Nonstop flight route between Edwards, California, United States and Chapleau, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States and Chapleau Airport (YLD), Chapleau, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,979 miles (or 3,184 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 Chapleau 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: | YLD / CYLD |
Airport Name: | Chapleau Airport |
Location: | Chapleau, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°49'13"N by 83°20'48"W |
Operator/Owner: | Township of Chapleau |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1470 feet (448 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YLD |
More Information: | YLD Maps & Info |
Facts about Edwards Air Force Base (EDW):
- The P-59s were tested at Muroc from October 1942 through February 1944 without a single accident and, though the aircraft did not prove to be combat worthy, the successful conduct of its test program, combined with the success of the Lockheed XP-80 program which followed it in early 1944, sealed the future destiny of the remote high desert installation.
- On the afternoon of 7 December 1941, the 41st Bombardment Group and the 6th Reconnaissance Squadron moved to Muroc from Davis-Monthan Army Airfield, Arizona with a collection of B-18 Bolos, an A-29 Hudson and B-25 Mitchells.
- 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.
- In December 1949, Muroc was renamed Edwards Air Force Base in honor of Captain Glen Edwards, who was killed a year earlier in the crash of the Northrop YB-49 Flying Wing.
- 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 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.
- 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".
- A water stop on the Southern Pacific Railroad since 1876, the site was largely unsettled until the early 20th century.
- Edwards Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation in southern California, located approximately 22 miles northeast of Lancaster.
- The base has played a significant role in the development of virtually every aircraft to enter the Air Force inventory since World War II.
- The initial use for Muroc was IV Bomber Command Operational Unit training.
Facts about Chapleau Airport (YLD):
- The furthest airport from Chapleau Airport (YLD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,083 miles (17,837 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Chapleau Airport (YLD) is Wawa Airport (YXZ), which is located 67 miles (109 kilometers) W of YLD.
- Chapleau Airport (YLD) has 2 runways.