Nonstop flight route between Knob Noster, Missouri, United States and Straubing, Bavaria, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States and Straubing Wallmuehle Airport (RBM), Straubing, Bavaria, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,889 miles (or 7,868 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 Whiteman Air Force Base and Straubing Wallmuehle Airport, 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 Whiteman Air Force Base and Straubing Wallmuehle Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL):

• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Whiteman Air Force Base", another name for SZL is "Whiteman AFB".
• Construction on Whiteman continued throughout the 1950s.
• Other aircraft assigned to Whiteman include the A-10 Thunderbolt II ground-attack fighter.
• 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 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.
• On 1 July 1990, the 100th Air Division activated at Whiteman and assumed host responsibilities for the base.
• 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.

Facts about Straubing Wallmuehle Airport (RBM):

• In addition to being known as "Straubing Wallmuehle Airport", other names for RBM include "Advanced Landing Ground R-68" and "Straubing Wallmühle Airport".
• The closest airport to Straubing Wallmuehle Airport (RBM) is Ingolstadt Manching Airport (IGS), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) WSW of RBM.
• Straubing Wallmuehle Airport (RBM) currently has only 1 runway.
• Straubing Wallmühle Airport is a regional airport in Germany, located about 3 miles north-northwest of Straubing.
• The furthest airport from Straubing Wallmuehle Airport (RBM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,883 miles (19,125 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Its single runway was developed from the former military airfield taxiway, the wartime 5,000-foot runway remaining today closed and unused.
• The United States Third Army moved into the Straubing area and seized the airfield on 30 April 1945 without opposition.