Nonstop flight route between Tambor, Costa Rica and Knob Noster, Missouri, United States:
Departure Airport:
(9°43'58"N by 85°1'1"W)
Arrival Airport:
(38°43'49"N by 93°32'53"W)
Distance from TMU to SZL:
2,071.93 miles (3,334.43 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tambor Airport (TMU), Tambor, Costa Rica and Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,072 miles (or 3,334 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 Tambor Airport and Whiteman Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TMU / MRTR |
| Airport Name: | Tambor Airport |
| Location: | Tambor, Costa Rica |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°43'58"N by 85°1'1"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TMU |
| More Information: | TMU 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 Tambor Airport (TMU):
- Tambor Airport (TMU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Tambor Airport (TMU) is Punta Islita Airport (PBP), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) WNW of TMU.
- Because of Tambor Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Tambor 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 Tambor Airport (TMU) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Tambor Airport (meaning Tambor Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,226 miles (19,676 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
Facts about Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL):
- 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.
- Whiteman AFB was established in 1942 as Sedalia Glider Base.
- 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 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.
- During the massive demobilization in the mid-1940s, the base closed and most of the buildings were abandoned.
- The 476th Fighter Group, stationed at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, is an Air Force Reserve Command unit linked to the 23rd Fighter Group at Moody.
- Several new buildings emerged from time to time as the base matured.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.16 miles (40.50 km) WNW | Punta Islita Airport (PBP) | Punta Islita, Costa Rica |     |
| 2 | 33.05 miles (53.19 km) WNW | Playa Sámara/Carrillo Airport (RIK) | Carrillo, Costa Rica | |
| 3 | 46.45 miles (74.75 km) WNW | Nosara Airport (NOB) | Nosara, Costa Rica | |
| 4 | 57.89 miles (93.16 km) ENE | Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO) | San José, Costa Rica | |
| 5 | 61.72 miles (99.32 km) ENE | Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ) | San José, Costa Rica | |
| 6 | 63.68 miles (102.49 km) ESE | Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) | Quepos, Costa Rica | |
| 7 | 67.76 miles (109.04 km) NW | Tamarindo Airport (TNO) | Tamarindo, Costa Rica | |
| 8 | 69.45 miles (111.77 km) NNW | Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR) (LIR) | Liberia, Costa Rica | |
| 9 | 89.31 miles (143.73 km) ENE | Guápiles Airport (GPL) | Guápiles, Costa Rica | |
| 10 | 116.04 miles (186.75 km) SE | Drake Bay Airport (DRK) | Drake Bay, Costa Rica | |
| 11 | 117.37 miles (188.88 km) ENE | Tortuguero Airport (TTQ) | Tortuguero, Costa Rica | |
| 12 | 118.58 miles (190.84 km) ESE | Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ) | Palmar Sur, Costa Rica | |
| 13 | 120.87 miles (194.52 km) NE | Barra del Colorado Airport (BCL) | Barra del Colorado, Costa Rica | |
| 14 | 121.52 miles (195.57 km) ESE | Buenos Aires Airporrt (BAI) | Buenos Aires, Costa Rica | |
| 15 | 136.70 miles (220.00 km) E | Limón International Airport (LIO) | Puerto Limón, Costa Rica | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,225.87 miles (19,675.58 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,817.72 miles (19,018.73 km) SSW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 11,789.61 miles (18,973.49 km) SW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 11,746.29 miles (18,903.78 km) SW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 11,719.40 miles (18,860.50 km) SSW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,706.80 miles (18,840.21 km) W | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,672.71 miles (18,785.36 km) WSW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,660.82 miles (18,766.22 km) SSW | Binaka Airport (GNS) | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,650.44 miles (18,749.51 km) WSW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,620.20 miles (18,700.85 km) SW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,619.73 miles (18,700.09 km) SW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,608.95 miles (18,682.75 km) SSW | Aek Godang Airport (AEG) | Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,604.00 miles (18,674.79 km) SSW | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,600.17 miles (18,668.62 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,587.71 miles (18,648.57 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 20.13 miles (32.39 km) E | Sedalia Regional Airport (DMO) | Sedalia, Missouri, United States | |
| 2 | 31.33 miles (50.42 km) NE | Marshall Memorial Municipal Airport (MHL) | Marshall, Missouri, United States | |
| 3 | 62.37 miles (100.37 km) WNW | Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC) | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | |
| 4 | 64.57 miles (103.91 km) W | Johnson County Executive Airport (OJC) | Olathe, Kansas, United States | |
| 5 | 69.59 miles (111.99 km) SE | Lee C. Fine Memorial Airport (AIZ) | Lake Ozark, Missouri, United States | |
| 6 | 71.81 miles (115.57 km) E | Columbia Regional Airport (COU) | Columbia, Missouri, United States | |
| 7 | 72.63 miles (116.88 km) W | New Century AirCenter (JCI) | Olathe, Kansas, United States | |
| 8 | 73.84 miles (118.84 km) WNW | Kansas City International Airport (MCI) | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | |
| 9 | 75.71 miles (121.84 km) E | Jefferson City Memorial Airport (JEF) | Jefferson City, Missouri, United States | |
| 10 | 85.68 miles (137.89 km) WNW | Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base (FLV) | Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States | |
| 11 | 91.82 miles (147.77 km) WNW | Lawrence Municipal Airport (LWC) | Lawrence, Kansas, United States | |
| 12 | 92.39 miles (148.69 km) SW | Fort Scott Municipal Airport (FSK) | Fort Scott, Kansas, United States | |
| 13 | 93.53 miles (150.53 km) N | Trenton Municipal Airport (TRX) | Trenton, Missouri, United States | |
| 14 | 102.41 miles (164.81 km) NW | Rosecrans Memorial Airport (STJ) | St. Joseph, Missouri, United States | |
| 15 | 102.46 miles (164.89 km) SE | Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport (TBN) | Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,815.04 miles (17,405.08 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,793.04 miles (17,369.68 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,770.53 miles (17,333.45 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,766.83 miles (17,327.49 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,741.42 miles (17,286.60 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,725.69 miles (17,261.28 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,716.69 miles (17,246.79 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,716.02 miles (17,245.72 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,691.85 miles (17,206.82 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,683.79 miles (17,193.86 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,671.92 miles (17,174.75 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,667.05 miles (17,166.91 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,631.61 miles (17,109.87 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,630.17 miles (17,107.55 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,628.81 miles (17,105.37 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |