Nonstop flight route between Rønne, Denmark and Edwards, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bornholm Airport (RNN), Rønne, Denmark and Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,619 miles (or 9,042 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 Bornholm 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 Bornholm 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 Bornholm Airport (RNN):

• Bornholm Airport (RNN) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Bornholm Airport", another name for RNN is "Bornholms Lufthavn".
• The furthest airport from Bornholm Airport (RNN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,513 miles (18,528 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Bornholm Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Bornholm 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 Bornholm Airport (RNN) is Malmö Airport (MMX), which is located 63 miles (102 kilometers) WNW of RNN.

Facts about Edwards Air Force Base (EDW):

• With the arrival of the Bell Aircraft P-59 Airacomet jet fighter, the Mojave Desert station was chosen as a secluded site for testing this super-secret airplane.
• As a military airbase, civilian access is severely restricted, but is possible with prior coordination and good reason.
• 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 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.
• 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 success of these programs attracted a new type of research activity to the base in late 1946.