Nonstop flight route between Crestview, Florida, United States and Spokane, Washington, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bob Sikes Airport (CEW), Crestview, Florida, United States and Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA), Spokane, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,011 miles (or 3,236 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Bob Sikes Airport and Fairchild Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CEW / KCEW |
Airport Name: | Bob Sikes Airport |
Location: | Crestview, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°46'43"N by 86°31'19"W |
Area Served: | Crestview, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | Okaloosa County, Florida |
Airport Type: | Public use |
Elevation: | 213 feet (65 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CEW |
More Information: | CEW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SKA / KSKA |
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Location: | Spokane, Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°36'54"N by 117°39'20"W |
View all routes: | Routes from SKA |
More Information: | SKA Maps & Info |
Facts about Bob Sikes Airport (CEW):
- Bob Sikes Airport (CEW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Bob Sikes Airport's relatively low elevation of 213 feet, planes can take off or land at Bob Sikes Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Bob Sikes Airport (CEW) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,171 miles (17,978 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Bob Sikes Airport (CEW) is Duke FieldEglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #3 (EGI), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) S of CEW.
Facts about Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA):
- In 1956 the wing began a conversion that brought the B-52 Stratofortress to Fairchild, followed by the KC-135 Stratotanker in 1958.
- Since 1942, Fairchild Air Force Base/Station has been a key part of the United States' defense strategy—from World War II repair depot, to Strategic Air Command bomber wing during the Cold War, to Air Mobility Command air refueling wing during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.
- On 20 June 1994, Dean Mellberg, an ex-Air Force member, entered the base hospital and shot and killed four people and wounded 23 others.
- Fairchild AFB was established in 1942 as the Spokane Air Depot.
- The closest airport to Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA) is Spokane International Airport (GEG), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) E of SKA.
- In addition to being known as "Fairchild Air Force Base", another name for SKA is "Fairchild AFB".
- The furthest airport from Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,665 miles (17,163 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- With the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950, both groups deployed to Japan and Guam.
- Following Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait in August 1990, a total of 560 base personnel deployed to Desert Shield and Desert Storm from August 1990 to March 1991.