Nonstop flight route between N'zerekore, Guinea and Spokane, Washington, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nzérékoré Airport (NZE), N'zerekore, Guinea and Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA), Spokane, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,681 miles (or 10,751 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 Nzérékoré Airport and Fairchild Air Force Base, 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 Nzérékoré Airport and Fairchild Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NZE / GUNZ |
Airport Name: | Nzérékoré Airport |
Location: | N'zerekore, Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°48'47"N by 8°42'9"W |
Area Served: | Nzérékoré |
View all routes: | Routes from NZE |
More Information: | NZE Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Nzérékoré Airport (NZE):
- The closest airport to Nzérékoré Airport (NZE) is Nimba Airport (NIA), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) SSE of NZE.
- The furthest airport from Nzérékoré Airport (NZE) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is located 11,965 miles (19,256 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
Facts about Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA):
- 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.
- As an added incentive to the War Department, many Spokane businesses and public-minded citizens donated money to purchase land for the base.
- 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.
- Fairchild’s location, 12 miles west of Spokane, resulted from a competition with the cities of Seattle and Everett in western Washington.
- Fairchild is home to a wide variety of units and missions.
- On 13 March 1987, a KC-135A crashed into a field adjacent to the 92nd Bomb Wing headquarters and the taxiway during a practice flight for an In-Flight Refueling Demonstration planned for later that month.
- 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.
- From 1942 until 1946, the base served as a repair depot for damaged aircraft returning from the Pacific Theater.
- In 1956 the wing began a conversion that brought the B-52 Stratofortress to Fairchild, followed by the KC-135 Stratotanker in 1958.
- In addition to being known as "Fairchild Air Force Base", another name for SKA is "Fairchild AFB".