Nonstop flight route between Mao, Chad and Knob Noster, Missouri, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mao Airport (AMO), Mao, Chad and Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,582 miles (or 10,592 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 Mao 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 Mao Airport and Whiteman Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Mao Airport (AMO):

• Mao Airport (AMO) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Mao Airport", another name for AMO is "Mao Airport (Mao)".
• The furthest airport from Mao Airport (AMO) is Fitiuta Airport (FTI), which is nearly antipodal to Mao Airport (meaning Mao Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fitiuta Airport), and is located 12,119 miles (19,504 kilometers) away in Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States.
• The closest airport to Mao Airport (AMO) is Bol-Berim Airport (OTC), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) SW of AMO.

Facts about Whiteman Air Force Base (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.
• During the massive demobilization in the mid-1940s, the base closed and most of the buildings were abandoned.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL) is Sedalia Regional Airport (DMO), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of SZL.
• Whiteman initially employed the Minuteman I weapons system until the mid-1960s, when a force modernization program converted the Minuteman I to the Minuteman II.
• Whiteman AFB is a joint-service base, with Air Force, Army and Navy units.
• Missouri Army National Guard 1st Battalion 135th Attack Reconnaissance Brigade, AH-64 Apache
• In addition to being known as "Whiteman Air Force Base", another name for SZL is "Whiteman AFB".