Nonstop flight route between Sindhri Tharparkar, Pakistan and Spokane, Washington, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sindhri Airport (MPD), Sindhri Tharparkar, Pakistan and Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA), Spokane, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,355 miles (or 11,837 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 Sindhri 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 Sindhri 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: | MPD / OPMP |
Airport Name: | Sindhri Airport |
Location: | Sindhri Tharparkar, Pakistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°41'0"N by 69°1'59"E |
Area Served: | Sindhri, Sindh, Pakistan |
Operator/Owner: | PAF |
Airport Type: | Mily |
Elevation: | 180 feet (55 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MPD |
More Information: | MPD 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 Sindhri Airport (MPD):
- Sindhri Airport (MPD) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Sindhri Airport's relatively low elevation of 180 feet, planes can take off or land at Sindhri 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 Sindhri Airport (MPD) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Sindhri Airport (meaning Sindhri Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,297 miles (19,790 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Sindhri Airport (MPD) is Hyderabad Airportحیدرآباد ہوائی اڈا (HDD), which is located 49 miles (78 kilometers) WSW of MPD.
Facts about Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA):
- To provide air defense of the base, U.S.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Fairchild Air Force Base", another name for SKA is "Fairchild AFB".
- Fairchild AFB is named in honor of General Muir S.
- As an added incentive to the War Department, many Spokane businesses and public-minded citizens donated money to purchase land for the base.
- 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.
- Over 5,100 active duty Air Force, Air National Guard, and tenant organization military and civilian employees work on Fairchild, making the base the largest employer in Eastern Washington.
- Since 1994, the 92 ARW has been involved in many contingency missions around the world.
- In June 1992, with the inactivation of Strategic Air Command, the B-52 portion of the wing became part of the newly established Air Combat Command and was re-designated the 92d Bomb Wing.
- 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.