Nonstop flight route between Edwards, California, United States and Suceava, Romania:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States and Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" Airport (SCV), Suceava, Romania would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,317 miles (or 10,166 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 Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" 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 Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" 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):

• 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.
• 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.
• A water stop on the Southern Pacific Railroad since 1876, the site was largely unsettled until the early 20th century.
• 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".
• With the X-1, flight testing at Muroc began to assume two distinct identities.
• 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.
• It is the home of the Air Force Test Center and is the Air Force Materiel Command center of excellence for conducting and supporting research and developmental flight test and evaluation of aerospace systems from concept to combat.
• On the afternoon of 7 December 1941, the 41st Bombardment Group and the 6th Reconnaissance Squadron moved to Muroc from Davis-Monthan Army Airfield, Arizona with a collection of B-18 Bolos, an A-29 Hudson and B-25 Mitchells.

Facts about Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" Airport (SCV):

• Suceava Airport handled 20,054 passengers in 2013, which represents a decrease over the previous year.
• In addition to being known as "Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" Airport", another name for SCV is "Aeroportul Suceava "Ștefan cel Mare"".
• The closest airport to Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" Airport (SCV) is Chernivtsi International Airport (CWC), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) NNW of SCV.
• The furthest airport from Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" Airport (SCV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,309 miles (18,201 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Flights to Bucharest by TAROM were suspended, on 12 January 2014, due to reconstruction works.
• Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" Airport (SCV) currently has only 1 runway.
• Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" Airport handled 20,054 passengers last year.
• There is a road linking the airport to DN29, the main road between Suceava and Botoșani.