Nonstop flight route between Kyzylorda (Kzyl-Orda), Kazakhstan and Spokane, Washington, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kyzylorda Airport (KZO), Kyzylorda (Kzyl-Orda), Kazakhstan and Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA), Spokane, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,055 miles (or 9,744 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 large distance between Kyzylorda Airport and Fairchild Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Kyzylorda Airport and Fairchild Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KZO / UAOO |
Airport Name: | Kyzylorda Airport |
Location: | Kyzylorda (Kzyl-Orda), Kazakhstan |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°42'24"N by 65°35'33"E |
Area Served: | Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan |
Operator/Owner: | JSC "Airport Korkyt Ata" |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 430 feet (131 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KZO |
More Information: | KZO 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 Kyzylorda Airport (KZO):
- Kyzylorda Airport (KZO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kyzylorda Airport (KZO) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,194 miles (18,014 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Kyzylorda Airport (KZO) is Zarafshan Airport (AFS), which is located 224 miles (361 kilometers) SSW of KZO.
- Because of Kyzylorda Airport's relatively low elevation of 430 feet, planes can take off or land at Kyzylorda 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.
Facts about Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA):
- 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.
- In late 1974, the Air Force announced plans to convert the 141st Fighter Interceptor Group of the Washington Air National Guard, an F-101 Voodoo unit at Geiger Field, to an air refueling mission with KC-135 aircraft.
- The host unit at Fairchild is the 92d Air Refueling Wing assigned to the Air Mobility Command's Eighteenth Air Force.
- In 1956 the wing began a conversion that brought the B-52 Stratofortress to Fairchild, followed by the KC-135 Stratotanker in 1958.
- In addition to being known as "Fairchild Air Force Base", another name for SKA is "Fairchild AFB".
- 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.
- On 1 July 1994, the 92d Bomb Wing was re-designated the 92d Air Refueling Wing, and Fairchild AFB was transferred from ACC to Air Mobility Command in a ceremony marking the creation of the largest air refueling wing in the Air Force.