Nonstop flight route between Spokane, Washington, United States and Moss Town, Great Exuma Island, Bahamas:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA), Spokane, Washington, United States and Exuma International Airport (GGT), Moss Town, Great Exuma Island, Bahamas would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,825 miles (or 4,546 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 Exuma International 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 Exuma International Airport. 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 15 March 1966, the 336th Combat Crew Training Group was established at Fairchild.
• In addition to being known as "Fairchild Air Force Base", another name for SKA is "Fairchild AFB".
• 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.
• 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.
• Fairchild AFB is named in honor of General Muir S.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Exuma International Airport (GGT):

• The furthest airport from Exuma International Airport (GGT) is Carnarvon Airport (CVQ), which is located 11,829 miles (19,036 kilometers) away in Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Exuma International Airport (GGT) is Deadman's Cay Airport (LGI), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) ESE of GGT.
• Exuma International Airport (GGT) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Exuma International Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Exuma International 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.