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Whiteman Air Force Base
Near Knob Noster, Missouri in the United States of America
A B-2A Spirit from the 509th Bomb Wing flying over Whiteman AFB.
A B-2A Spirit from the 509th Bomb Wing flying over Whiteman AFB.
Whiteman is located in North America
Whiteman
Whiteman
Whiteman is located in the United States
Whiteman
Whiteman
Whiteman is located in Missouri
Whiteman
Whiteman
Coordinates38°43′49″N 093°32′55″W / 38.73028°N 93.54861°W / 38.73028; -93.54861
TypeUS Air Force Base
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defense
OperatorUS Air Force
Controlled byAir Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC)
ConditionOperational
Websitewww.whiteman.af.mil
Site history
Built1942 (1942) (as Sedalia Glider Base)
In use1942 – present
Garrison information
Current
commander
Colonel Keith J. Butler[1]
Garrison509th Bomb Wing (Host)
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: SZL, ICAO: KSZL, FAA LID: SZL, WMO: 724467
Elevation265.4 metres (871 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
01/19 3,779.5 metres (12,400 ft) Concrete
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[2]

Whiteman Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located just south of Knob Noster, Missouri, United States. The base is the current home of the B-2 Spirit bomber. It is named for 2nd Lt George Whiteman, who was killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor.

  1. ^ "New commander takes reins of 509th Bomb Wing". www.whiteman.af.mil. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Airport Diagram – Whiteman AFB (KSZL)" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 10 October 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.

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