Nonstop flight route between Cluj-Napoca, Romania and Knob Noster, Missouri, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ), Cluj-Napoca, Romania and Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,375 miles (or 8,650 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 Cluj Avram Iancu International 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 Cluj Avram Iancu International 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 Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ):

• Cluj Airport exceeded the 1,000,000 passenger mark in 2010.
• Cluj Airport was founded on 1 April 1932 by the Romanian Ministry of Industry and Trade.
• There are usually a wide range of taxis waiting in the airport car park, just off the terminal building.
• The furthest airport from Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,439 miles (18,410 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ) is Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) ESE of CLJ.
• Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport remained a domestic airport until September 1996, when it was once again opened to both international passenger and cargo traffic.
• In addition to being known as "Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport", other names for CLJ include "Cluj-Napoca International Airport" and "Aeroportul Internațional "Avram Iancu" Cluj".
• In 2007 and 2008, the Cluj airport had the most spectacular evolution in recent years, with a year-over-year growth of 60% and 93% respectively, reaching over 750,000 passengers in 2008.
• In terms of traffic, it is the second airport in Romania, after Bucharest Henri Coandă, handling more than one million passengers in 2013.
• Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport handled 1,035,438 passengers last year.

Facts about Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL):

• In addition to being known as "Whiteman Air Force Base", another name for SZL is "Whiteman AFB".
• 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 131st Bomb Wing is a unit of the Missouri Air National Guard.
• Then came an announcement that would change Whiteman forever.
• On 3 Dec 1955, Sedalia AFB became Whiteman AFB in honor of 2nd Lt George A.
• Missouri Army National Guard 1st Battalion 135th Attack Reconnaissance Brigade, AH-64 Apache
• 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 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.
• Whiteman AFB is the only permanent base for the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber.
• The 476th Fighter Group, stationed at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, is an Air Force Reserve Command unit linked to the 23rd Fighter Group at Moody.