Nonstop flight route between Dillon, South Carolina, United States and Edwards, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dillon County Airport (DLL), Dillon, South Carolina, United States and Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,175 miles (or 3,500 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 Dillon County Airport and Edwards Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DLL / KDLC |
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Location: | Dillon, South Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°26'57"N by 79°22'6"W |
Area Served: | Dillon, South Carolina |
Operator/Owner: | Dillon County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 133 feet (41 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DLL |
More Information: | DLL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EDW / KEDW |
Airport Name: | Edwards Air Force Base |
Location: | Edwards, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°54'20"N by 117°53'0"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Air Force |
View all routes: | Routes from EDW |
More Information: | EDW Maps & Info |
Facts about Dillon County Airport (DLL):
- Dillon County Airport (DLL) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Dillon County Airport", another name for DLL is "DLC".
- Because of Dillon County Airport's relatively low elevation of 133 feet, planes can take off or land at Dillon County 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 Dillon County Airport (DLL) is Lumberton Municipal Airport (LBT), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) ENE of DLL.
- The furthest airport from Dillon County Airport (DLL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,610 miles (18,684 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
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.
- Notable occurrences at Edwards include Chuck Yeager's flight that broke the sound barrier in the Bell X-1, test flights of the North American X-15, the first landings of the Space Shuttle, and the 1986 around-the-world flight of the Rutan Voyager.
- Aircraft testing continued at this desert "Army Air Base", then on 8 November 1943, the base title was changed to "Muroc Army Air Field, Muroc".
- 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.
- 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.
- Conscious that March Field was located in an area of increasing growth, and with the need for bombing and gunnery ranges for his units, base and 1st Wing commander Lieutenant Colonel Henry H.
- In the spring of 1942, however, the immense volume of flight test already being conducted at Wright Field, in Ohio, was one of the factors driving a search for a new site where a "Top Secret" airplane could undergo tests.
- With the X-1, flight testing at Muroc began to assume two distinct identities.