Nonstop flight route between Marshall, Alaska, United States and Edwards, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Marshall Don Hunter Sr. Airport (MLL), Marshall, Alaska, United States and Edwards Air Force Base (EDW), Edwards, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,663 miles (or 4,286 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 Marshall Don Hunter Sr. 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 Marshall Don Hunter Sr. 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: | MLL / PADM |
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Location: | Marshall, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°51'51"N by 162°1'33"W |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 103 feet (31 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MLL |
More Information: | MLL 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 Marshall Don Hunter Sr. Airport (MLL):
- Because of Marshall Don Hunter Sr. Airport's relatively low elevation of 103 feet, planes can take off or land at Marshall Don Hunter Sr. 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.
- Marshall Don Hunter Sr. Airport (MLL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Marshall Don Hunter Sr. Airport (MLL) is Russian Mission Airport (RSH), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) ESE of MLL.
- In addition to being known as "Marshall Don Hunter Sr. Airport", other names for MLL include "MLL[1]" and "MDM".
- The furthest airport from Marshall Don Hunter Sr. Airport (MLL) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,509 miles (16,913 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
Facts about Edwards Air Force Base (EDW):
- 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.
- 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 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.
- The base is next to Rogers Dry Lake, an endorheic desert salt pan whose hard dry lake surface provides a natural extension to Edwards' runways.
- Previously known as Muroc Air Force Base, Edwards AFB is named in honor of Captain Glen Edwards.
- Four months later on 10 February 1948, Muroc AAF was re-designated Muroc Air Force Base with the establishment of the United States Air Force as a separate military service.
- 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.
- 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 base has played a significant role in the development of virtually every aircraft to enter the Air Force inventory since World War II.