Nonstop flight route between Taiyuan, Shanxi, China and Knob Noster, Missouri, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport (TYN), Taiyuan, Shanxi, China and Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,897 miles (or 11,100 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 Taiyuan Wuxu International 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 Taiyuan Wuxu International 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: | TYN / ZBYN |
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Location: | Taiyuan, Shanxi, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°44'48"N by 112°37'41"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2575 feet (785 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TYN |
More Information: | TYN 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 Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport (TYN):
- Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport (TYN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport (TYN) is Lüliang Airport (LLV), which is located 81 miles (131 kilometers) W of TYN.
- In addition to being known as "Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport", other names for TYN include "太原武宿国际机场" and "Tàiyuán Wǔsù Guójì Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport (TYN) is Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT), which is nearly antipodal to Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport (meaning Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Colonia Catriel Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,970 kilometers) away in Colonia Catriel, Río Negro, Argentina.
- Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport handled 6,813,265 passengers last year.
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 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.
- In June 1961, the Department of Defense chose Whiteman to host the fourth Minuteman ICBM wing.
- Whiteman Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately 2 miles south of Knob Noster, Missouri.
- The 476th Fighter Group, stationed at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, is an Air Force Reserve Command unit linked to the 23rd Fighter Group at Moody.
- After the mission change in 1963, life on Whiteman remained relatively stable throughout the 1960s and 1970s.
- 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 509th Force Support Squadron is a part of the * 509th Mission Support Group at Whiteman AFB Missouri.
- Other aircraft assigned to Whiteman include the A-10 Thunderbolt II ground-attack fighter.
- On 3 Dec 1955, Sedalia AFB became Whiteman AFB in honor of 2nd Lt George A.