Nonstop flight route between Spokane, Washington, United States and Užice, Serbia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA), Spokane, Washington, United States and Užice-Ponikve Airport (UZC), Užice, Serbia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,603 miles (or 9,017 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 Užice-Ponikve 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 Užice-Ponikve 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):

• Throughout much of the 1990s, the wing was actively involved in missions against Iraqi president Saddam Hussein.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Fairchild Air Force Base", another name for SKA is "Fairchild AFB".
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Užice-Ponikve Airport (UZC):

• In addition to being known as "Užice-Ponikve Airport", other names for UZC include "Аеродром Ужице-Поникве", "Aerodrom Užice-Ponikve" and "LYUE".
• The furthest airport from Užice-Ponikve Airport (UZC) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,633 miles (18,722 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Užice-Ponikve Airport is involved in the "Regional Airports Interaction for Regional Development" project, organized by CADSES INTERREG cooperation program.
• Ponikve airport was heavily bombarded by NATO forces during the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.
• Currently operable runway length from its threshold 11 is 2,200 m, which is enough for operations of 130 passengers aircraft class.
• Užice-Ponikve Airport (UZC) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Užice-Ponikve Airport (UZC) is Žabljak Airport (ZBK), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) SSW of UZC.
• The runway at Ponikve is 3,200 metres in length after reconstruction.
• Užice-Ponikve Airport was built in the period from 1979 to 1983 but until 1992 it hasn’t been actively used.