Nonstop flight route between Grayling, Alaska, United States and Spokane, Washington, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Grayling Airport (KGX), Grayling, Alaska, United States and Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA), Spokane, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,923 miles (or 3,095 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 Grayling Airport and Fairchild Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Grayling Airport (KGX):

• Because of Grayling Airport's relatively low elevation of 99 feet, planes can take off or land at Grayling 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 "Grayling Airport", another name for KGX is "none".
• The closest airport to Grayling Airport (KGX) is Anvik Airport (ANV), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) SSW of KGX.
• The furthest airport from Grayling Airport (KGX) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,438 miles (16,798 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
• Grayling Airport (KGX) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA):

• 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.
• Fairchild’s location, 12 miles west of Spokane, resulted from a competition with the cities of Seattle and Everett in western Washington.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Fairchild Air Force Base", another name for SKA is "Fairchild AFB".