Nonstop flight route between Viña del Mar, Chile and Knob Noster, Missouri, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Viña del Mar Airport (KNA), Viña del Mar, Chile and Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,151 miles (or 8,290 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 Viña del Mar 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 Viña del Mar 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 Viña del Mar Airport (KNA):

• Because of Viña del Mar Airport's relatively low elevation of 461 feet, planes can take off or land at Viña del Mar 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 Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) is Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA), which is nearly antipodal to Viña del Mar Airport (meaning Viña del Mar Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ankang Wulipu Airport), and is located 12,408 miles (19,968 kilometers) away in Ankang, Shaanxi, China.
• The closest airport to Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) is Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) SE of KNA.
• Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL):

• 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".
• Several new buildings emerged from time to time as the base matured.
• 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.
• In November 1942, the installation became Sedalia Army Air Field and was assigned to the I Troop Carrier Command of the Army Air Force.
• The 442nd Fighter Wing, an Air Force Reserve Command unit controlled by the Tenth Air Force
• During the massive demobilization in the mid-1940s, the base closed and most of the buildings were abandoned.
• The 509th Force Support Squadron is a part of the * 509th Mission Support Group at Whiteman AFB Missouri.
• In June 1961, the Department of Defense chose Whiteman to host the fourth Minuteman ICBM wing.