Nonstop flight route between Hyderabad, Pakistan and Edwards, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hyderabad Airportحیدرآباد ہوائی اڈا (HDD), Hyderabad, Pakistan and Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,256 miles (or 13,286 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 Hyderabad Airportحیدرآباد ہوائی اڈا and Edwards Air Force Base, 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 Hyderabad Airportحیدرآباد ہوائی اڈا and Edwards Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HDD / OPKD |
| Airport Name: | Hyderabad Airportحیدرآباد ہوائی اڈا |
| Location: | Hyderabad, Pakistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°19'5"N by 68°22'0"E |
| Area Served: | Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Operator/Owner: | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 135 feet (41 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HDD |
| More Information: | HDD Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Hyderabad Airportحیدرآباد ہوائی اڈا (HDD):
- Hyderabad Airportحیدرآباد ہوائی اڈا (HDD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Hyderabad Airportحیدرآباد ہوائی اڈا (HDD) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Hyderabad Airportحیدرآباد ہوائی اڈا (meaning Hyderabad Airportحیدرآباد ہوائی اڈا is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,250 miles (19,714 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of Hyderabad Airportحیدرآباد ہوائی اڈا's relatively low elevation of 135 feet, planes can take off or land at Hyderabad Airportحیدرآباد ہوائی اڈا 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 closest airport to Hyderabad Airportحیدرآباد ہوائی اڈا (HDD) is Sindhri Airport (MPD), which is located 49 miles (78 kilometers) ENE of HDD.
Facts about Edwards Air Force Base (EDW):
- In the spring of 1942, however, the immense volume of flight test already being conducted at Wright Field, in Ohio, was one of the factors driving a search for a new site where a "Top Secret" airplane could undergo tests.
- 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.
- The base has played a significant role in the development of virtually every aircraft to enter the Air Force inventory since World War II.
- With the X-1, flight testing at Muroc began to assume two distinct identities.
