Nonstop flight route between Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil and Knob Noster, Missouri, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Juína Airport (JIA), Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil and Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,129 miles (or 6,645 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 Juína 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 Juína 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: | JIA / SWJN |
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| Location: | Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°25'9"S by 58°42'6"W |
| Area Served: | Juína |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1083 feet (330 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JIA |
| More Information: | JIA 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 Juína Airport (JIA):
- In addition to being known as "Juína Airport", another name for JIA is "Aeroporto de Juína".
- The furthest airport from Juína Airport (JIA) is Cuyo Airport (CYU), which is nearly antipodal to Juína Airport (meaning Juína Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cuyo Airport), and is located 12,395 miles (19,948 kilometers) away in Cuyo, Palawan, Philippines.
- The closest airport to Juína Airport (JIA) is Juruena Airport (JRN), which is located 78 miles (126 kilometers) N of JIA.
- Juína Airport (JIA) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL):
- On 3 Dec 1955, Sedalia AFB became Whiteman AFB in honor of 2nd Lt George A.
- 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 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".
- Named in honor of 2d Lieutenant George Allison Whiteman.
- Other aircraft assigned to Whiteman include the A-10 Thunderbolt II ground-attack fighter.
- Then came an announcement that would change Whiteman forever.
