Nonstop flight route between Mao, Chad and Knob Noster, Missouri, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mao Airport (AMO), Mao, Chad and Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,582 miles (or 10,592 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 Mao Airport and Whiteman 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 Mao Airport and Whiteman 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: | AMO / FTTU |
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Location: | Mao, Chad |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°8'47"N by 15°18'54"E |
Area Served: | Mao |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1165 feet (355 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AMO |
More Information: | AMO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SZL / KSZL |
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Location: | Knob Noster, Missouri, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°43'49"N by 93°32'53"W |
View all routes: | Routes from SZL |
More Information: | SZL Maps & Info |
Facts about Mao Airport (AMO):
- In addition to being known as "Mao Airport", another name for AMO is "Mao Airport (Mao)".
- The closest airport to Mao Airport (AMO) is Bol-Berim Airport (OTC), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) SW of AMO.
- Mao Airport (AMO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Mao Airport (AMO) is Fitiuta Airport (FTI), which is nearly antipodal to Mao Airport (meaning Mao Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fitiuta Airport), and is located 12,119 miles (19,504 kilometers) away in Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States.
Facts about Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL):
- In June 1961, the Department of Defense chose Whiteman to host the fourth Minuteman ICBM wing.
- Whiteman AFB is the only permanent base for the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber.
- In May 1942, construction workers descended upon an area known to locals as the "Blue Flats" because of the color of the soil and began building a railroad spur for the new air base.
- The furthest airport from Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,815 miles (17,405 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Several months after the air division's activation, on 30 Sep 1990, the 509th Bomb Wing moved its headquarters to Whiteman albeit in an unmanned and non-operational state.
- Missouri Army National Guard 1st Battalion 135th Attack Reconnaissance Brigade, AH-64 Apache
- In addition to being known as "Whiteman Air Force Base", another name for SZL is "Whiteman AFB".
- The closest airport to Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL) is Sedalia Regional Airport (DMO), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of SZL.