Nonstop flight route between Spokane, Washington, United States and Providencia Island, Colombia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA), Spokane, Washington, United States and El Embrujo Airport (PVA), Providencia Island, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,153 miles (or 5,074 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 Embrujo 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 El Embrujo 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: | PVA / SKPV |
Airport Name: | El Embrujo Airport |
Location: | Providencia Island, Colombia |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°21'24"N by 81°21'29"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PVA |
More Information: | PVA 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 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.
- 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.
- 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 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 host unit at Fairchild is the 92d Air Refueling Wing assigned to the Air Mobility Command's Eighteenth Air Force.
- As an added incentive to the War Department, many Spokane businesses and public-minded citizens donated money to purchase land for the base.
Facts about El Embrujo Airport (PVA):
- El Embrujo Airport (PVA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of El Embrujo Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at El Embrujo 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.
- The closest airport to El Embrujo Airport (PVA) is Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport (ADZ), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) SSW of PVA.
- The furthest airport from El Embrujo Airport (PVA) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to El Embrujo Airport (meaning El Embrujo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,290 miles (19,780 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.