# Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL / KSZL)

**Whiteman Air Force Base** (IATA: SZL, ICAO: KSZL) is a medium airport in Knob Noster, Missouri, United States. It opened on 6 Aug 1942. It has one runway, 12,400 ft (3,780 m) long, concrete. It is operated by United States Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kszl

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SZL / KSZL
- FAA: SZL
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: United States Air Force
- Serves: Knob Noster, Missouri, United States
- Opened: 6 Aug 1942
- Elevation: 871 ft / 266 m
- Coordinates: 38.7303, -93.5479
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 12,400 ft / 3,780 m
- Instrument procedures: 10 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: https://www.whiteman.af.mil
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiteman_Air_Force_Base (24 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1940767
- Weather station: KSZL
- Ident: KSZL

## Timeline

- 6 Aug 1942: Whiteman Air Force Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 12,400 ft / 3,780 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete |  | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00496AD.PDF

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 12,400 ft / 3,780 m | =240 of 29,858 | =57 in North America | =47 in US |
| Elevation | 871 ft / 266 m | =20,030 of 43,403 | =9,208 in North America | =7,506 in US |
| Age | Opened 1942 | =1,791 of 15,079 | =924 in North America | =885 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | ARNG HAWK OPS | 49.650 |
| APP | APP | 127.450 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 139.300 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 121.750 |
| DEP | DEP | 125.925 |
| GND | GND | 128.275 |
| OPS | 303 TFS OPS | 22.780 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 34.460 |
| POST | COMD POST | 31.100 |
| PTD | PTD | 118.725 |
| TWR | TWR | 132.400 |

## Nearby airports

- [MKC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmkc.md) Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport · 62 mi / 100 km
- [COU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcou.md) Columbia Regional Airport · 72 mi / 116 km
- [MCI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmci.md) Kansas City International Airport · 74 mi / 119 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kszl/data