Nonstop flight route between Knob Noster, Missouri, United States and Zhuhai, Guangdong, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), Knob Noster, Missouri, United States and Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (ZUH), Zhuhai, Guangdong, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,893 miles (or 12,702 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 Zhuhai Jinwan 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 Zhuhai Jinwan 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: | ZUH / ZGSD |
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Location: | Zhuhai, Guangdong, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°0'24"N by 113°22'33"E |
Area Served: | Zhuhai, Guangdong |
Operator/Owner: | Hong Kong-Zhuhai Airport Management Co.,Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZUH |
More Information: | ZUH Maps & Info |
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 closest airport to Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL) is Sedalia Regional Airport (DMO), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of SZL.
- Missouri Army National Guard 1st Battalion 135th Attack Reconnaissance Brigade, AH-64 Apache
- 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.
- Construction on Whiteman continued throughout the 1950s.
- 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.
- In addition, the wing boasts the 442nd Medical Squadron, as well as a wing staff.
- The 509th Force Support Squadron is a part of the * 509th Mission Support Group at Whiteman AFB Missouri.
Facts about Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (ZUH):
- In addition to being known as "Zhuhai Jinwan Airport", other names for ZUH include "珠海金湾机场" and "Zhūhǎi Jīnwān Jīchǎng".
- Because of Zhuhai Jinwan Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Zhuhai Jinwan 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 Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (ZUH) is Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU), which is nearly antipodal to Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (meaning Zhuhai Jinwan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Uyuni Joya Andina Airport), and is located 12,328 miles (19,840 kilometers) away in Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia.
- The closest airport to Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (ZUH) is Macau International Airport (MFM), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) NE of ZUH.
- There are four airport express routes connecting the airport and downtown Zhuhai, mainly serve major hotels and city lounges in Xiangzhou, Gongbei, Jida and Tangjiawan.
- Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (ZUH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport will have its own Zhuhai Airport Railway Station linked with the Guangzhou–Zhuhai Intercity Railway.
- Zhuhai Jinwan Airport handled 2,090,491 passengers last year.