Nonstop flight route between Edwards, California, United States and Leeds / Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States and Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA), Leeds / Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,224 miles (or 8,408 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 Leeds Bradford International 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 Leeds Bradford International 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: | LBA / EGNM |
Airport Name: | Leeds Bradford International Airport |
Location: | Leeds / Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°51'57"N by 1°39'38"W |
Area Served: | West and North Yorkshire |
Operator/Owner: | Bridgepoint Capital |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 681 feet (208 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LBA |
More Information: | LBA Maps & Info |
Facts about Edwards Air Force Base (EDW):
- 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 initial use for Muroc was IV Bomber Command Operational Unit training.
- 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.
- With the end of the war, Fourth Air Force relinquished command of Muroc Army Airfield on 16 October 1945 and jurisdiction was transferred to Air Technical Service Command, becoming Air Materiel Command in 1946.
- As a military airbase, civilian access is severely restricted, but is possible with prior coordination and good reason.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Edwards Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation in southern California, located approximately 22 miles northeast of Lancaster.
Facts about Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA):
- In 2012, Monarch announced it would open an operation base at the airport in 2013.
- Because of Leeds Bradford International Airport's relatively low elevation of 681 feet, planes can take off or land at Leeds Bradford International 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 original runway was closed on 6 October 2005, to be redeveloped as a taxiway and to provide additional apron space.
- In 1978, it was decided that, with runway extensions, the airport could be upgraded to regional airport status.
- Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Work on the airport terminal has been ongoing since 1996, and the result of this has been significant growth in terminal size and passenger facilities.
- The furthest airport from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,780 miles (18,959 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) is Sheffield City Heliport (SZD), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) SSE of LBA.
- On 5 November 2008, Bridgepoint Capital announced their £28 million plans to redevelop the airport terminal.
- Leeds Bradford has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers and for flight training.
- The airport lost its direct link with London in March 2009 when BMI ceased its route to London Heathrow.
- Leeds Bradford International Airport handled 3,318,358 passengers last year.