Nonstop flight route between Moruya, New South Wales, Australia and Edwards, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Moruya Airport (MYA), Moruya, New South Wales, Australia and Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,669 miles (or 12,343 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 Moruya 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 Moruya 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 Moruya Airport (MYA):

• Moruya Airport (MYA) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Moruya Airport (MYA) is Horta International Airport (HOR), which is nearly antipodal to Moruya Airport (meaning Moruya Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Horta International Airport), and is located 12,245 miles (19,707 kilometers) away in Horta, Azores, Portugal.
• Because of Moruya Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Moruya 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.
• The closest airport to Moruya Airport (MYA) is Canberra Airport (CBR), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) NW of MYA.

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Edwards is also home to several other units from DOD, Air Force, Army, Navy, FAA, USPS and many companies that support the primary mission or the personnel stationed there.
• With the arrival of the Bell Aircraft P-59 Airacomet jet fighter, the Mojave Desert station was chosen as a secluded site for testing this super-secret airplane.