Nonstop flight route between Choibalsan, Mongolia and Knob Noster, Missouri, United States:
Departure Airport:
(48°8'8"N by 114°38'45"E)
Arrival Airport:
(38°43'49"N by 93°32'53"W)
Distance from COQ to SZL:
6,190.31 miles (9,962.31 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Choibalsan Airport (COQ), Choibalsan, Mongolia and Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,190 miles (or 9,962 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 Choibalsan 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 Choibalsan 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: | COQ / ZMCD |
| Airport Name: | Choibalsan Airport |
| Location: | Choibalsan, Mongolia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°8'8"N by 114°38'45"E |
| Area Served: | Choibalsan, Mongolia |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 2457 feet (749 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from COQ |
| More Information: | COQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SZL / KSZL |
| Airport Names: |
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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 Choibalsan Airport (COQ):
- Choibalsan Airport (COQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Choibalsan Airport (COQ) is Hulunbuir Hailar Airport (HLD), which is located 248 miles (398 kilometers) ENE of COQ.
- The furthest airport from Choibalsan Airport (COQ) is Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD), which is nearly antipodal to Choibalsan Airport (meaning Choibalsan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Puerto Deseado Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,955 kilometers) away in Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina.
- Choibalsan Airport handled 6,200 passengers last year.
Facts about Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL):
- Whiteman AFB is a joint-service base, with Air Force, Army and Navy units.
- Meanwhile, the base continued to lead the way.
- Other aircraft assigned to Whiteman include the A-10 Thunderbolt II ground-attack fighter.
- 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".
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 addition, the wing boasts the 442nd Medical Squadron, as well as a wing staff.
- Whiteman AFB was established in 1942 as Sedalia Glider Base.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 247.53 miles (398.36 km) ENE | Hulunbuir Hailar Airport (HLD) | Hailar, Inner Mongolia, China |     |
| 2 | 251.25 miles (404.35 km) E | Arxan Yi'ershi Airport (YIE) | Arxan, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 3 | 275.33 miles (443.11 km) NNW | Chita Kadala (HTA) | Chita, Russia | |
| 4 | 298.26 miles (480.00 km) SSE | Xilinhot Airport (XIL) | Xilinhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 5 | 347.69 miles (559.55 km) SSW | Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport (ERL) | Erenhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 6 | 364.77 miles (587.05 km) W | Chinggis Khaan International Airport (ULN) | Ulan Bator, Mongolia | |
| 7 | 370.73 miles (596.63 km) ESE | Ulanhot Airport (HLH) | Ulanhot, China | |
| 8 | 408.32 miles (657.12 km) NW | Baikal International Airport (UUD) | Ulan-Ude, Republic of Buryatia, Russia | |
| 9 | 426.75 miles (686.79 km) WSW | Mandalgovi Airport (MXW) | Mandalgovi, Dundgovi, Mongolia | |
| 10 | 457.31 miles (735.96 km) SSE | Chifeng Airport (CIF) | Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 11 | 474.82 miles (764.15 km) NE | Mohe Gulian Airport (OHE) | Mohe, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 12 | 506.25 miles (814.73 km) E | Daqing Sartu Airport (DQA) | Daqing, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 13 | 511.27 miles (822.81 km) S | Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport (ZQZ) | Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China | |
| 14 | 513.01 miles (825.61 km) W | Bulgan Airport (UGA) | Bulgan, Mongolia | |
| 15 | 522.05 miles (840.16 km) SSW | Hohhot Baita International Airport (HET) | Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,399.21 miles (19,954.55 km) SE | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,246.33 miles (19,708.50 km) SSE | General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD) | Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,212.62 miles (19,654.25 km) ESE | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,151.32 miles (19,555.61 km) ESE | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,139.14 miles (19,536.00 km) SE | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,121.70 miles (19,507.93 km) ESE | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 7 | 12,101.45 miles (19,475.35 km) ESE | Balmaceda Airport (BBA) | Balmaceda, Chile | |
| 8 | 12,100.21 miles (19,473.35 km) ESE | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,099.66 miles (19,472.47 km) SE | Alto Río Senguer Airport (ARR) | Alto Río Senguer, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,096.44 miles (19,467.29 km) S | Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL) | Trelew, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,094.89 miles (19,464.80 km) E | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 12 | 12,088.75 miles (19,454.92 km) ESE | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,072.87 miles (19,429.36 km) ESE | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile | |
| 14 | 12,065.08 miles (19,416.82 km) S | El Tehuelche Airport (PMY) | Puerto Madryn, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,038.25 miles (19,373.64 km) SW | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 20.13 miles (32.39 km) E | Sedalia Regional Airport (DMO) | Sedalia, Missouri, United States | |
| 2 | 31.33 miles (50.42 km) NE | Marshall Memorial Municipal Airport (MHL) | Marshall, Missouri, United States | |
| 3 | 62.37 miles (100.37 km) WNW | Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC) | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | |
| 4 | 64.57 miles (103.91 km) W | Johnson County Executive Airport (OJC) | Olathe, Kansas, United States | |
| 5 | 69.59 miles (111.99 km) SE | Lee C. Fine Memorial Airport (AIZ) | Lake Ozark, Missouri, United States | |
| 6 | 71.81 miles (115.57 km) E | Columbia Regional Airport (COU) | Columbia, Missouri, United States | |
| 7 | 72.63 miles (116.88 km) W | New Century AirCenter (JCI) | Olathe, Kansas, United States | |
| 8 | 73.84 miles (118.84 km) WNW | Kansas City International Airport (MCI) | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | |
| 9 | 75.71 miles (121.84 km) E | Jefferson City Memorial Airport (JEF) | Jefferson City, Missouri, United States | |
| 10 | 85.68 miles (137.89 km) WNW | Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base (FLV) | Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States | |
| 11 | 91.82 miles (147.77 km) WNW | Lawrence Municipal Airport (LWC) | Lawrence, Kansas, United States | |
| 12 | 92.39 miles (148.69 km) SW | Fort Scott Municipal Airport (FSK) | Fort Scott, Kansas, United States | |
| 13 | 93.53 miles (150.53 km) N | Trenton Municipal Airport (TRX) | Trenton, Missouri, United States | |
| 14 | 102.41 miles (164.81 km) NW | Rosecrans Memorial Airport (STJ) | St. Joseph, Missouri, United States | |
| 15 | 102.46 miles (164.89 km) SE | Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport (TBN) | Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,815.04 miles (17,405.08 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,793.04 miles (17,369.68 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,770.53 miles (17,333.45 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,766.83 miles (17,327.49 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,741.42 miles (17,286.60 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,725.69 miles (17,261.28 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,716.69 miles (17,246.79 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,716.02 miles (17,245.72 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,691.85 miles (17,206.82 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,683.79 miles (17,193.86 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,671.92 miles (17,174.75 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,667.05 miles (17,166.91 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,631.61 miles (17,109.87 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,630.17 miles (17,107.55 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,628.81 miles (17,105.37 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |