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Whiteman Air Force Base

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Whiteman Air Force Base

KSZL / SZL

Knob Noster, MissouriELEV 870 FT

Medium airport4.6 · 55 on Google
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Field elevation

feet above sea level
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Nearest alternate

nm to MKC

Field standing

#8 / 31

Missouri airports by Google rating

4.6★ across 55 Google ratings — ranked against 31 rated MO fields.

54 nm

To the nearest alternate

Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC).

Overview

Located in Knob Noster, Missouri, Whiteman Air Force Base (KSZL / SZL) operates as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 870 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.

SZL has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC, 54 nm), Columbia Regional Airport (COU, 62 nm), and Kansas City International Airport (MCI, 64 nm).

Quotes for flights out of SZL vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Sedalia Glider Base. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from SZL, or browse verified operators serving the area.

Field capability

ICAO

KSZL

IATA

SZL

FAA / Local

SZL

Elevation

870 ft

Coordinates

38.7303° N · 93.5479° W

Airspace

D · Delta

Size

Medium

Scheduled svc

No

Elevation vs MO fields

state range 2621,302 ft

At 870 ft, SZL sits lower than 53% of the 32 Missouri fields on the register.

Access & alternates

Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.

KSZL · Whiteman Air Force Base · Knob Noster, MO

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