Nonstop flight route between Oskarshamn, Sweden and Edwards, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Oskarshamn Airport (OSK), Oskarshamn, Sweden and Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,533 miles (or 8,904 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 Oskarshamn 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 Oskarshamn 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 Oskarshamn Airport (OSK):

• Oskarshamn Airport (OSK) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Oskarshamn Airport (OSK) is Kalmar Öland Airport (KLR), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) S of OSK.
• In addition to being known as "Oskarshamn Airport", another name for OSK is "Oskarshamn flygplats".
• Because of Oskarshamn Airport's relatively low elevation of 96 feet, planes can take off or land at Oskarshamn 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 furthest airport from Oskarshamn Airport (OSK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,346 miles (18,260 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

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 first major aerial activity occurred at Muroc in 1937 when the entire Army Air Corps participated in a large-scale maneuver.
• 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.
• A major reason for the growth of Edwards AFB was the nearness of West Coast aircraft manufacturers.
• There are a vast array of organizations at Edwards that do not fall under the 412th Test Wing.
• 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.