Nonstop flight route between Kuorevesi, Finland and Edwards, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Halli Airport (KEV), Kuorevesi, Finland and Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,434 miles (or 8,744 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 Halli 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 Halli Airport and Edwards Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Halli Airport (KEV):

• The furthest airport from Halli Airport (KEV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,922 miles (17,577 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Halli Airport", another name for KEV is "Hallin lentoasema".
• The closest airport to Halli Airport (KEV) is Jyväskylä Airport (JYV), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) NE of KEV.
• Halli Airport handled 15 passengers last year.
• Halli Airport (KEV) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Halli Airport's relatively low elevation of 479 feet, planes can take off or land at Halli 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.

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.
• 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 base is next to Rogers Dry Lake, an endorheic desert salt pan whose hard dry lake surface provides a natural extension to Edwards' runways.
• The Main Base is also the home of the Benefield Anechoic Facility, an electromagnetic and radio frequency testing building.
• 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.
• At this time, another colorful character in Edwards' history, Pancho Barnes, built her renowned Rancho Oro Verde Fly-Inn Dude Ranch that would be the scene of many parties and celebrations to come.
• There are a vast array of organizations at Edwards that do not fall under the 412th Test Wing.