Nonstop flight route between Okha, Russia and Edwards, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Okha Airport (OHH), Okha, Russia and Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,667 miles (or 7,512 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 Okha 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 Okha 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 Okha Airport (OHH):

• The closest airport to Okha Airport (OHH) is Nikolayevsk-on-Amur Airport (NLI), which is located 95 miles (153 kilometers) WSW of OHH.
• In addition to being known as "Okha Airport", another name for OHH is "Аэропорт Оха (Новостройка)".
• The furthest airport from Okha Airport (OHH) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 11,564 miles (18,610 kilometers) away in Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom.

Facts about Edwards Air Force Base (EDW):

• The initial use for Muroc was IV Bomber Command Operational Unit training.
• 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.
• 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.
• The base has played a significant role in the development of virtually every aircraft to enter the Air Force inventory since World War II.
• 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.
• Previously known as Muroc Air Force Base, Edwards AFB is named in honor of Captain Glen Edwards.
• 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.
• 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.