Nonstop flight route between Superior, Wisconsin, United States and Knob Noster, Missouri, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Richard I. Bong Airport (SUW), Superior, Wisconsin, United States and Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 555 miles (or 893 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 relatively short distance between Richard I. Bong Airport and Whiteman Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Richard I. Bong Airport (SUW):

• Richard I. Bong Airport (SUW) has 2 runways.
• Because of Richard I. Bong Airport's relatively low elevation of 674 feet, planes can take off or land at Richard I. Bong 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 furthest airport from Richard I. Bong Airport (SUW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,767 miles (17,328 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The BONG non-directional beacon, 260 kHz, is located on field.
• The closest airport to Richard I. Bong Airport (SUW) is Duluth International Airport (DLH), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) NNW of SUW.

Facts about Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL):

• Other aircraft assigned to Whiteman include the A-10 Thunderbolt II ground-attack fighter.
• In addition to being known as "Whiteman Air Force Base", another name for SZL is "Whiteman AFB".
• On 3 Dec 1955, Sedalia AFB became Whiteman AFB in honor of 2nd Lt George A.
• 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.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL) is Sedalia Regional Airport (DMO), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of SZL.
• Named in honor of 2d Lieutenant George Allison Whiteman.