Nonstop flight route between Arauca, Colombia and Spokane, Washington, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Santiago Pérez Quiroz Airport (AUC), Arauca, Colombia and Spokane International Airport (GEG), Spokane, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,918 miles (or 6,306 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 Santiago Pérez Quiroz Airport and Spokane International 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 Santiago Pérez Quiroz Airport and Spokane International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AUC / SKUC |
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Location: | Arauca, Colombia |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°4'8"N by 70°44'12"W |
Area Served: | Arauca, Colombia |
Operator/Owner: | Aerocivil |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 423 feet (129 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AUC |
More Information: | AUC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GEG / KGEG |
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Location: | Spokane, Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°37'11"N by 117°32'2"W |
Area Served: | Spokane Airport Board |
Operator/Owner: | Spokane County-City |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2376 feet (724 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GEG |
More Information: | GEG Maps & Info |
Facts about Santiago Pérez Quiroz Airport (AUC):
- The closest airport to Santiago Pérez Quiroz Airport (AUC) is Guasdualito Airport (GDO), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) N of AUC.
- Because of Santiago Pérez Quiroz Airport's relatively low elevation of 423 feet, planes can take off or land at Santiago Pérez Quiroz 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.
- In addition to being known as "Santiago Pérez Quiroz Airport", other names for AUC include "Aeropuerto Santiago Pérez Quiroz" and "APO".
- The furthest airport from Santiago Pérez Quiroz Airport (AUC) is Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL), which is nearly antipodal to Santiago Pérez Quiroz Airport (meaning Santiago Pérez Quiroz Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport), and is located 12,408 miles (19,968 kilometers) away in Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia.
- Santiago Pérez Quiroz Airport (AUC) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Spokane International Airport (GEG):
- Known as Sunset Field before 1941, it was purchased from the county by the War Department and renamed Geiger Field after Major Harold Geiger, an Army aviation pioneer who died in a crash in 1927.
- During World War II, Geiger Field was a major training base by Second Air Force as a group training airfield for B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombardment units, with new aircraft being obtained from Boeing near Seattle.
- The furthest airport from Spokane International Airport (GEG) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,661 miles (17,158 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In addition to being known as "Spokane International Airport", another name for GEG is "Geiger Army Airfield".
- Occasional non-stop flights to southern California since the 1970s have been among the first to be suspended during economic downturns.
- The closest airport to Spokane International Airport (GEG) is Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) W of GEG.
- Spokane International Airport (GEG) has 2 runways.
- Spokane International Airport is a commercial airport about 5 miles west of downtown Spokane.