Nonstop flight route between Pathankot, India and Edwards, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from IXP to EDW:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- IXP Airport Information
- EDW Airport Information
- Facts about IXP
- Facts about EDW
- Map of Nearest Airports to IXP
- List of Nearest Airports to IXP
- Map of Furthest Airports from IXP
- List of Furthest Airports from IXP
- Map of Nearest Airports to EDW
- List of Nearest Airports to EDW
- Map of Furthest Airports from EDW
- List of Furthest Airports from EDW
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pathankot Airport (IXP), Pathankot, India and Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,716 miles (or 12,417 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 Pathankot Airport 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 Pathankot Airport 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: | IXP / VIPK |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Pathankot, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°14'0"N by 75°38'3"E |
Area Served: | Pathankot |
Operator/Owner: | Indian Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 1017 feet (310 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IXP |
More Information: | IXP 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 Pathankot Airport (IXP):
- In addition to being known as "Pathankot Airport", another name for IXP is "पठानकोट हवाई अड्डे".
- The furthest airport from Pathankot Airport (IXP) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,974 miles (19,269 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Pathankot Airport (IXP) is Gaggal Airport (DHM), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) E of IXP.
- Pathankot Airport (IXP) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Edwards Air Force Base (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 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.
- The first major aerial activity occurred at Muroc in 1937 when the entire Army Air Corps participated in a large-scale maneuver.
- 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.
- 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.
- There are a vast array of organizations at Edwards that do not fall under the 412th Test Wing.