Nonstop flight route between Edwards, California, United States and Jérémie, Haiti:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States and Jérémie Airport (JEE), Jérémie, Haiti would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,893 miles (or 4,655 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 Jérémie 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 Jérémie 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):

• 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.
• A water stop on the Southern Pacific Railroad since 1876, the site was largely unsettled until the early 20th century.
• 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.
• There are a vast array of organizations at Edwards that do not fall under the 412th Test Wing.
• Its curriculum focused on the traditional field of performance testing and the relatively new field of stability and control, which had suddenly assumed critical importance with the dramatic increases in speed offered by the new turbojets.
• The P-59s were tested at Muroc from October 1942 through February 1944 without a single accident and, though the aircraft did not prove to be combat worthy, the successful conduct of its test program, combined with the success of the Lockheed XP-80 program which followed it in early 1944, sealed the future destiny of the remote high desert installation.
• 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 Jérémie Airport (JEE):

• Jérémie Airport (JEE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Jérémie Airport (JEE) is Antoine Simon airport (CYA), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) SE of JEE.
• The airstrip has been characterized as a dirt strip recently.
• Because of Jérémie Airport's relatively low elevation of 147 feet, planes can take off or land at Jérémie 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 Jérémie Airport (JEE) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is located 11,869 miles (19,102 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
• Medical aid has been airlifted through the airport for refugees from the 12 January 2010 quake which have flowed into the region.