Nonstop flight route between Georgetown, Guyana and Edwards, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ogle Airport (OGL), Georgetown, Guyana and Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,247 miles (or 6,834 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 Ogle 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 Ogle Airport and Edwards Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OGL / SYGO |
| Airport Name: | Ogle Airport |
| Location: | Georgetown, Guyana |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°48'25"N by 58°6'20"W |
| Area Served: | Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OGL |
| More Information: | OGL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EDW / KEDW |
| Airport Name: | Edwards Air Force Base |
| Location: | Edwards, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°54'20"N by 117°53'0"W |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Air Force |
| View all routes: | Routes from EDW |
| More Information: | EDW Maps & Info |
Facts about Ogle Airport (OGL):
- Ogle Airport (OGL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Ogle Airport (OGL) is Betoambari Airport (BUW), which is nearly antipodal to Ogle Airport (meaning Ogle Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Betoambari Airport), and is located 12,335 miles (19,850 kilometers) away in Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia.
- Because of Ogle Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Ogle 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 Ogle Airport (OGL) is Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) SSW of OGL.
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 P-59s were tested at Muroc from October 1942 through February 1944 without a single accident and, though the aircraft did not prove to be combat worthy, the successful conduct of its test program, combined with the success of the Lockheed XP-80 program which followed it in early 1944, sealed the future destiny of the remote high desert installation.
- 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.
- Four months later on 10 February 1948, Muroc AAF was re-designated Muroc Air Force Base with the establishment of the United States Air Force as a separate military service.
- 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.
- Edwards Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation in southern California, located approximately 22 miles northeast of Lancaster.
- As a military airbase, civilian access is severely restricted, but is possible with prior coordination and good reason.
