Nonstop flight route between Edwards, California, United States and Kabalega Falls, Uganda:
Departure Airport:
(34°54'20"N by 117°53'0"W)
Arrival Airport:
(2°19'35"N by 31°29'52"E)
Distance from EDW to KBG:
9,189.13 miles (14,788.44 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States and Kabalega Falls Airport (KBG), Kabalega Falls, Uganda would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,189 miles (or 14,788 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 Kabalega Falls 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 Kabalega Falls 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: | KBG / HUKF |
| Airport Name: | Kabalega Falls Airport |
| Location: | Kabalega Falls, Uganda |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°19'35"N by 31°29'52"E |
| Area Served: | Kabalega Falls, Uganda |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2365 feet (721 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from KBG |
| More Information: | KBG Maps & Info |
Facts about Edwards Air Force Base (EDW):
- The initial use for Muroc was IV Bomber Command Operational Unit training.
- 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.
- 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 base is next to Rogers Dry Lake, an endorheic desert salt pan whose hard dry lake surface provides a natural extension to Edwards' runways.
- With the arrival of the Bell Aircraft P-59 Airacomet jet fighter, the Mojave Desert station was chosen as a secluded site for testing this super-secret airplane.
- As a military airbase, civilian access is severely restricted, but is possible with prior coordination and good reason.
- That same year, the U.S.
- 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 Kabalega Falls Airport (KBG):
- The furthest airport from Kabalega Falls Airport (KBG) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,757 miles (18,921 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Kabalega Falls Airport (KBG) is Pakuba Airport (PAF), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSE of KBG.
| 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 | 9.41 miles (15.15 km) SSE | Pakuba Airport (PAF) | Pakuba, Uganda | |
| 2 | 42.79 miles (68.86 km) SSE | Masindi Airport (KCU) | Masindi, Uganda | |
| 3 | 64.14 miles (103.22 km) NW | Arua Airport (RUA) | Arua, Uganda | |
| 4 | 102.65 miles (165.20 km) WSW | Bunia Airport (BUX) | Bunia, Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | 152.39 miles (245.25 km) ESE | Soroti Airport (SRT) | Soroti, Uganda | |
| 6 | 157.54 miles (253.53 km) SSE | Kampala Airport (KLA) | Kampala, Uganda | |
| 7 | 170.63 miles (274.61 km) SSE | Entebbe International Airport (EBB) | Entebbe, Uganda | |
| 8 | 174.57 miles (280.94 km) SE | Jinja Airport (JIN) | Jinja, Uganda | |
| 9 | 176.02 miles (283.28 km) N | Juba International Airport (JUB) | Juba, South Sudan | |
| 10 | 176.29 miles (283.71 km) SSW | Kasese Airport (KSE) | Kasese, Uganda | |
| 11 | 184.89 miles (297.55 km) SW | Beni Airport (BNC) | Beni, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 12 | 208.52 miles (335.58 km) SSW | Mbarara Airport (MBQ) | Mbarara, Uganda | |
| 13 | 235.41 miles (378.86 km) ENE | Lokichogio Airport (LKG) | Lokichoggio, Kenya | |
| 14 | 253.77 miles (408.40 km) S | Bukoba Airport (BKZ) | Bukoba, Tanzania | |
| 15 | 256.70 miles (413.11 km) ESE | Kitale Airport (KTL) | Kitale, Kenya | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,756.88 miles (18,920.81 km) ESE | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,606.82 miles (18,679.31 km) SW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,586.74 miles (18,647.00 km) S | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,583.72 miles (18,642.15 km) S | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,570.00 miles (18,620.07 km) S | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,534.95 miles (18,563.66 km) S | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,510.60 miles (18,524.46 km) S | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,468.75 miles (18,457.12 km) SSW | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,436.68 miles (18,405.51 km) SSE | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,429.93 miles (18,394.65 km) SSE | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,429.90 miles (18,394.60 km) S | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,414.61 miles (18,369.98 km) ESE | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 13 | 11,403.98 miles (18,352.88 km) SSW | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,397.80 miles (18,342.93 km) SSW | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,385.65 miles (18,323.38 km) S | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |