Nonstop flight route between Spokane, Washington, United States and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Felts Field (SFF), Spokane, Washington, United States and United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW), Guantanamo Bay, Cuba would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,032 miles (or 4,879 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 Felts Field and United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, 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 Felts Field and United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SFF / KSFF |
Airport Name: | Felts Field |
Location: | Spokane, Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°40'59"N by 117°19'21"W |
Area Served: | Spokane, Washington |
Operator/Owner: | Spokane City-County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1957 feet (596 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from SFF |
More Information: | SFF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NBW / KNBW |
Airport Name: | United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay |
Location: | Guantanamo Bay, Cuba |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°53'59"N by 75°9'0"W |
View all routes: | Routes from NBW |
More Information: | NBW Maps & Info |
Facts about Felts Field (SFF):
- On November 29, 2003, an Ameriflight LLC cargo aircraft crashed on approach while attempting to land on runway 21R at Felts Field using ILS.
- The furthest airport from Felts Field (SFF) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,652 miles (17,143 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Felts Field (SFF) has 3 runways.
- Today the airport is used primarily for general aviation activity.
- The closest airport to Felts Field (SFF) is Spokane International Airport (GEG), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) WSW of SFF.
Facts about United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW):
- Notable persons born at the naval base include actor Peter Bergman and American guitarist Isaac Guillory.
- Windward Point contains most of the activities on the Naval Station.
- In the last quarter of the 20th century, the base was used to house Cuban and Haitian refugees intercepted on the high seas.
- The Guantanamo Bay Coaling and Naval Base employs over 9,500 U.S.
- In 1903, Cuba signed a treaty that leased Guantanamo Bay to the United States for use as a Naval Station, with the understanding that this would reduce the military footprint of the U.S.
- The furthest airport from United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,820 miles (19,022 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) is Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) N of NBW.
- Leeward Point of the Naval Station is the site of the active airfield.