Nonstop flight route between Tianjin, China and Knob Noster, Missouri, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN), Tianjin, China and Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,713 miles (or 10,803 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 Tianjin Binhai International 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 Tianjin Binhai International Airport and Whiteman Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN):

• The closest airport to Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN) is Tangshan Sannühe Airport (TVS), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) NE of TSN.
• Tianjin Binhai International Airport is an airport located in Dongli District, Tianjin.
• Because of Tianjin Binhai International Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Tianjin Binhai International 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 Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN) is Comandante Espora Airport (BHI), which is nearly antipodal to Tianjin Binhai International Airport (meaning Tianjin Binhai International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Comandante Espora Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,954 kilometers) away in Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
• In addition to being known as "Tianjin Binhai International Airport", other names for TSN include "天津滨海国际机场" and "Tiānjīn Bīnhăi Guójì Jīchǎng".
• The expansion, with a total investment of nearly 3 billion yuan widened the runway to 75 meters from 50 meters and lengthened it to 3,600 meters.
• Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN) has 2 runways.
• It is the hub airport for Tianjin Airlines, established in 2004, and privately owned Okay Airways.
• Tianjin Binhai International Airport handled 8,139,988 passengers last year.

Facts about Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL):

• Whiteman AFB was established in 1942 as Sedalia Glider Base.
• Named in honor of 2d Lieutenant George Allison Whiteman.
• In the opening months of 1945 Sedalia AAFld began converting from C-47s to C-46s.
• 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 June 1961, the Department of Defense chose Whiteman to host the fourth Minuteman ICBM wing.
• Whiteman AFB is a joint-service base, with Air Force, Army and Navy units.
• 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.
• The 131st Bomb Wing is a unit of the Missouri Air National Guard.
• 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.
• Whiteman AFB is the only permanent base for the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber.
• Other aircraft assigned to Whiteman include the A-10 Thunderbolt II ground-attack fighter.
• Several new buildings emerged from time to time as the base matured.
• In addition to being known as "Whiteman Air Force Base", another name for SZL is "Whiteman AFB".