Nonstop flight route between Suceava, Romania and Knob Noster, Missouri, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" Airport (SCV), Suceava, Romania and Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,418 miles (or 8,719 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 Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" 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 Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" 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 Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" Airport (SCV):

• There are plans to extend the runway, to build a new control tower and a new ILS system.
• Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" Airport handled 20,054 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" Airport (SCV) is Chernivtsi International Airport (CWC), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) NNW of SCV.
• The furthest airport from Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" Airport (SCV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,309 miles (18,201 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Ștefan cel Mare Airport opened in 1932 as Suceava Airport.
• Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" Airport (SCV) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport resides at an elevation of 1,375 feet above mean sea level.
• In addition to being known as "Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" Airport", another name for SCV is "Aeroportul Suceava "Ștefan cel Mare"".

Facts about Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL):

• The base had its beginnings in 1942 when U.S.
• Before completion of the construction, SAC activated the 351st Strategic Missile Wing at Whiteman on 1 Feb 1963.
• The closest airport to Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL) is Sedalia Regional Airport (DMO), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of SZL.
• The Air National Guard 131st Bomb Wing and the active-duty 509th Bomb Wing have a unique relationship at Whiteman AFB, in that members of the two units work side-by-side on a daily basis, although the majority of the 131st Bomb Wing visits Whiteman only one weekend per month for drill.
• 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".
• During the massive demobilization in the mid-1940s, the base closed and most of the buildings were abandoned.
• 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.
• Whiteman AFB was established in 1942 as Sedalia Glider Base.