Nonstop flight route between Tame, Arauca, Colombia and Knob Noster, Missouri, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport (TME), Tame, Arauca, Colombia and Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,612 miles (or 4,204 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 Gabriel Vargas Santos 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 Gabriel Vargas Santos 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: | TME / SKTM |
| Airport Name: | Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport |
| Location: | Tame, Arauca, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°27'3"N by 71°45'34"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1050 feet (320 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TME |
| More Information: | TME Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SZL / KSZL |
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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 Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport (TME):
- The furthest airport from Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport (TME) is Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN), which is nearly antipodal to Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport (meaning Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport), and is located 12,407 miles (19,968 kilometers) away in Cirebon, Java, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport (TME) is Los Colonizadores Airport (RVE), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) NNW of TME.
- Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport (TME) currently has only 1 runway.
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.
- On 3 Dec 1955, Sedalia AFB became Whiteman AFB in honor of 2nd Lt George A.
- In November 1942, the installation became Sedalia Army Air Field and was assigned to the I Troop Carrier Command of the Army Air Force.
- Other aircraft assigned to Whiteman include the A-10 Thunderbolt II ground-attack fighter.
- In addition, the wing boasts the 442nd Medical Squadron, as well as a wing staff.
- The 131st Bomb Wing is a unit of the Missouri Air National Guard.
- In June 1961, the Department of Defense chose Whiteman to host the fourth Minuteman ICBM wing.
- In addition to being known as "Whiteman Air Force Base", another name for SZL is "Whiteman AFB".
- After the mission change in 1963, life on Whiteman remained relatively stable throughout the 1960s and 1970s.
- The closest airport to Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL) is Sedalia Regional Airport (DMO), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of SZL.
