Nonstop flight route between Mont-Joli, Quebec, Canada and Knob Noster, Missouri, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mont-Joli Airport (YYY), Mont-Joli, Quebec, Canada and Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,429 miles (or 2,300 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 Mont-Joli 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: | YYY / CYYY |
Airport Name: | Mont-Joli Airport |
Location: | Mont-Joli, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°36'32"N by 68°12'26"W |
Operator/Owner: | Régie Intermunicipale |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 172 feet (52 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
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More Information: | YYY 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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Facts about Mont-Joli Airport (YYY):
- The furthest airport from Mont-Joli Airport (YYY) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,444 miles (18,417 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- RCAF Station Mont-Joli was decommissioned by the air force in 1945 and became the property of the Department of Transport on December 15, 1945 for use as a civilian airport, and its ownership was transferred in 1995 to the "Régie intermunicipale de l’aéroport régional de Mont-Joli".
- Because of Mont-Joli Airport's relatively low elevation of 172 feet, planes can take off or land at Mont-Joli 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.
- Mont-Joli Airport (YYY) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Mont-Joli Airport (YYY) is Rimouski Airport (YXK), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SW of YYY.
- Inaugurated on April 15, 1942, RCAF Station Mont-Joli was used as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan for a bombing and gunnery school until the end of World War II.
Facts about Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL):
- In addition to being known as "Whiteman Air Force Base", another name for SZL is "Whiteman AFB".
- In June 1961, the Department of Defense chose Whiteman to host the fourth Minuteman ICBM wing.
- 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.
- Other aircraft assigned to Whiteman include the A-10 Thunderbolt II ground-attack fighter.
- Construction on Whiteman continued throughout the 1950s.
- In August 1951, SAC selected Sedalia AFB to be one of its new bombardment wings, with the first all-jet bomber, the B-47 Stratojet, and the KC-97 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft assigned to the unit.
- Missouri Army National Guard 1st Battalion 135th Attack Reconnaissance Brigade, AH-64 Apache
- Before completion of the construction, SAC activated the 351st Strategic Missile Wing at Whiteman on 1 Feb 1963.
- The 442nd Fighter Wing, an Air Force Reserve Command unit controlled by the Tenth Air Force
- Named in honor of 2d Lieutenant George Allison Whiteman.