Nonstop flight route between Edwards, California, United States and Worland, Wyoming, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States and Worland Municipal Airport (WRL), Worland, Wyoming, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 819 miles (or 1,318 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 Edwards Air Force Base and Worland Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WRL / KWRL |
Airport Name: | Worland Municipal Airport |
Location: | Worland, Wyoming, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°57'46"N by 107°57'2"W |
Area Served: | Worland, Wyoming |
Operator/Owner: | City of Worland |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4252 feet (1,296 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from WRL |
More Information: | WRL Maps & Info |
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 a military airbase, civilian access is severely restricted, but is possible with prior coordination and good reason.
- The initial use for Muroc was IV Bomber Command Operational Unit training.
- 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 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.
Facts about Worland Municipal Airport (WRL):
- Worland Municipal Airport (WRL) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Worland Municipal Airport (WRL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,691 miles (17,205 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Worland Municipal Airport is in Washakie County, Wyoming, three miles south of Worland, which owns it.
- The closest airport to Worland Municipal Airport (WRL) is Yellowstone Regional Airport (COD), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) NW of WRL.
- Because of Worland Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,252 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at WRL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make WRL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.