Nonstop flight route between Chokurdakh, Russia and Knob Noster, Missouri, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chokurdakh Airport (CKH), Chokurdakh, Russia and Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,297 miles (or 6,915 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 Chokurdakh 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 Chokurdakh 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: | CKH / UESO |
Airport Name: | Chokurdakh Airport |
Location: | Chokurdakh, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 70°37'30"N by 147°53'48"E |
Area Served: | Chokurdakh |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CKH |
More Information: | CKH 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 Chokurdakh Airport (CKH):
- Chokurdakh Airport (CKH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Chokurdakh Airport (CKH) is Belaya Gora Airport (BGN), which is located 150 miles (241 kilometers) SSW of CKH.
- The furthest airport from Chokurdakh Airport (CKH) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 11,506 miles (18,516 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
Facts about Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL):
- The contractors used 168,000 yards of concrete, 25,355 tons of reinforcing steel and 15,120 tons of structural steel.
- Construction on Whiteman continued throughout the 1950s.
- 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.
- Whiteman Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately 2 miles south of Knob Noster, Missouri.
- In addition to being known as "Whiteman Air Force Base", another name for SZL is "Whiteman AFB".
- Named in honor of 2d Lieutenant George Allison Whiteman.
- Whiteman AFB is the only permanent base for the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber.
- The 131st Bomb Wing is a unit of the Missouri Air National Guard.
- The base had its beginnings in 1942 when U.S.
- During the massive demobilization in the mid-1940s, the base closed and most of the buildings were abandoned.