Nonstop flight route between Edwards, California, United States and Jabat Island, Marshall Islands:
Departure Airport:
(34°54'20"N by 117°53'0"W)
Arrival Airport:
(7°45'0"N by 168°58'40"E)
Distance from EDW to JAT:
4,958.68 miles (7,980.20 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States and Jabot Airport (JAT), Jabat Island, Marshall Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,959 miles (or 7,980 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 Jabot 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 Jabot 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: | JAT / |
| Airport Name: | Jabot Airport |
| Location: | Jabat Island, Marshall Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°45'0"N by 168°58'40"E |
| Area Served: | Jabot, Marshall Islands |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from JAT |
| More Information: | JAT Maps & Info |
Facts about Edwards Air Force Base (EDW):
- As a military airbase, civilian access is severely restricted, but is possible with prior coordination and good reason.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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".
- On 20 November 1951, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics' Scott Crossfield became the first man to reach Mach 2 as he piloted the Skyrocket to a speed of Mach 2.005.
- 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 Jabot Airport (JAT):
- The furthest airport from Jabot Airport (JAT) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Jabot Airport (meaning Jabot Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,206 miles (19,643 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- The closest airport to Jabot Airport (JAT) is Jeh Airport (JEJ), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) S of JAT.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 18.53 miles (29.82 km) NW | Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV) | Mojave, California, United States |     |
| 2 | 22.14 miles (35.63 km) WSW | General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF) | Lancaster, California, United States | |
| 3 | 22.22 miles (35.77 km) SSW | Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD) | Palmdale, California, United States | |
| 4 | 35.21 miles (56.66 km) WNW | Tehachapi Municipal Airport (TSP) | Tehachapi, California, United States | |
| 5 | 35.50 miles (57.14 km) SE | Southern California Logistics Airport (VCV) | Victorville, California, United States | |
| 6 | 45.70 miles (73.55 km) ESE | Apple Valley Airport (APV) | Apple Valley, California, United States | |
| 7 | 52.12 miles (83.88 km) N | Inyokern Airport (IYK) | Inyokern, California, United States | |
| 8 | 53.87 miles (86.70 km) SW | Whiteman Airport (WHP) | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| 9 | 55.71 miles (89.65 km) SSW | Bob Hope Airport (BUR) | Burbank, California, United States | |
| 10 | 55.98 miles (90.09 km) SSE | Cable Airport (CCB) | Upland, California, United States | |
| 11 | 56.53 miles (90.98 km) S | Brackett Field (POC) | La Verne, California, United States | |
| 12 | 57.27 miles (92.16 km) S | San Gabriel Valley (El Monte) Airport (EMT) | El Monte, California, United States | |
| 13 | 59.18 miles (95.24 km) SW | Van Nuys Airport (VNY) | Van Nuys, California, United States | |
| 14 | 60.86 miles (97.94 km) SSE | LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT) | Ontario (near Los Angeles), California, United States | |
| 15 | 62.28 miles (100.23 km) E | Barstow-Daggett Airport (DAG) | Daggett, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,414.23 miles (18,369.37 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,400.85 miles (18,347.84 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,388.63 miles (18,328.18 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,387.41 miles (18,326.22 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,304.13 miles (18,192.19 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,181.54 miles (17,994.90 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,174.55 miles (17,983.65 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,135.89 miles (17,921.44 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,037.73 miles (17,763.47 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,011.33 miles (17,720.97 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,007.64 miles (17,715.04 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,995.36 miles (17,695.27 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,991.28 miles (17,688.71 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,983.71 miles (17,676.52 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,967.39 miles (17,650.26 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12.83 miles (20.65 km) S | Jeh Airport (JEJ) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 2 | 28.78 miles (46.32 km) SSW | Ailinglaplap Atoll (AIP) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 3 | 35.86 miles (57.70 km) SW | Woja Airport (WJA) | Woja, Marshall Islands | |
| 4 | 48.84 miles (78.61 km) W | Majkin Airport (MJE) | Majkin, Marshall Islands | |
| 5 | 108.21 miles (174.15 km) NW | Ebadon Airstrip (EBN) | Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 6 | 108.41 miles (174.47 km) NW | Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands | |
| 7 | 134.99 miles (217.25 km) SSE | Jaluit Airport (UIT) | Jaluit Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 8 | 145.02 miles (233.39 km) N | Likiep Airport (LIK) | Likiep Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 9 | 145.73 miles (234.52 km) S | Kili Airport (KIO) | Kili Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 10 | 146.12 miles (235.15 km) NE | Wotje Airport (WTE) | Wotje (Wotje Atoll), Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 150.12 miles (241.59 km) ENE | Kaben Airport (KBT) | Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 152.70 miles (245.75 km) E | Aur Airport (AUL) | Aur Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 157.52 miles (253.50 km) SSW | Namorik Airport (NDK) | Namorik Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 160.91 miles (258.95 km) ESE | Airok Airport (AIC) | Airok, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 164.16 miles (264.19 km) ESE | Marshall Islands International Airport (MAJ) | Majuro, Marshall Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,205.53 miles (19,642.85 km) E | RAF Ascension (ASI) | Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena | |
| 2 | 11,567.97 miles (18,616.79 km) SSW | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 3 | 11,560.53 miles (18,604.82 km) SSW | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 4 | 11,543.25 miles (18,577.02 km) S | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 5 | 11,498.25 miles (18,504.59 km) SSW | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 6 | 11,491.05 miles (18,493.01 km) S | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 7 | 11,469.53 miles (18,458.38 km) S | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 8 | 11,466.62 miles (18,453.68 km) S | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 9 | 11,462.82 miles (18,447.58 km) SSW | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 10 | 11,422.80 miles (18,383.17 km) SSW | Divo Airport (DIV) | Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 11 | 11,420.92 miles (18,380.14 km) SSW | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 12 | 11,418.66 miles (18,376.51 km) SSW | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 13 | 11,413.34 miles (18,367.95 km) SSW | Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 14 | 11,384.24 miles (18,321.11 km) SSW | Daloa Airport (DJO) | Daloa, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 15 | 11,380.66 miles (18,315.36 km) SSW | Aboisso Airport (ABO) | Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire | |