Nonstop flight route between Knob Noster, Missouri, United States and Wollaston Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States and Wollaston Lake Airport (ZWL), Wollaston Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,406 miles (or 2,263 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 Wollaston Lake Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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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".
• 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 contractors used 168,000 yards of concrete, 25,355 tons of reinforcing steel and 15,120 tons of structural steel.
• The 509th Force Support Squadron is a part of the * 509th Mission Support Group at Whiteman AFB Missouri.
• 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 closest airport to Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL) is Sedalia Regional Airport (DMO), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of SZL.
• 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 Wollaston Lake Airport (ZWL):

• Wollaston Lake Airport (ZWL) currently has only 1 runway.
• Charter Air Service is provided by Transwest Air,West Wind Aviation, Osprey Wings and Courtesy Air.
• The closest airport to Wollaston Lake Airport (ZWL) is Collins Bay Airport (YKC), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) WNW of ZWL.
• Wollaston Lake Airport, is located adjacent to Wollaston Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada.
• The furthest airport from Wollaston Lake Airport (ZWL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,011 miles (16,111 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.