Nonstop flight route between Fort Pierce, Florida, United States and Knob Noster, Missouri, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between St. Lucie County International Airport (FPR), Fort Pierce, Florida, United States and Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,086 miles (or 1,748 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 relatively short distance between St. Lucie County International Airport and Whiteman Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FPR / KFPR |
Airport Name: | St. Lucie County International Airport |
Location: | Fort Pierce, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°29'42"N by 80°22'5"W |
Operator/Owner: | St. Lucie Board of County Commissioners |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 24 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from FPR |
More Information: | FPR 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 St. Lucie County International Airport (FPR):
- The closest airport to St. Lucie County International Airport (FPR) is Vero Beach Municipal Airport (VRB), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) NNW of FPR.
- DayJet provided an on-demand jet air taxi service from this airport before they suspended operation in September 2008.
- St. Lucie County International Airport (FPR) has 3 runways.
- Runway 10L-28R was completed early 2010 costing $15.3 million, the runway currently has no taxiways to parking therefore making it designated for touch and go operations.
- Because of St. Lucie County International Airport's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at St. Lucie County International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from St. Lucie County International Airport (FPR) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,569 miles (18,619 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL):
- Missouri Army National Guard 1st Battalion 135th Attack Reconnaissance Brigade, AH-64 Apache
- The 509th Force Support Squadron is a part of the * 509th Mission Support Group at Whiteman AFB Missouri.
- In addition to being known as "Whiteman Air Force Base", another name for SZL is "Whiteman AFB".
- 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.
- Named in honor of 2d Lieutenant George Allison Whiteman.
- The closest airport to Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL) is Sedalia Regional Airport (DMO), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of SZL.
- Before completion of the construction, SAC activated the 351st Strategic Missile Wing at Whiteman on 1 Feb 1963.
- 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.