Nonstop flight route between Prokopyevsk, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia and Knob Noster, Missouri, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Spichenkovo Airport (NOZ), Prokopyevsk, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia and Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,043 miles (or 9,725 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 Spichenkovo 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 Spichenkovo 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 Spichenkovo Airport (NOZ):

• Spichenkovo Airport (NOZ) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Spichenkovo Airport", another name for NOZ is "Аэропорт Спиченково".
• The furthest airport from Spichenkovo Airport (NOZ) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is located 11,566 miles (18,614 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.
• Ground handling services are provided by Russian Aviation Enterprise "OOO Aerokuzbass".
• The closest airport to Spichenkovo Airport (NOZ) is Kemerovo International Airport (KEJ), which is located 106 miles (170 kilometers) NNW of NOZ.

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.
• Other aircraft assigned to Whiteman include the A-10 Thunderbolt II ground-attack fighter.
• Whiteman initially employed the Minuteman I weapons system until the mid-1960s, when a force modernization program converted the Minuteman I to the Minuteman II.
• Whiteman AFB is a joint-service base, with Air Force, Army and Navy units.
• 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.
• 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.