Nonstop flight route between Knob Noster, Missouri, United States and Tulcán, Ecuador:
Departure Airport:
(38°43'49"N by 93°32'53"W)
Arrival Airport:
(0°48'33"N by 77°42'29"W)
Distance from SZL to TUA:
2,805.37 miles (4,514.80 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States and Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA), Tulcán, Ecuador would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,805 miles (or 4,515 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 Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla 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 Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | TUA / SETU |
| Airport Name: | Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport |
| Location: | Tulcán, Ecuador |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°48'33"N by 77°42'29"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 9649 feet (2,941 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TUA |
| More Information: | TUA Maps & Info |
Facts about Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL):
- 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.
- The contractors used 168,000 yards of concrete, 25,355 tons of reinforcing steel and 15,120 tons of structural steel.
- In addition to being known as "Whiteman Air Force Base", another name for SZL is "Whiteman AFB".
- 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 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 131st Bomb Wing is a unit of the Missouri Air National Guard.
Facts about Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA):
- Because of Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport's high elevation of 9,649 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TUA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TUA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA) is Depati Parbo Airport (KRC), which is nearly antipodal to Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (meaning Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Depati Parbo Airport), and is located 12,331 miles (19,845 kilometers) away in Kerinci, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA) is San Luis Airport (IPI), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) NE of TUA.
- Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 20.13 miles (32.39 km) E | Sedalia Regional Airport (DMO) | Sedalia, Missouri, United States |     |
| 2 | 31.33 miles (50.42 km) NE | Marshall Memorial Municipal Airport (MHL) | Marshall, Missouri, United States | |
| 3 | 62.37 miles (100.37 km) WNW | Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC) | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | |
| 4 | 64.57 miles (103.91 km) W | Johnson County Executive Airport (OJC) | Olathe, Kansas, United States | |
| 5 | 69.59 miles (111.99 km) SE | Lee C. Fine Memorial Airport (AIZ) | Lake Ozark, Missouri, United States | |
| 6 | 71.81 miles (115.57 km) E | Columbia Regional Airport (COU) | Columbia, Missouri, United States | |
| 7 | 72.63 miles (116.88 km) W | New Century AirCenter (JCI) | Olathe, Kansas, United States | |
| 8 | 73.84 miles (118.84 km) WNW | Kansas City International Airport (MCI) | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | |
| 9 | 75.71 miles (121.84 km) E | Jefferson City Memorial Airport (JEF) | Jefferson City, Missouri, United States | |
| 10 | 85.68 miles (137.89 km) WNW | Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base (FLV) | Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States | |
| 11 | 91.82 miles (147.77 km) WNW | Lawrence Municipal Airport (LWC) | Lawrence, Kansas, United States | |
| 12 | 92.39 miles (148.69 km) SW | Fort Scott Municipal Airport (FSK) | Fort Scott, Kansas, United States | |
| 13 | 93.53 miles (150.53 km) N | Trenton Municipal Airport (TRX) | Trenton, Missouri, United States | |
| 14 | 102.41 miles (164.81 km) NW | Rosecrans Memorial Airport (STJ) | St. Joseph, Missouri, United States | |
| 15 | 102.46 miles (164.89 km) SE | Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport (TBN) | Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,815.04 miles (17,405.08 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,793.04 miles (17,369.68 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,770.53 miles (17,333.45 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,766.83 miles (17,327.49 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,741.42 miles (17,286.60 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,725.69 miles (17,261.28 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,716.69 miles (17,246.79 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,716.02 miles (17,245.72 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,691.85 miles (17,206.82 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,683.79 miles (17,193.86 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,671.92 miles (17,174.75 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,667.05 miles (17,166.91 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,631.61 miles (17,109.87 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,630.17 miles (17,107.55 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,628.81 miles (17,105.37 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 4.40 miles (7.08 km) NE | San Luis Airport (IPI) | Ipiales, Colombia | |
| 2 | 49.72 miles (80.01 km) NE | Antonio Nariño Airport (PSO) | Pasto, Colombia | |
| 3 | 76.23 miles (122.68 km) SE | Lago Agrio Airport (LGQ) | Nueva Loja, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 77.06 miles (124.02 km) E | Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ) | Villa Garzón, Colombia | |
| 5 | 78.01 miles (125.54 km) SW | Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) | Quito, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 86.01 miles (138.42 km) ESE | Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU) | Puerto Asís, Colombia | |
| 7 | 101.05 miles (162.62 km) SSE | Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC) | Coca, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 122.35 miles (196.90 km) N | Guapi Airport Juan Casiano Airport (GPI) | Guapi, Colombia | |
| 9 | 133.06 miles (214.14 km) W | Carlos Concha Torres International Airport (ESM) | Esmeraldas, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 134.15 miles (215.90 km) SSW | Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) | Latacunga, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 136.65 miles (219.92 km) NNE | Guillermo Leónel Valencia Airport (PPN) | Popayán, Colombia | |
| 12 | 151.95 miles (244.54 km) SSW | Chachoan Airport (ATF) | Ambato, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 157.57 miles (253.59 km) ENE | Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA) | Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia | |
| 14 | 161.80 miles (260.39 km) S | Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ) | Shell Mera, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 209.91 miles (337.82 km) NNE | Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO) | Cali, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,331.34 miles (19,845.32 km) SSE | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,331.29 miles (19,845.24 km) SSE | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,327.22 miles (19,838.70 km) WSW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,297.83 miles (19,791.39 km) E | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,259.48 miles (19,729.67 km) NNE | Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM) | Dumai, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,256.20 miles (19,724.40 km) NNW | Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) | Tengah, Singapore | |
| 7 | 12,253.18 miles (19,719.54 km) NW | Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) | Batam, Riau Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,249.82 miles (19,714.12 km) NW | Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) | Paya Lebar, Singapore | |
| 9 | 12,248.34 miles (19,711.75 km) NW | Seletar Airport (XSP) | Seletar, Singapore | |
| 10 | 12,246.52 miles (19,708.82 km) NW | Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) | Changi, Singapore | |
| 11 | 12,242.57 miles (19,702.46 km) NNW | Senai International Airport (JHB) | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 12,241.15 miles (19,700.18 km) NW | Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ) | Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,237.07 miles (19,693.60 km) ESE | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,225.87 miles (19,675.58 km) S | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,224.49 miles (19,673.36 km) N | Melaka International Airport (MKZ) | Batu Berendam, Malaysia | |