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

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States and Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW), Peshawar, Pakistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,322 miles (or 11,783 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 Bacha Khan 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 Bacha Khan International 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):

• 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.
• The 442nd Fighter Wing, an Air Force Reserve Command unit controlled by the Tenth Air Force
• 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 November 1942, the installation became Sedalia Army Air Field and was assigned to the I Troop Carrier Command of the Army Air Force.
• In addition to being known as "Whiteman Air Force Base", another name for SZL is "Whiteman AFB".
• 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 AFB is the only permanent base for the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber.

Facts about Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW):

• The furthest airport from Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,962 miles (19,250 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Peshawar is a major passenger hub with 75% flights internationally bound.
• The airport achieved international status in 1965 when the first flight was operated from Kabul, Afghanistan to Peshawar.
• Bacha Khan International Airport handled 103,525 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW) is Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر (JAA), which is located 64 miles (104 kilometers) WNW of PEW.
• In January 2008 the provincial government meet to discuss the expansion work needed to upgrade the quality of the aircraft in terms of facilities, terminal modernisation and cargo growth.
• Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW) currently has only 1 runway.