Nonstop flight route between Spokane, Washington, United States and Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA), Spokane, Washington, United States and Bauru State Airport (BAU), Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,430 miles (or 10,347 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 Bauru State 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 Bauru State 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: | BAU / SBBU |
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| Location: | Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°20'36"S by 49°3'14"W |
| Area Served: | Bauru |
| Operator/Owner: | DAESP |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2025 feet (617 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BAU |
| More Information: | BAU Maps & Info |
Facts about Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA):
- 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.
- In late 1974, the Air Force announced plans to convert the 141st Fighter Interceptor Group of the Washington Air National Guard, an F-101 Voodoo unit at Geiger Field, to an air refueling mission with KC-135 aircraft.
- 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.
- The 92d Air Refueling Wing is commanded by Colonel Brian M.
- Since 1994, the 92 ARW has been involved in many contingency missions around the world.
- Fairchild AFB was established in 1942 as the Spokane Air Depot.
- 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.
Facts about Bauru State Airport (BAU):
- The closest airport to Bauru State Airport (BAU) is Frank Miloye Milenkowichi State Airport (MII), which is located 57 miles (91 kilometers) W of BAU.
- The furthest airport from Bauru State Airport (BAU) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Bauru State Airport (meaning Bauru State Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,194 miles (19,624 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
- No scheduled flights operate at this airport anymore.
- Bauru State Airport (BAU) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Bauru State Airport", another name for BAU is "Aeroporto Estadual de Bauru".
- Bauru State Airport handled 11,451 passengers last year.
