Nonstop flight route between Edwards, California, United States and Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States and Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB), Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 527 miles (or 848 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 Guerrero Negro Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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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.
• Aircraft testing continued at this desert "Army Air Base", then on 8 November 1943, the base title was changed to "Muroc Army Air Field, Muroc".
• 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.
• Edwards is also home to several other units from DOD, Air Force, Army, Navy, FAA, USPS and many companies that support the primary mission or the personnel stationed there.
• The first major aerial activity occurred at Muroc in 1937 when the entire Army Air Corps participated in a large-scale maneuver.
• 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 Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB):

• The closest airport to Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB) is Bahía de los Ángeles Airport (BHL), which is located 72 miles (115 kilometers) NNE of GUB.
• Because of Guerrero Negro Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Guerrero Negro Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• The furthest airport from Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,842 miles (19,058 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Guerrero Negro Airport", other names for GUB include "Aeropuerto Nacional de Guerrero Negro" and "MM58".