Nonstop flight route between Knob Noster, Missouri, United States and Huslia, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States and Huslia Airport (HSL), Huslia, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,054 miles (or 4,914 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 Huslia Airport, 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 Huslia Airport. 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):

• 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 host unit at Whiteman AFB is the 509th Bomb Wing, assigned to the Eighth Air Force of the Air Force Global Strike Command.
• In addition, the wing boasts the 442nd Medical Squadron, as well as a wing staff.
• In addition to being known as "Whiteman Air Force Base", another name for SZL is "Whiteman AFB".
• Other aircraft assigned to Whiteman include the A-10 Thunderbolt II ground-attack fighter.
• 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.
• In November 1942, the installation became Sedalia Army Air Field and was assigned to the I Troop Carrier Command of the Army Air Force.

Facts about Huslia Airport (HSL):

• The furthest airport from Huslia Airport (HSL) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,247 miles (16,490 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
• Because of Huslia Airport's relatively low elevation of 213 feet, planes can take off or land at Huslia 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.
• Huslia Airport (HSL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Huslia Airport (HSL) is Hughes Airport (HUS), which is located 63 miles (102 kilometers) ENE of HSL.
• Huslia Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile east of the central business district of Huslia, in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S.
• In addition to being known as "Huslia Airport", another name for HSL is "HLA".