Nonstop flight route between Beihan, Yemen and Knob Noster, Missouri, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beihan Airport (BHN), Beihan, Yemen and Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,899 miles (or 12,713 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 Beihan 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 Beihan 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: | BHN / OYBN |
Airport Name: | Beihan Airport |
Location: | Beihan, Yemen |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°46'54"N by 45°43'11"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3800 feet (1,158 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BHN |
More Information: | BHN 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 Beihan Airport (BHN):
- The closest airport to Beihan Airport (BHN) is Ataq Airport (AXK), which is located 76 miles (122 kilometers) ESE of BHN.
- Beihan Airport (BHN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Beihan Airport (BHN) is Pukarua Airport (PUK), which is nearly antipodal to Beihan Airport (meaning Beihan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pukarua Airport), and is located 12,134 miles (19,527 kilometers) away in Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia.
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 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.
- The base had its beginnings in 1942 when U.S.
- 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.
- Whiteman initially employed the Minuteman I weapons system until the mid-1960s, when a force modernization program converted the Minuteman I to the Minuteman II.
- Named in honor of 2d Lieutenant George Allison Whiteman.
- The closest airport to Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL) is Sedalia Regional Airport (DMO), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of SZL.