Nonstop flight route between Kalmar, Sweden and Knob Noster, Missouri, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kalmar Öland Airport (KLR), Kalmar, Sweden and Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,686 miles (or 7,542 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 Kalmar Öland 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 Kalmar Öland 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 Kalmar Öland Airport (KLR):

• Because of Kalmar Öland Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Kalmar Öland 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 Kalmar Öland Airport (KLR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,388 miles (18,327 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Kalmar Öland Airport (KLR) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Kalmar Öland Airport (KLR) is Oskarshamn Airport (OSK), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) N of KLR.

Facts about Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL):

• Missouri Army National Guard 1st Battalion 135th Attack Reconnaissance Brigade, AH-64 Apache
• 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.
• Before completion of the construction, SAC activated the 351st Strategic Missile Wing at Whiteman on 1 Feb 1963.
• Other aircraft assigned to Whiteman include the A-10 Thunderbolt II ground-attack fighter.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL) is Sedalia Regional Airport (DMO), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of SZL.
• During the massive demobilization in the mid-1940s, the base closed and most of the buildings were abandoned.