Nonstop flight route between Yancheng, Jiangsu, China and Edwards, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Yancheng Nanyang Airport (YNZ), Yancheng, Jiangsu, China and Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,403 miles (or 10,305 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 Yancheng Nanyang 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 Yancheng Nanyang 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 Yancheng Nanyang Airport (YNZ):

• The closest airport to Yancheng Nanyang Airport (YNZ) is Huai'an Lianshui Airport (HIA), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) WNW of YNZ.
• The airport is located in the town of Nanyang, 8.3 kilometres from the city center.
• In addition to being known as "Yancheng Nanyang Airport", other names for YNZ include "盐城南洋机场" and "Yánchéng Nányáng Jīchǎng".
• Yancheng Nanyang Airport handled 232,315 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Yancheng Nanyang Airport (YNZ) is Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS), which is nearly antipodal to Yancheng Nanyang Airport (meaning Yancheng Nanyang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport), and is located 12,369 miles (19,906 kilometers) away in Rosario, Argentina.

Facts about Edwards Air Force Base (EDW):

• The success of these programs attracted a new type of research activity to the base in late 1946.
• 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.
• A water stop on the Southern Pacific Railroad since 1876, the site was largely unsettled until the early 20th century.
• 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.
• 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 base is next to Rogers Dry Lake, an endorheic desert salt pan whose hard dry lake surface provides a natural extension to Edwards' runways.
• 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 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 base has played a significant role in the development of virtually every aircraft to enter the Air Force inventory since World War II.