Nonstop flight route between Spokane, Washington, United States and Armenia, Colombia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA), Spokane, Washington, United States and El Edén Airport International (AXM), Armenia, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,877 miles (or 6,239 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 El Edén Airport International, 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 El Edén Airport International. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA):

• On 23 January 1987, following the inactivation of the 47th Air Division at Fairchild, the 92nd Bombardment Wing was reassigned to the 57th Air Division at Minot AFB, North Dakota.
• 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.
• 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.
• The host unit at Fairchild is the 92d Air Refueling Wing assigned to the Air Mobility Command's Eighteenth Air Force.
• On 15 March 1966, the 336th Combat Crew Training Group was established at Fairchild.
• Following Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait in August 1990, a total of 560 base personnel deployed to Desert Shield and Desert Storm from August 1990 to March 1991.
• 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.
• 7 December 1993 marked the beginning of a significant change in the mission of Fairchild when the B-52s were transferred to another ACC base while the KC-135s, now assigned to the newly established Air Mobility Command would remain.
• In addition to being known as "Fairchild Air Force Base", another name for SKA is "Fairchild AFB".

Facts about El Edén Airport International (AXM):

• In addition to being known as "El Edén Airport International", another name for AXM is "Aeropuerto Internacional El Edén".
• The furthest airport from El Edén Airport International (AXM) is Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ), which is nearly antipodal to El Edén Airport International (meaning El Edén Airport International is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gunung Batin Airport), and is located 12,367 miles (19,903 kilometers) away in Astraksetra, Indonesia.
• The closest airport to El Edén Airport International (AXM) is Santa Ana Airport (CRC), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NNW of AXM.
• El Edén International Airport is an international airport located in the Colombian Department of Quindío, in the town of La Tebaida It mainly serves the capital, Armenia.
• Because of El Edén Airport International's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at El Edén Airport International at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• El Edén Airport International (AXM) currently has only 1 runway.
• The new terminal has one food court, three Domestic Gates, one International Gate, two Parking Lots, and is located about 20 minutes from Armenia.