Nonstop flight route between Tbilisi, Georgia and Knob Noster, Missouri, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tbilisi Airport (TBS), Tbilisi, Georgia and Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,300 miles (or 10,138 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 Tbilisi Airport and Whiteman Air Force Base, 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 Tbilisi Airport and Whiteman Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TBS / UGTB | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Tbilisi, Georgia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°40'9"N by 44°57'16"E | 
| Area Served: | Tbilisi | 
| Operator/Owner: | United Airports of Georgia LLC | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1624 feet (495 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from TBS | 
| More Information: | TBS Maps & Info | 
Arrival 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 | 
Facts about Tbilisi Airport (TBS):
- The closest airport to Tbilisi Airport (TBS) is Shirak International Airport (LWN), which is located 85 miles (137 kilometers) SW of TBS.
- Tbilisi International Airport is operated by TAV since October, 2005.
- In addition to being known as "Tbilisi Airport", another name for TBS is "თბილისის საერთაშორისო აეროპორტი".
- In 2007, the airport handled 615,873 passengers, representing an increase of 8.5% over 2006.
- The furthest airport from Tbilisi Airport (TBS) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,153 miles (17,948 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- Tbilisi Airport (TBS) has 2 runways.
Facts about Whiteman Air Force Base (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.
- 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.
- 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 addition to being known as "Whiteman Air Force Base", another name for SZL is "Whiteman AFB".
- Whiteman AFB is the only permanent base for the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber.
- In the opening months of 1945 Sedalia AAFld began converting from C-47s to C-46s.
- In addition, the wing boasts the 442nd Medical Squadron, as well as a wing staff.
- The 442nd Fighter Wing, an Air Force Reserve Command unit controlled by the Tenth Air Force
- Then came an announcement that would change Whiteman forever.




