Nonstop flight route between Spokane, Washington, United States and Airok, Marshall Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA), Spokane, Washington, United States and Airok Airport (AIC), Airok, Marshall Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,980 miles (or 8,014 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 Fairchild Air Force Base and Airok Airport, 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 Fairchild Air Force Base and Airok Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AIC / |
Airport Name: | Airok Airport |
Location: | Airok, Marshall Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°5'59"N by 171°13'58"E |
Area Served: | Airok, Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands |
View all routes: | Routes from AIC |
More Information: | AIC Maps & Info |
Facts about Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA):
- Fairchild’s location, 12 miles west of Spokane, resulted from a competition with the cities of Seattle and Everett in western 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.
- 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 weapons storage area for the bombers was located south of the runway at Deep Creek Air Force Station, a separate installation constructed from 1950 to 1953 by the Atomic Energy Commission and operated by the Air Materiel Command.
- On 1 July 1994, the 92d Bomb Wing was re-designated the 92d Air Refueling Wing, and Fairchild AFB was transferred from ACC to Air Mobility Command in a ceremony marking the creation of the largest air refueling wing in the Air Force.
- In addition to being known as "Fairchild Air Force Base", another name for SKA is "Fairchild AFB".
- 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 AFB was established in 1942 as the Spokane Air Depot.
Facts about Airok Airport (AIC):
- The closest airport to Airok Airport (AIC) is Marshall Islands International Airport (MAJ), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) SE of AIC.
- The furthest airport from Airok Airport (AIC) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Airok Airport (meaning Airok Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,047 miles (19,387 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.