Nonstop flight route between Pembroke, Ontario, Canada and Edwards, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Pembroke Airport (YTA), Pembroke, Ontario, Canada and Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,240 miles (or 3,606 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 Pembroke Airport 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 Pembroke Airport (YTA):

• Because of Pembroke Airport's relatively low elevation of 532 feet, planes can take off or land at Pembroke 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 Pembroke Airport (YTA) is Petawawa Airport (YWA), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) NNW of YTA.
• The furthest airport from Pembroke Airport (YTA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,387 miles (18,325 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Pembroke Airport, is located 5.2 nautical miles northwest of the city of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada.
• Since 2003 there is no full-time tenant, but the airport is used by Ministry of Natural Resources water bombers.
• Pembroke Airport (YTA) currently has only 1 runway.

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.
• 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 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.
• As a military airbase, civilian access is severely restricted, but is possible with prior coordination and good reason.
• It is the home of the Air Force Test Center and is the Air Force Materiel Command center of excellence for conducting and supporting research and developmental flight test and evaluation of aerospace systems from concept to combat.
• The initial use for Muroc was IV Bomber Command Operational Unit training.
• With the X-1, flight testing at Muroc began to assume two distinct identities.