Nonstop flight route between Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Knob Noster, Missouri, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Erechim Airport (ERM), Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,304 miles (or 8,536 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 Erechim 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 Erechim 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 Erechim Airport (ERM):

• In addition to being known as "Erechim Airport", another name for ERM is "Aeroporto de Erechim".
• The airport is located 2 km from downtown Erechim.
• Erechim Airport (ERM) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Erechim Airport (ERM) is Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport (CCI), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) NNE of ERM.
• The furthest airport from Erechim Airport (ERM) is Iejima Airport (IEJ), which is nearly antipodal to Erechim Airport (meaning Erechim Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Iejima Airport), and is located 12,372 miles (19,911 kilometers) away in Iejima, Japan.

Facts about Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL):

• The Navy Reserve's Maritime Expeditionary Security Division 11, which provides light, mobile, short-duration, point defense Anti-Terrorism Force Protection forces for USN ships and aircraft and other high value assets in locations where 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.
• Whiteman AFB is a joint-service base, with Air Force, Army and Navy units.
• Construction on Whiteman continued throughout the 1950s.
• The closest airport to Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL) is Sedalia Regional Airport (DMO), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of SZL.
• Several months after the air division's activation, on 30 Sep 1990, the 509th Bomb Wing moved its headquarters to Whiteman albeit in an unmanned and non-operational state.
• In addition to being known as "Whiteman Air Force Base", another name for SZL is "Whiteman AFB".
• The host unit at Whiteman AFB is the 509th Bomb Wing, assigned to the Eighth Air Force of the Air Force Global Strike Command.
• In addition, the wing boasts the 442nd Medical Squadron, as well as a wing staff.