Nonstop flight route between Rzeszów, Poland and Knob Noster, Missouri, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE), Rzeszów, Poland and Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,160 miles (or 8,304 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 Rzeszów–Jasionka 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 Rzeszów–Jasionka 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 Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE):

• In addition to being known as "Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport", other names for RZE include "Port Lotniczy Rzeszów-Jasionka" and "Rzeszów".
• The furthest airport from Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,466 miles (18,453 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE) is Lublin Airport (LUZ), which is located 84 miles (135 kilometers) NNE of RZE.
• Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE) currently has only 1 runway.
• Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport is an international airport located in southeastern Poland, in Jasionka, a village 10 km from the center of the city of Rzeszów.
• Because of Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport's relatively low elevation of 690 feet, planes can take off or land at Rzeszów–Jasionka 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.

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 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.
• In addition to being known as "Whiteman Air Force Base", another name for SZL is "Whiteman AFB".
• In May 1942, construction workers descended upon an area known to locals as the "Blue Flats" because of the color of the soil and began building a railroad spur for the new air base.
• Then came an announcement that would change Whiteman forever.
• The 131st Bomb Wing is a unit of the Missouri Air National Guard.