Nonstop flight route between Knob Noster, Missouri, United States and Wise, Virginia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States and Lonesome Pine Airport (LNP), Wise, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 613 miles (or 986 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 Whiteman Air Force Base and Lonesome Pine Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | LNP / KLNP |
Airport Name: | Lonesome Pine Airport |
Location: | Wise, Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°59'14"N by 82°31'48"W |
Operator/Owner: | The Cumberland Airport Commission |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2684 feet (818 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LNP |
More Information: | LNP Maps & Info |
Facts about Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL):
- 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.
- The closest airport to Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL) is Sedalia Regional Airport (DMO), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of SZL.
- In August 1951, SAC selected Sedalia AFB to be one of its new bombardment wings, with the first all-jet bomber, the B-47 Stratojet, and the KC-97 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft assigned to the unit.
- The base had its beginnings in 1942 when U.S.
- In June 1961, the Department of Defense chose Whiteman to host the fourth Minuteman ICBM wing.
- Several months after the air division's activation, on 30 Sep 1990, the 509th Bomb Wing moved its headquarters to Whiteman albeit in an unmanned and non-operational state.
- During the massive demobilization in the mid-1940s, the base closed and most of the buildings were abandoned.
- Named in honor of 2d Lieutenant George Allison Whiteman.
- In addition to being known as "Whiteman Air Force Base", another name for SZL is "Whiteman AFB".
Facts about Lonesome Pine Airport (LNP):
- Lonesome Pine Airport (LNP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Lonesome Pine Airport (LNP) is Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) SE of LNP.
- The furthest airport from Lonesome Pine Airport (LNP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,424 miles (18,385 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.