Nonstop flight route between Oshawa, Ontario, Canada and Knob Noster, Missouri, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Oshawa Municipal Airport (YOO), Oshawa, Ontario, Canada and Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 839 miles (or 1,350 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 Oshawa Municipal Airport and Whiteman Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Oshawa Municipal Airport (YOO):

• Because of Oshawa Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 459 feet, planes can take off or land at Oshawa Municipal 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.
• Oshawa Municipal Airport (YOO) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Oshawa Municipal Airport (YOO) is Buttonville Airport (YKZ), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) W of YOO.
• The planned construction of a Pickering Airport, between Oshawa and Toronto, raised questions about the future of the Oshawa airport.
• In addition to being known as "Oshawa Municipal Airport", another name for YOO is "Toronto/Oshawa Municipal Airport".
• The furthest airport from Oshawa Municipal Airport (YOO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,418 miles (18,376 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL):

• Whiteman Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately 2 miles south of Knob Noster, Missouri.
• 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 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.
• 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 Air National Guard 131st Bomb Wing and the active-duty 509th Bomb Wing have a unique relationship at Whiteman AFB, in that members of the two units work side-by-side on a daily basis, although the majority of the 131st Bomb Wing visits Whiteman only one weekend per month for drill.
• In the opening months of 1945 Sedalia AAFld began converting from C-47s to C-46s.
• After the mission change in 1963, life on Whiteman remained relatively stable throughout the 1960s and 1970s.
• In addition to being known as "Whiteman Air Force Base", another name for SZL is "Whiteman AFB".