Nonstop flight route between Knob Noster, Missouri, United States and Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States and Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR), Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,428 miles (or 2,299 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 Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International 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: | PVR / MMPR |
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| Location: | Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°40'47"N by 105°15'15"W |
| Area Served: | Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit |
| Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PVR |
| More Information: | PVR Maps & Info |
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.
- In the opening months of 1945 Sedalia AAFld began converting from C-47s to C-46s.
- 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 Air National Guard 131st Bomb Wing and the active-duty 509th Bomb Wing have a unique relationship at Whiteman AFB, in that members of the two units work side-by-side on a daily basis, although the majority of the 131st Bomb Wing visits Whiteman only one weekend per month for drill.
- 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.
Facts about Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR):
- The furthest airport from Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,696 miles (18,823 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International 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 Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR) is Amado Nervo International Airport (TPQ), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) NNE of PVR.
- Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport", another name for PVR is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Puerto Vallarta Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz".
