Nonstop flight route between Edwards, California, United States and Macon, Georgia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States and Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown Airport (MAC), Macon, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,965 miles (or 3,162 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 Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown 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):

• 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.
• 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 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.
• The base has played a significant role in the development of virtually every aircraft to enter the Air Force inventory since World War II.
• Four months later on 10 February 1948, Muroc AAF was re-designated Muroc Air Force Base with the establishment of the United States Air Force as a separate military service.
• As a military airbase, civilian access is severely restricted, but is possible with prior coordination and good reason.

Facts about Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown Airport (MAC):

• With the defense buildup in 1940 the Army reactivated Camp Wheeler, adjacent to Smart Field, in March 1941.
• The closest airport to Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown Airport (MAC) is Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) SSW of MAC.
• Macon Downtown Airport has its origins beginning in World War I as "Camp Wheeler".
• The furthest airport from Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown Airport (MAC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,359 miles (18,280 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown Airport's relatively low elevation of 437 feet, planes can take off or land at Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown 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.
• Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown Airport (MAC) has 2 runways.
• Following the war, Delta Air Lines joined Eastern in providing air service at Smart Airport.
• For the remainder of the war, training of aviation quartermaster truck companies took place at the airfield.
• Macon Downtown Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles southeast of the central business district of Macon, in Bibb County, Georgia, United States.