Whiteman Air Force Base

Whiteman Air Force Base
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.
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Coordinates	38°43′49″N 093°32′55″W / 38.73028°N 93.54861°W
Type	US Air Force Base
Site information
Owner	Department of Defense
Operator	US Air Force
Controlled by	Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC)
Condition	Operational
Website	www.whiteman.af.mil
Site history
Built	1942 (as Sedalia Glider Base)
In use	1942 – present
Garrison information
Current; commander	Colonel Keith J. Butler
Garrison	509th Bomb Wing (Host)
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: SZL, ICAO: KSZL, FAA LID: SZL, WMO: 724467
Elevation	265.4 metres (871 ft) AMSL
Runways
01/19	3,779.5 metres (12,400 ft) Concrete
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration

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.

^ "New commander takes reins of 509th Bomb Wing". www.whiteman.af.mil. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
^ "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.