Nonstop flight route between Knob Noster, Missouri, United States and Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States and Aek Godang Airport (AEG), Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,544 miles (or 15,359 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 Whiteman Air Force Base and Aek Godang Airport, 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 Whiteman Air Force Base and Aek Godang Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AEG / WIME |
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Location: | Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°24'0"N by 99°25'49"E |
Area Served: | Padang Sidempuan |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 922 feet (281 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AEG |
More Information: | AEG Maps & Info |
Facts about Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL):
- During the massive demobilization in the mid-1940s, the base closed and most of the buildings were abandoned.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- In the opening months of 1945 Sedalia AAFld began converting from C-47s to C-46s.
- 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.
Facts about Aek Godang Airport (AEG):
- In addition to being known as "Aek Godang Airport", another name for AEG is "Bandar Udara Aek Godang".
- Aek Godang Airport (AEG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Aek Godang Airport's relatively low elevation of 922 feet, planes can take off or land at Aek Godang 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 Aek Godang Airport (AEG) is Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO), which is nearly antipodal to Aek Godang Airport (meaning Aek Godang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Reales Tamarindos Airport), and is located 12,411 miles (19,974 kilometers) away in Portoviejo, Ecuador.
- The closest airport to Aek Godang Airport (AEG) is Binaka Airport (GNS), which is located 120 miles (194 kilometers) W of AEG.