Nonstop flight route between Knob Noster, Missouri, United States and Bourg-en-Bresse, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States and Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (XBK), Bourg-en-Bresse, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,724 miles (or 7,602 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 Bourg - Ceyzériat 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 Bourg - Ceyzériat 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):

• 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 closest airport to Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL) is Sedalia Regional Airport (DMO), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of SZL.
• The contractors used 168,000 yards of concrete, 25,355 tons of reinforcing steel and 15,120 tons of structural steel.
• Named in honor of 2d Lieutenant George Allison Whiteman.
• 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 Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (XBK):

• In addition to being known as "Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport", another name for XBK is "Aéroport de Bourg - Ceyzériat".
• The closest airport to Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (XBK) is Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) SSW of XBK.
• Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (XBK) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (XBK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (meaning Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,251 miles (19,715 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport's relatively low elevation of 857 feet, planes can take off or land at Bourg - Ceyzériat 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 airport is open 24 hour and offers Pilot Controlled Lighting for Night VFR flights.