Nonstop flight route between Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile and Knob Noster, Missouri, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chile Chico Airfield (CCH), Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile and Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,048 miles (or 9,732 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 Chile Chico Airfield 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 Chile Chico Airfield 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 Chile Chico Airfield (CCH):

• The closest airport to Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) is Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) E of CCH.
• Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Chile Chico Airfield", other names for CCH include "Chile Chico Airfield (Chile Chico)" and "Aeródromo Chile Chico".
• The furthest airport from Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) is Mandalgovi Airport (MXW), which is nearly antipodal to Chile Chico Airfield (meaning Chile Chico Airfield is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mandalgovi Airport), and is located 12,324 miles (19,834 kilometers) away in Mandalgovi, Dundgovi, Mongolia.

Facts about Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL):

• 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.
• 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.
• In November 1942, the installation became Sedalia Army Air Field and was assigned to the I Troop Carrier Command of the Army Air Force.
• In the opening months of 1945 Sedalia AAFld began converting from C-47s to C-46s.
• The contractors used 168,000 yards of concrete, 25,355 tons of reinforcing steel and 15,120 tons of structural steel.
• In addition to being known as "Whiteman Air Force Base", another name for SZL is "Whiteman AFB".