Nonstop flight route between Reconquista, Santa Fe, Argentina and Knob Noster, Missouri, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Reconquista Airport (RCQ), Reconquista, Santa Fe, Argentina and Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,177 miles (or 8,332 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 Reconquista 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 Reconquista 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 Reconquista Airport (RCQ):

• Because of Reconquista Airport's relatively low elevation of 161 feet, planes can take off or land at Reconquista 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.
• Reconquista Airport (RCQ) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Reconquista Airport (RCQ) is Mercedes Airport (MDX), which is located 96 miles (155 kilometers) E of RCQ.
• In addition to being known as "Reconquista Airport", another name for RCQ is "Aeropuerto de Reconquista".
• The furthest airport from Reconquista Airport (RCQ) is Yiwu Airport (YIW), which is nearly antipodal to Reconquista Airport (meaning Reconquista Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yiwu Airport), and is located 12,417 miles (19,983 kilometers) away in Yiwu, Zhejiang, China.

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.
• 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.
• Then came an announcement that would change Whiteman forever.
• Named in honor of 2d Lieutenant George Allison Whiteman.
• In the opening months of 1945 Sedalia AAFld began converting from C-47s to C-46s.
• Whiteman AFB is the only permanent base for the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber.
• The Navy Reserve's Maritime Expeditionary Security Division 11, which provides light, mobile, short-duration, point defense Anti-Terrorism Force Protection forces for USN ships and aircraft and other high value assets in locations where U.S.
• Construction on Whiteman continued throughout the 1950s.