Nonstop flight route between Redmond, Oregon, United States and Edwards, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Roberts Field (RDM), Redmond, Oregon, United States and Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 669 miles (or 1,076 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 Roberts Field 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 Roberts Field (RDM):

• In addition to being known as "Roberts Field", other names for RDM include "Redmond Municipal Airport" and "(former Redmond Army Airfield)".
• A passenger terminal was built in 1950 and replaced in 1981 by a 6,000-square-foot terminal.
• The airport upgraded its mass-casualty vehicle in 2011 due to larger commercial jets using Roberts Field.
• The closest airport to Roberts Field (RDM) is Prineville Airport (PRZ), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) E of RDM.
• A year after the expansion's completion, a bar and restaurant was opened in the secure area after a contentious permitting process.
• The furthest airport from Roberts Field (RDM) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,951 miles (17,623 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Roberts Field (RDM) has 2 runways.
• Since the airport began displaying public art in the terminal, it has sold nearly $100,000 worth of artworks to travelers.
• By late 2009 Roberts Field completed another large terminal expansion, designed by HNTB.
• Horizon announced cuts to Seattle and Portland service in 2009, as it continues to phase out its smaller airliners in favor of fewer, larger flights on Q400's.

Facts about Edwards Air Force Base (EDW):

• There are a vast array of organizations at Edwards that do not fall under the 412th Test Wing.
• Jurisdiction of Edwards AFB was transferred from Air Materiel Command on 2 April 1951 to the newly created Air Research and Development Command.
• The base has played a significant role in the development of virtually every aircraft to enter the Air Force inventory since World War II.
• 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".
• 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.
• 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.