Nonstop flight route between Algiers, Algeria and Edwards, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG), Algiers, Algeria and Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,210 miles (or 9,993 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 Houari Boumediene 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 Houari Boumediene 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 Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG):

• Check-in sector Hall 2
• The furthest airport from Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is nearly antipodal to Houari Boumediene Airport (meaning Houari Boumediene Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gisborne Airport), and is located 12,120 miles (19,505 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
• Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) has 2 runways.
• Houari Boumediene Airport
• In addition to being known as "Houari Boumediene Airport", other names for ALG include "مطار هواري بومدين الدولي" and "Aéroport d'Alger Houari Boumediene".
• Houari Boumediene Airport handled 4,474,970 passengers last year.
• Because of Houari Boumediene Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Houari Boumediene 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.
• Entrance to the terminal
• The distance to the center of Algiers is 20 km using the route N5 direct Bab Ezzouar.
• The closest airport to Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) is Boufarik Air Base (QFD), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) WSW of ALG.
• The International Terminal presents a capacity of 6 million passengers per year.
• Houari Boumediene Airport, also known as Algiers Airport, is an international airport serving Algiers, the capital of Algeria.
• The airport was created in 1924 and named Maison Blanche Airport.

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.
• The Main Base is also the home of the Benefield Anechoic Facility, an electromagnetic and radio frequency testing building.
• 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.
• With the X-1, flight testing at Muroc began to assume two distinct identities.
• 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 first major aerial activity occurred at Muroc in 1937 when the entire Army Air Corps participated in a large-scale maneuver.
• 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.
• Previously known as Muroc Air Force Base, Edwards AFB is named in honor of Captain Glen Edwards.
• 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.