Nonstop flight route between Altamira, Pará, Brazil and Knob Noster, Missouri, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Altamira Airport (ATM), Altamira, Pará, Brazil and Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,914 miles (or 6,300 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 large distance between Altamira 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 Altamira 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 Altamira Airport (ATM):

• Altamira Airport handled 151,626 passengers last year.
• Altamira Airport (ATM) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Altamira Airport", another name for ATM is "Aeroporto de Altamira".
• The closest airport to Altamira Airport (ATM) is Serra do Areão Airport (MEU), which is located 165 miles (265 kilometers) N of ATM.
• Due to the construction of nearby Belo Monte Dam, Altamira Airport will undergo a major renovation, including the extension of the runway, and enlargement of the apron and passenger terminal.
• The airport was inaugurated in 1979.
• The furthest airport from Altamira Airport (ATM) is Melangguane Airport (MNA), which is nearly antipodal to Altamira Airport (meaning Altamira Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Melangguane Airport), and is located 12,346 miles (19,869 kilometers) away in Melangguane, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
• Because of Altamira Airport's relatively low elevation of 368 feet, planes can take off or land at Altamira 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.

Facts about Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL):

• The Air National Guard 131st Bomb Wing and the active-duty 509th Bomb Wing have a unique relationship at Whiteman AFB, in that members of the two units work side-by-side on a daily basis, although the majority of the 131st Bomb Wing visits Whiteman only one weekend per month for drill.
• The 509th Force Support Squadron is a part of the * 509th Mission Support Group at Whiteman AFB Missouri.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Whiteman Air Force Base", another name for SZL is "Whiteman AFB".
• 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.
• 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.
• The 442nd Fighter Wing, an Air Force Reserve Command unit controlled by the Tenth Air Force
• The closest airport to Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL) is Sedalia Regional Airport (DMO), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of SZL.