Nonstop flight route between Knob Noster, Missouri, United States and Kilimanjaro, Tanzania:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States and Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), Kilimanjaro, Tanzania would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,497 miles (or 13,675 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 Kilimanjaro International 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 Kilimanjaro International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SZL / KSZL |
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| Location: | Knob Noster, Missouri, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°43'49"N by 93°32'53"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from SZL |
| More Information: | SZL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JRO / HTKJ |
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| Location: | Kilimanjaro, Tanzania |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°25'45"S by 37°4'27"E |
| Area Served: | Arusha and Moshi |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2932 feet (894 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JRO |
| More Information: | JRO Maps & Info |
Facts about Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL):
- Construction on Whiteman continued throughout the 1950s.
- Whiteman AFB is the only permanent base for the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber.
- The 509th Force Support Squadron is a part of the * 509th Mission Support Group at Whiteman AFB Missouri.
- Several new buildings emerged from time to time as the base matured.
- In addition to being known as "Whiteman Air Force Base", another name for SZL is "Whiteman AFB".
- The Navy Reserve's Maritime Expeditionary Security Division 11, which provides light, mobile, short-duration, point defense Anti-Terrorism Force Protection forces for USN ships and aircraft and other high value assets in locations where U.S.
- 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.
- 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 442nd Fighter Wing, an Air Force Reserve Command unit controlled by the Tenth Air Force
- The 476th Fighter Group, stationed at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, is an Air Force Reserve Command unit linked to the 23rd Fighter Group at Moody.
- The 131st Bomb Wing is a unit of the Missouri Air National Guard.
Facts about Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO):
- The furthest airport from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,486 miles (18,485 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Kilimanjaro International Airport is an international airport in northern Tanzania that serves the cities of Arusha and Moshi.
- Kilimanjaro International Airport handled 66,514 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Kilimanjaro International Airport", another name for JRO is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kimataifa wa Kilimanjaro".
- The closest airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) is Moshi Airport (QSI), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) ENE of JRO.
- Kilimanjaro Airport opened on 2 December 1971 and cost US$13 million to build.
- Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) currently has only 1 runway.
