Nonstop flight route between Spokane, Washington, United States and Videira, Santa Catarina, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA), Spokane, Washington, United States and Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA), Videira, Santa Catarina, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,598 miles (or 10,619 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 Fairchild Air Force Base and Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport, 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 Fairchild Air Force Base and Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | VIA / SSVI |
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Location: | Videira, Santa Catarina, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°0'0"S by 51°9'26"W |
Area Served: | Videira |
Operator/Owner: | Videira |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2756 feet (840 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VIA |
More Information: | VIA Maps & Info |
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.
- 7 December 1993 marked the beginning of a significant change in the mission of Fairchild when the B-52s were transferred to another ACC base while the KC-135s, now assigned to the newly established Air Mobility Command would remain.
- 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.
- The 92d Air Refueling Wing is commanded by Colonel Brian M.
- From 1942 until 1946, the base served as a repair depot for damaged aircraft returning from the Pacific Theater.
- 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.
- As military operations in Vietnam escalated in the mid-1960s, the demand for air refueling increased.
- Fairchild’s location, 12 miles west of Spokane, resulted from a competition with the cities of Seattle and Everett in western Washington.
Facts about Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA):
- In addition to being known as "Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport", another name for VIA is "Aeroporto Municipal Ângelo Ponzoni".
- It is operated by the Municipality of Videira.
- The airport is located 1 km from downtown Videira.
- The closest airport to Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA) is Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (CFC), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) NE of VIA.
- Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA) is Iejima Airport (IEJ), which is nearly antipodal to Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (meaning Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Iejima Airport), and is located 12,369 miles (19,906 kilometers) away in Iejima, Japan.
- The airport was inaugurated on November 15, 1949 and it is presently dedicated to general aviation.