Nonstop flight route between McCall, Idaho, United States and Edwards, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between McCall Municipal Airport (MYL), McCall, Idaho, United States and Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 696 miles (or 1,120 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 relatively short distance between McCall Municipal Airport and Edwards Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about McCall Municipal Airport (MYL):

• The furthest airport from McCall Municipal Airport (MYL) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,771 miles (17,333 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• McCall Municipal Airport (MYL) currently has only 1 runway.
• McCall Municipal Airport covers an area of 197 acres at an elevation of 5,024 feet above mean sea level.
• Because of McCall Municipal Airport's high elevation of 5,024 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MYL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MYL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The airport was the site of a fatal crash on May 2, 2008, when two single-engine planes collided on final approach and exploded, resulting in three deaths.
• The closest airport to McCall Municipal Airport (MYL) is Ontario Municipal Airport (ONO), which is located 75 miles (121 kilometers) SW of MYL.

Facts about Edwards Air Force Base (EDW):

• The Main Base is also the home of the Benefield Anechoic Facility, an electromagnetic and radio frequency testing building.
• 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.
• Aircraft testing continued at this desert "Army Air Base", then on 8 November 1943, the base title was changed to "Muroc Army Air Field, Muroc".
• In December 1949, Muroc was renamed Edwards Air Force Base in honor of Captain Glen Edwards, who was killed a year earlier in the crash of the Northrop YB-49 Flying Wing.
• A water stop on the Southern Pacific Railroad since 1876, the site was largely unsettled until the early 20th century.
• 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.
• Conscious that March Field was located in an area of increasing growth, and with the need for bombing and gunnery ranges for his units, base and 1st Wing commander Lieutenant Colonel Henry H.
• 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.
• In July 1942, Muroc Army Airfield became a separate airfield from March Field and was placed under the jurisdiction of Fourth Air Force.