Nonstop flight route between Spokane, Washington, United States and Luwuk, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA), Spokane, Washington, United States and Syukuran Aminuddin Amir Airport (LUW), Luwuk, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,617 miles (or 12,259 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 Syukuran Aminuddin Amir 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 Syukuran Aminuddin Amir 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: | LUW / WAMW |
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Location: | Luwuk, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°2'16"S by 122°46'13"E |
Area Served: | Luwuk |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 56 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LUW |
More Information: | LUW Maps & Info |
Facts about Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA):
- 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.
- Fairchild AFB is named in honor of General Muir S.
- In addition to being known as "Fairchild Air Force Base", another name for SKA is "Fairchild AFB".
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Syukuran Aminuddin Amir Airport (LUW):
- Syukuran Aminuddin Amir Airport (LUW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Syukuran Aminuddin Amir Airport (LUW) is Bolaang Airport (BJG), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) W of LUW.
- In addition to being known as "Syukuran Aminuddin Amir Airport", another name for LUW is "Bandara Syukuran Aminuddin Amir".
- The furthest airport from Syukuran Aminuddin Amir Airport (LUW) is Tepoe Airstrip (KCB), which is nearly antipodal to Syukuran Aminuddin Amir Airport (meaning Syukuran Aminuddin Amir Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tepoe Airstrip), and is located 12,257 miles (19,726 kilometers) away in Kasikasima, Suriname.
- Because of Syukuran Aminuddin Amir Airport's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at Syukuran Aminuddin Amir 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.