Nonstop flight route between Brady, Texas, United States and Knob Noster, Missouri, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Curtis Field (BBD), Brady, Texas, United States and Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 615 miles (or 990 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 Curtis Field 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: | BBD / KBBD |
| Airport Name: | Curtis Field |
| Location: | Brady, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°10'45"N by 99°19'26"W |
| Area Served: | Brady, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Brady |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1827 feet (557 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BBD |
| More Information: | BBD 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 Curtis Field (BBD):
- Several local axillary landing airfields were associated with Curtis Field, the Curtis Ranch.
- The closest airport to Curtis Field (BBD) is Coleman Municipal Airport (COM), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) N of BBD.
- Curtis Field is a city-owned airport three miles northeast of Brady, in McCulloch County, Texas.
- Curtis Field (BBD) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Curtis Field (BBD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,102 miles (17,867 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL):
- The 131st Bomb Wing is a unit of the Missouri Air National Guard.
- 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 509th Force Support Squadron is a part of the * 509th Mission Support Group at Whiteman AFB Missouri.
- The closest airport to Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL) is Sedalia Regional Airport (DMO), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of SZL.
- In addition to being known as "Whiteman Air Force Base", another name for SZL is "Whiteman AFB".
- In the opening months of 1945 Sedalia AAFld began converting from C-47s to C-46s.
- During the massive demobilization in the mid-1940s, the base closed and most of the buildings were abandoned.
- 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.
