Nonstop flight route between Logroño, Spain and Edwards, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Logroño–Agoncillo Airport (RJL), Logroño, Spain and Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,721 miles (or 9,208 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 Logroño–Agoncillo 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 Logroño–Agoncillo 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: | RJL / LELO |
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| Location: | Logroño, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°27'37"N by 2°19'13"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Aena |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1156 feet (352 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RJL |
| More Information: | RJL 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 Logroño–Agoncillo Airport (RJL):
- In addition to being known as "Logroño–Agoncillo Airport", another name for RJL is "LERJ".
- The furthest airport from Logroño–Agoncillo Airport (RJL) is Hood Aerodrome (MRO), which is nearly antipodal to Logroño–Agoncillo Airport (meaning Logroño–Agoncillo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hood Aerodrome), and is located 12,290 miles (19,778 kilometers) away in Masterton, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Logroño–Agoncillo Airport (RJL) is Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) NW of RJL.
- Logroño–Agoncillo Airport handled 10,598 passengers last year.
- Logroño–Agoncillo Airport (RJL) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Edwards Air Force Base (EDW):
- The Main Base is also the home of the Benefield Anechoic Facility, an electromagnetic and radio frequency testing building.
- 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 North Base is located at the north-west corner of Rogers Lake and is the site of the Air Force's most secret test programs at Edwards.
- 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.
- The success of these programs attracted a new type of research activity to the base in late 1946.
- 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.
