Nonstop flight route between Lolland Falster, Denmark and Knob Noster, Missouri, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lolland Falster Airport (MRW), Lolland Falster, Denmark and Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,615 miles (or 7,427 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 Lolland Falster 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 Lolland Falster 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 Lolland Falster Airport (MRW):

• Because of Lolland Falster Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Lolland Falster 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 closest airport to Lolland Falster Airport (MRW) is Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL), which is located 56 miles (91 kilometers) WSW of MRW.
• Lolland Falster Airport (MRW) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Lolland Falster Airport (MRW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,606 miles (18,677 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL):

• In addition, the wing boasts the 442nd Medical Squadron, as well as a wing staff.
• In addition to being known as "Whiteman Air Force Base", another name for SZL is "Whiteman AFB".
• 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.
• Named in honor of 2d Lieutenant George Allison Whiteman.
• The host unit at Whiteman AFB is the 509th Bomb Wing, assigned to the Eighth Air Force of the Air Force Global Strike Command.
• In November 1942, the installation became Sedalia Army Air Field and was assigned to the I Troop Carrier Command of the Army Air Force.
• After the mission change in 1963, life on Whiteman remained relatively stable throughout the 1960s and 1970s.
• 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 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.