Nonstop flight route between Zakouma, Chad and Knob Noster, Missouri, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Zakouma Airport (AKM), Zakouma, Chad and Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,957 miles (or 11,197 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 Zakouma 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 Zakouma 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: | AKM / | 
| Airport Name: | Zakouma Airport | 
| Location: | Zakouma, Chad | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°53'26"N by 19°49'2"E | 
| Area Served: | Zakouma, Chad | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1362 feet (415 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AKM | 
| More Information: | AKM Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SZL / KSZL | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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 Zakouma Airport (AKM):
- Zakouma Airport (AKM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Zakouma Airport (AKM) is Am Timan Airport (AMC), which is located 33 miles (52 kilometers) ENE of AKM.
- The furthest airport from Zakouma Airport (AKM) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Zakouma Airport (meaning Zakouma Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,371 miles (19,909 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
Facts about Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL):
- In the opening months of 1945 Sedalia AAFld began converting from C-47s to C-46s.
- After the mission change in 1963, life on Whiteman remained relatively stable throughout the 1960s and 1970s.
- 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.
- The 509th Force Support Squadron is a part of the * 509th Mission Support Group at Whiteman AFB Missouri.
- In addition to being known as "Whiteman Air Force Base", another name for SZL is "Whiteman AFB".
- The base had its beginnings in 1942 when U.S.
- 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.




