Nonstop flight route between Spokane, Washington, United States and St. Johns, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA), Spokane, Washington, United States and St. Johns Industrial Air Park (SJN), St. Johns, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,001 miles (or 1,611 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 Fairchild Air Force Base and St. Johns Industrial Air Park, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SJN / KSJN |
Airport Name: | St. Johns Industrial Air Park |
Location: | St. Johns, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°31'6"N by 109°22'44"W |
Area Served: | St. Johns, Arizona |
Operator/Owner: | City of St. Johns |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5737 feet (1,749 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SJN |
More Information: | SJN Maps & Info |
Facts about Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA):
- On 1 September 1991, under Air Force reorganization, the 92d Bombardment Wing was re-designated the 92d Wing, emphasizing a dual bombing and refueling role.
- 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 15 March 1966, the 336th Combat Crew Training Group was established at Fairchild.
- Fairchild AFB is named in honor of General Muir S.
- Fairchild AFB was established in 1942 as the Spokane Air Depot.
- From 1942 until 1946, the base served as a repair depot for damaged aircraft returning from the Pacific Theater.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Fairchild Air Force Base", another name for SKA is "Fairchild AFB".
- On 24 June 1994 one of the few remaining B-52H aircraft at Fairchild crashed during a practice flight for an upcoming air show, killing all four crew members.
- 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 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.
Facts about St. Johns Industrial Air Park (SJN):
- The closest airport to St. Johns Industrial Air Park (SJN) is Show Low Regional Airport (SOW), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) WSW of SJN.
- The furthest airport from St. Johns Industrial Air Park (SJN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,324 miles (18,225 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- St. Johns Industrial Air Park (SJN) has 2 runways.
- Because of St. Johns Industrial Air Park's high elevation of 5,737 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SJN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SJN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.