Nonstop flight route between Knob Noster, Missouri, United States and Eskişehir, Turkey:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States and Eskişehir Air Base (ESK), Eskişehir, Turkey would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,965 miles (or 9,599 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 Whiteman Air Force Base and Eskişehir Air 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 Whiteman Air Force Base and Eskişehir Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL):

• Then came an announcement that would change Whiteman forever.
• The 509th Force Support Squadron is a part of the * 509th Mission Support Group at Whiteman AFB Missouri.
• 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 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 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.
• Other aircraft assigned to Whiteman include the A-10 Thunderbolt II ground-attack fighter.
• On 3 Dec 1955, Sedalia AFB became Whiteman AFB in honor of 2nd Lt George A.
• In addition to being known as "Whiteman Air Force Base", another name for SZL is "Whiteman AFB".
• The host unit at Whiteman AFB is the 509th Bomb Wing, assigned to the Eighth Air Force of the Air Force Global Strike Command.

Facts about Eskişehir Air Base (ESK):

• The furthest airport from Eskişehir Air Base (ESK) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,232 miles (18,077 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• In addition to being known as "Eskişehir Air Base", other names for ESK include "Eskişehir Hava Üssü" and "Eskişehir Airport".
• Eskişehir Air Base (ESK) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Eskişehir Air Base (ESK) is Eskişehir Anadolu Airport (AOE), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) WNW of ESK.