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Whiteman Air Force Base

Knob Noster, United States

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Knob Noster · MO · United States

Position

38.730°, -93.548° · 870 ft elev.

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Home of the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber.

Opened

1942

Location

Knob Noster, United States

Whiteman Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation located near Knob Noster, Missouri, approximately 60 miles southeast of Kansas City. It serves as the primary base for the 509th Bomb Wing, which operates the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, one of the most advanced strategic aircraft in the world. The base has its IATA code SZL and ICAO code KSZL, though it functions exclusively as a military installation with no scheduled commercial passenger service. It plays a critical role in the United States nuclear deterrence posture and global strike mission.

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The base is accessible primarily by private vehicle via U.S. Route 50, with no public transit service directly serving the installation.

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›Home to the 509th Bomb Wing, the only operational B-2 Spirit stealth bomber unit in the world.
›The B-2 Spirit can carry both conventional and nuclear weapons and has a range of approximately 6,000 nautical miles without refueling.
›Whiteman AFB was established in 1942 and named after Second Lieutenant George Whiteman, a local pilot killed at Pearl Harbor.
›The base also hosts the 442nd Fighter Wing, an Air Force Reserve unit flying the A-10 Thunderbolt II.
›The 509th Bomb Wing dropped the first atomic bombs in World War II, though it operated from different bases at that time.

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Whiteman Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located just south of Knob Noster, Missouri, United States. It is operated by the Air Force Global Strike Command, as the base for all 19 operational B-2 Spirit nuclear-capable stealth bombers, as well as for A-10 Thunderbolt attack aircraft and others. There is also a sizable Missouri Air National Guard presence on base.

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