Nonstop flight route between Edwards, California, United States and Ulaangom, Uvs Province, Mongolia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States and Ulaangom Airport (ULO), Ulaangom, Uvs Province, Mongolia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,293 miles (or 10,127 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 Ulaangom 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 Ulaangom 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: | ULO / ZMUG |
Airport Name: | Ulaangom Airport |
Location: | Ulaangom, Uvs Province, Mongolia |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°58'23"N by 92°4'46"E |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ULO |
More Information: | ULO Maps & Info |
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.
- Previously known as Muroc Air Force Base, Edwards AFB is named in honor of Captain Glen Edwards.
- 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.
- As with virtually all of the test programs conducted during the war years, most of the actual flight test work on the P-59 was conducted by the contractor.
- A major reason for the growth of Edwards AFB was the nearness of West Coast aircraft manufacturers.
- 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 Ulaangom Airport (ULO):
- Ulaangom Airport (ULO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Ulaangom Airport (ULO) is Ölgii Airport (ULG), which is located 118 miles (190 kilometers) SW of ULO.
- The furthest airport from Ulaangom Airport (ULO) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is located 11,756 miles (18,920 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.
- Ulaangom Airport handled 12,300 passengers last year.