Nonstop flight route between Dabolim, Goa, India and Knob Noster, Missouri, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Goa International Airport (GOI), Dabolim, Goa, India and Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,610 miles (or 13,856 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 Goa 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 Goa International 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: | GOI / VOGO |
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Location: | Dabolim, Goa, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°22'50"N by 73°49'53"E |
Operator/Owner: | Goa & Indian Navy |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 184 feet (56 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GOI |
More Information: | GOI 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 Goa International Airport (GOI):
- Because of Goa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 184 feet, planes can take off or land at Goa 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.
- Goa International Airport (GOI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The delays were apparently due to the structuring of these Dabolim deals as land-for-land at the instance of the Navy.
- The earliest international tourists to Goa may have been the flower children of the 1960s.
- The integrated building design features aesthetic glass, large steel span structures and frameless glazing.
- The closest airport to Goa International Airport (GOI) is Belgaum Airport (IXG), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) ENE of GOI.
- Goa's estimated 700 international flights per year account for some 90% of the country's international charter tourist flights.
- In addition to being known as "Goa International Airport", another name for GOI is "Dabolim AirportAeroporto de Dabolim".
- The furthest airport from Goa International Airport (GOI) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,596 miles (18,662 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Several European charter airlines fly to Goa seasonally, typically between November and May.
- Goa International Airport, more commonly known as Dabolim Airport, is an international airport located in the village of Dabolim in Goa, India.
Facts about Whiteman Air Force Base (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.
- Construction on Whiteman continued throughout the 1950s.
- The host unit at Whiteman AFB is the 509th Bomb Wing, assigned to the Eighth Air Force of the Air Force Global Strike Command.
- 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 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".
- 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.
- The contractors used 168,000 yards of concrete, 25,355 tons of reinforcing steel and 15,120 tons of structural steel.
- Whiteman AFB was established in 1942 as Sedalia Glider Base.