Nonstop flight route between Kristianstad, Sweden and Edwards, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kristianstad Airport (KID), Kristianstad, Sweden and Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,556 miles (or 8,941 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 Kristianstad 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 Kristianstad Airport and Edwards Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KID / ESMK |
Airport Name: | Kristianstad Airport |
Location: | Kristianstad, Sweden |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°54'42"N by 14°4'59"E |
Area Served: | Kristianstad, Sweden |
Operator/Owner: | Kristianstad Airport AB |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 76 feet (23 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KID |
More Information: | KID 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 Kristianstad Airport (KID):
- Kristianstad Airport (KID) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kristianstad Airport (KID) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,480 miles (18,476 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Kristianstad Airport's relatively low elevation of 76 feet, planes can take off or land at Kristianstad 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 Kristianstad Airport (KID) is Malmö Airport (MMX), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) SW of KID.
- Since Skyways, the only airline operating regular passenger traffic to the airport, went bankrupt on May 22 2012, there have been no regular passenger flights.
- Kristianstad Airport is situated outside Kristianstad in Scania, Sweden.
Facts about Edwards Air Force Base (EDW):
- With the end of the war, Fourth Air Force relinquished command of Muroc Army Airfield on 16 October 1945 and jurisdiction was transferred to Air Technical Service Command, becoming Air Materiel Command in 1946.
- 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.
- The first major aerial activity occurred at Muroc in 1937 when the entire Army Air Corps participated in a large-scale maneuver.
- Edwards Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation in southern California, located approximately 22 miles northeast of Lancaster.
- As a military airbase, civilian access is severely restricted, but is possible with prior coordination and good reason.