Nonstop flight route between Knob Noster, Missouri, United States and Portland, Victoria, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States and Portland Airport (PTJ), Portland, Victoria, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,509 miles (or 15,304 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 Portland 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 Portland 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: | PTJ / YPOD |
Airport Name: | Portland Airport |
Location: | Portland, Victoria, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°19'5"S by 141°28'15"E |
Operator/Owner: | Glenelg Shire Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 265 feet (81 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PTJ |
More Information: | PTJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL):
- During the massive demobilization in the mid-1940s, the base closed and most of the buildings were abandoned.
- The host unit at Whiteman AFB is the 509th Bomb Wing, assigned to the Eighth Air Force of the Air Force Global Strike Command.
- 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.
- 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".
- 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.
- 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
Facts about Portland Airport (PTJ):
- The furthest airport from Portland Airport (PTJ) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Portland Airport (meaning Portland Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,031 miles (19,363 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Portland Airport (PTJ) has 2 runways.
- Because of Portland Airport's relatively low elevation of 265 feet, planes can take off or land at Portland 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 closest airport to Portland Airport (PTJ) is Warrnambool Airport (WMB), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) E of PTJ.