Nonstop flight route between Spokane, Washington, United States and Devonport, Tasmania, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA), Spokane, Washington, United States and Devonport Airport (DPO), Devonport, Tasmania, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,470 miles (or 13,631 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 Devonport 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 Devonport 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: | DPO / YDPO |
Airport Name: | Devonport Airport |
Location: | Devonport, Tasmania, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°10'10"S by 146°25'49"E |
Area Served: | Devonport, Tasmania, Australia |
Operator/Owner: | Tasmanian Ports Corporation Pty. Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DPO |
More Information: | DPO Maps & Info |
Facts about Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA):
- As military operations in Vietnam escalated in the mid-1960s, the demand for air refueling increased.
- Since 1942, Fairchild Air Force Base/Station has been a key part of the United States' defense strategy—from World War II repair depot, to Strategic Air Command bomber wing during the Cold War, to Air Mobility Command air refueling wing during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.
- In addition to being known as "Fairchild Air Force Base", another name for SKA is "Fairchild AFB".
- On 13 March 1987, a KC-135A crashed into a field adjacent to the 92nd Bomb Wing headquarters and the taxiway during a practice flight for an In-Flight Refueling Demonstration planned for later that month.
- 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 closest airport to Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA) is Spokane International Airport (GEG), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) E of SKA.
- Since 1994, the 92 ARW has been involved in many contingency missions around the world.
Facts about Devonport Airport (DPO):
- The closest airport to Devonport Airport (DPO) is George Town Aerodrome (GEE), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) ENE of DPO.
- The furthest airport from Devonport Airport (DPO) is Corvo Airport (CVU), which is nearly antipodal to Devonport Airport (meaning Devonport Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Corvo Airport), and is located 12,271 miles (19,749 kilometers) away in Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Devonport Airport (DPO) has 2 runways.
- Because of Devonport Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Devonport Airport 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.