Nonstop flight route between Ontario, Oregon, United States and Spokane, Washington, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ontario Municipal Airport (ONO), Ontario, Oregon, United States and Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA), Spokane, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 250 miles (or 403 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 Ontario Municipal 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 Ontario Municipal Airport (ONO):

• Ontario Municipal Airport is three miles west of Ontario, in Malheur County, Oregon.
• The furthest airport from Ontario Municipal Airport (ONO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,845 miles (17,454 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Ontario Municipal Airport (ONO) currently has only 1 runway.
• In the year ending July 13, 2010 the airport had 12,930 general aviation aircraft operations, average 35 per day.
• The closest airport to Ontario Municipal Airport (ONO) is Boise Airport (BOI), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) SE of ONO.

Facts about Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA):

• In addition to being known as "Fairchild Air Force Base", another name for SKA is "Fairchild AFB".
• In June 1992, with the inactivation of Strategic Air Command, the B-52 portion of the wing became part of the newly established Air Combat Command and was re-designated the 92d Bomb Wing.
• 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.
• To provide air defense of the base, U.S.
• 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.
• On 20 June 1994, Dean Mellberg, an ex-Air Force member, entered the base hospital and shot and killed four people and wounded 23 others.