Nonstop flight route between Ulyanovsk, Russia and Knob Noster, Missouri, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport (ULY), Ulyanovsk, Russia and Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,626 miles (or 9,053 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 Ulyanovsk Vostochny 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 Ulyanovsk Vostochny 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 Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport (ULY):

• Because of Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport's relatively low elevation of 253 feet, planes can take off or land at Ulyanovsk Vostochny 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 Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport (ULY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,306 miles (16,585 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport", another name for ULY is "Аэропорт Ульяновск-Восточный".
• The closest airport to Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport (ULY) is Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport (ULV), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) WSW of ULY.
• Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport (ULY) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL):

• 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 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.
• Named in honor of 2d Lieutenant George Allison Whiteman.
• Several months after the air division's activation, on 30 Sep 1990, the 509th Bomb Wing moved its headquarters to Whiteman albeit in an unmanned and non-operational state.
• In addition to being known as "Whiteman Air Force Base", another name for SZL is "Whiteman AFB".
• In June 1961, the Department of Defense chose Whiteman to host the fourth Minuteman ICBM wing.
• The 442nd Fighter Wing, an Air Force Reserve Command unit controlled by the Tenth Air Force