Nonstop flight route between Monkey Bay, Malawi and Edwards, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Monkey Bay Airport (MYZ), Monkey Bay, Malawi and Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,216 miles (or 16,441 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 Monkey Bay 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 Monkey Bay 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 Monkey Bay Airport (MYZ):

• The closest airport to Monkey Bay Airport (MYZ) is Club Makokola Airport (CMK), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) SE of MYZ.
• The furthest airport from Monkey Bay Airport (MYZ) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,672 miles (18,784 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
• Monkey Bay Airport (MYZ) 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 X-1, flight testing at Muroc began to assume two distinct identities.
• 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 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.
• A water stop on the Southern Pacific Railroad since 1876, the site was largely unsettled until the early 20th century.
• Edwards Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation in southern California, located approximately 22 miles northeast of Lancaster.
• 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.
• As a military airbase, civilian access is severely restricted, but is possible with prior coordination and good reason.