Nonstop flight route between Williams Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and Edwards, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Williams Harbour Airport (YWM), Williams Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,217 miles (or 5,177 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 Williams Harbour 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 Williams Harbour 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 Williams Harbour Airport (YWM):

• The closest airport to Williams Harbour Airport (YWM) is St. Lewis (Fox Harbour) Airport (YFX), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) SSE of YWM.
• Because of Williams Harbour Airport's relatively low elevation of 73 feet, planes can take off or land at Williams Harbour 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.
• In addition to being known as "Williams Harbour Airport", another name for YWM is "CCA6".
• Williams Harbour Airport (YWM) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Williams Harbour Airport (YWM) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,179 miles (17,991 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Edwards Air Force Base (EDW):

• In July 1942, Muroc Army Airfield became a separate airfield from March Field and was placed under the jurisdiction of Fourth Air Force.
• 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.
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• 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 base is next to Rogers Dry Lake, an endorheic desert salt pan whose hard dry lake surface provides a natural extension to Edwards' runways.