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

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States and Marshall Memorial Municipal Airport (MHL), Marshall, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 31 miles (or 50 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 Marshall Memorial Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL):

• On 1 July 1990, the 100th Air Division activated at Whiteman and assumed host responsibilities for the base.
• During the massive demobilization in the mid-1940s, the base closed and most of the buildings were abandoned.
• 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 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 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.
• Construction on Whiteman continued throughout the 1950s.
• 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 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.

Facts about Marshall Memorial Municipal Airport (MHL):

• Marshall Memorial Municipal Airport (MHL) has 2 runways.
• Because of Marshall Memorial Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 779 feet, planes can take off or land at Marshall Memorial Municipal 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 Marshall Memorial Municipal Airport (MHL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,832 miles (17,432 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Marshall Memorial Municipal Airport (MHL) is Sedalia Regional Airport (DMO), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) S of MHL.