporation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4759 feet (1,451 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DTA |
| More Information: | DTA Maps & Info |
Facts about Edwards Air Force Base (EDW):
- The success of these programs attracted a new type of research activity to the base in late 1946.
- As a military airbase, civilian access is severely restricted, but is possible with prior coordination and good reason.
- 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 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.
- 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 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 Delta Municipal Airport (DTA):
- Delta Municipal Airport (DTA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Delta Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,759 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DTA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DTA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Delta Municipal Airport (DTA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,059 miles (17,797 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Delta Municipal Airport (DTA) is Fillmore Municipal Airport (FIL), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) SSE of DTA.
- Delta Municipal Airport covers an area of 896 acres at an elevation of 4,759 feet above mean sea level.
