Nonstop flight route between Sipura, Indonesia and Spokane, Washington, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Rokot Airport (RKI), Sipura, Indonesia and Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA), Spokane, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,583 miles (or 13,814 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 Rokot 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 Rokot Airport and Fairchild Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Rokot Airport (RKI):

• The furthest airport from Rokot Airport (RKI) is Carlos Concha Torres International Airport (ESM), which is nearly antipodal to Rokot Airport (meaning Rokot Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Carlos Concha Torres International Airport), and is located 12,347 miles (19,870 kilometers) away in Esmeraldas, Ecuador.
• The closest airport to Rokot Airport (RKI) is Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG), which is located 99 miles (159 kilometers) NNE of RKI.
• Rokot Airport (RKI) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Rokot Airport", other names for RKI include "Bandar Udara Rokot" and "WIPP".

Facts about Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA):

• 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.
• 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.
• Fairchild’s location, 12 miles west of Spokane, resulted from a competition with the cities of Seattle and Everett in western Washington.
• In addition to being known as "Fairchild Air Force Base", another name for SKA is "Fairchild AFB".
• Fairchild AFB is named in honor of General Muir S.
• To provide air defense of the base, U.S.
• From 1942 until 1946, the base served as a repair depot for damaged aircraft returning from the Pacific Theater.
• 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.
• In 1995 aircraft from Fairchild flew to Travis AFB, California in support of its first Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty mission, transporting Russian inspectors to sites in the Western U.S.
• 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.