Nonstop flight route between Kalemyo, Myanmar (Burma) and Edwards, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kalaymyo Airport (KMV), Kalemyo, Myanmar (Burma) and Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,910 miles (or 12,730 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 Kalaymyo 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 Kalaymyo 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 Kalaymyo Airport (KMV):

• The closest airport to Kalaymyo Airport (KMV) is Lengpui Airport (AJL), which is located 101 miles (163 kilometers) WNW of KMV.
• The furthest airport from Kalaymyo Airport (KMV) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,525 miles (18,548 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
• Kalaymyo Airport (KMV) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Kalaymyo Airport's relatively low elevation of 499 feet, planes can take off or land at Kalaymyo 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 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.
• 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.
• The North Base is located at the north-west corner of Rogers Lake and is the site of the Air Force's most secret test programs at Edwards.
• 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.
• The first major aerial activity occurred at Muroc in 1937 when the entire Army Air Corps participated in a large-scale maneuver.
• Edwards Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation in southern California, located approximately 22 miles northeast of Lancaster.