Nonstop flight route between Knob Noster, Missouri, United States and Seletar, Singapore:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States and Seletar Airport (XSP), Seletar, Singapore would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,450 miles (or 15,208 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 Seletar 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 Seletar 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):

• In addition to being known as "Whiteman Air Force Base", another name for SZL is "Whiteman AFB".
• Other aircraft assigned to Whiteman include the A-10 Thunderbolt II ground-attack fighter.
• On 3 Dec 1955, Sedalia AFB became Whiteman AFB in honor of 2nd Lt George A.
• 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.
• Then came an announcement that would change Whiteman forever.
• In August 1951, SAC selected Sedalia AFB to be one of its new bombardment wings, with the first all-jet bomber, the B-47 Stratojet, and the KC-97 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft assigned to the unit.
• Missouri Army National Guard 1st Battalion 135th Attack Reconnaissance Brigade, AH-64 Apache
• The closest airport to Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL) is Sedalia Regional Airport (DMO), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of SZL.

Facts about Seletar Airport (XSP):

• A Short Singapore Mk III flying boat, similar to those operated by 205 Sqn.
• Seletar Airport (XSP) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Seletar Airport (XSP) is Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SE of XSP.
• With the threat of war in the area, the RAF started building up their forces in the Far East in the late 1930s and early 1940s.
• Because of Seletar Airport's relatively low elevation of 36 feet, planes can take off or land at Seletar 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 furthest airport from Seletar Airport (XSP) is Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC), which is nearly antipodal to Seletar Airport (meaning Seletar Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Francisco de Orellana Airport), and is located 12,348 miles (19,873 kilometers) away in Coca, Ecuador.
• Seletar Airport is a civilian airport located at Seletar, in the northeastern region of Singapore, and is managed by the Changi Airport Group.
• In addition to being known as "Seletar Airport", other names for XSP include "实里达机场" and "செலட்டர் வான்முகம்".
• The formative years of the SADC was established at Seletar Airbase in September 1968, with the setting up of the Flying Training School utilising three Cessna 172G/H on loan from the Singapore Flying Club.
• The air base was briefly host to Amy Johnson during May 1930 on her UK - Australia flight in her Gipsy Moth named 'Jason'.
• There had been a proposal to extend its runway to 2,000 metres, so as to be able to receive the Boeing 737 used by many budget airlines.