Nonstop flight route between Le Mars, Iowa, United States and Knob Noster, Missouri, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Le Mars Municipal Airport (LRJ), Le Mars, Iowa, United States and Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 312 miles (or 502 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 Le Mars Municipal Airport and Whiteman Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LRJ / KLRJ |
Airport Name: | Le Mars Municipal Airport |
Location: | Le Mars, Iowa, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°46'41"N by 96°11'36"W |
Area Served: | Le Mars, Iowa |
Operator/Owner: | City of Le Mars |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1197 feet (365 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LRJ |
More Information: | LRJ 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 |
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More Information: | SZL Maps & Info |
Facts about Le Mars Municipal Airport (LRJ):
- Le Mars Municipal Airport (LRJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Le Mars Municipal Airport (LRJ) is Orange City Municipal Airport (ORC), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NNE of LRJ.
- The furthest airport from Le Mars Municipal Airport (LRJ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,647 miles (17,134 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL):
- In addition to being known as "Whiteman Air Force Base", another name for SZL is "Whiteman AFB".
- The contractors used 168,000 yards of concrete, 25,355 tons of reinforcing steel and 15,120 tons of structural steel.
- The base had its beginnings in 1942 when U.S.
- The Navy Reserve's Maritime Expeditionary Security Division 11, which provides light, mobile, short-duration, point defense Anti-Terrorism Force Protection forces for USN ships and aircraft and other high value assets in locations where U.S.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL) is Sedalia Regional Airport (DMO), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of SZL.
- The 131st Bomb Wing is a unit of the Missouri Air National Guard.