Nonstop flight route between Panjgur, Pakistan and Spokane, Washington, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Panjgur Airport (PJG), Panjgur, Pakistan and Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA), Spokane, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,283 miles (or 11,721 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 Panjgur 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 Panjgur 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: | PJG / OPPG |
Airport Name: | Panjgur Airport |
Location: | Panjgur, Pakistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°57'16"N by 64°7'56"E |
Operator/Owner: | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3289 feet (1,002 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PJG |
More Information: | PJG 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 Panjgur Airport (PJG):
- Panjgur Airport (PJG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Panjgur Airport (PJG) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Panjgur Airport (meaning Panjgur Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,040 miles (19,376 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Panjgur Airport (PJG) is Dalbandin Airport (DBA), which is located 134 miles (215 kilometers) N of PJG.
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.
- As an added incentive to the War Department, many Spokane businesses and public-minded citizens donated money to purchase land for the base.
- On 1 September 1991, under Air Force reorganization, the 92d Bombardment Wing was re-designated the 92d Wing, emphasizing a dual bombing and refueling role.
- In 1956 the wing began a conversion that brought the B-52 Stratofortress to Fairchild, followed by the KC-135 Stratotanker in 1958.
- As military operations in Vietnam escalated in the mid-1960s, the demand for air refueling increased.
- 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.
- 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.
- Fairchild’s location, 12 miles west of Spokane, resulted from a competition with the cities of Seattle and Everett in western Washington.