Nonstop flight route between Tachilek, Myanmar (Burma) and Spokane, Washington, United States:
Departure Airport:

Arrival Airport:

Distance from THL to SKA:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- THL Airport Information
- SKA Airport Information
- Facts about THL
- Facts about SKA
- Map of Nearest Airports to THL
- List of Nearest Airports to THL
- Map of Furthest Airports from THL
- List of Furthest Airports from THL
- Map of Nearest Airports to SKA
- List of Nearest Airports to SKA
- Map of Furthest Airports from SKA
- List of Furthest Airports from SKA
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tachilek Airport (THL), Tachilek, Myanmar (Burma) and Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA), Spokane, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,186 miles (or 11,564 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 Tachilek Airport and Fairchild Air Force Base, 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 Tachilek Airport and Fairchild Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | THL / VYTL |
Airport Name: | Tachilek Airport |
Location: | Tachilek, Myanmar (Burma) |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°29'0"N by 99°56'7"E |
Area Served: | Tachilek, Myanmar |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1280 feet (390 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from THL |
More Information: | THL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SKA / KSKA |
Airport Names: |
|
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 |
Facts about Tachilek Airport (THL):
- The closest airport to Tachilek Airport (THL) is Ban Huoeisay Airport (HOE), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) ESE of THL.
- The furthest airport from Tachilek Airport (THL) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is located 11,923 miles (19,188 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
- Tachilek Airport (THL) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Fairchild Air Force Base (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.
- Fairchild is home to a wide variety of units and missions.
- Since 1994, the 92 ARW has been involved in many contingency missions around the world.
- Fairchild AFB is named in honor of General Muir S.
- As military operations in Vietnam escalated in the mid-1960s, the demand for air refueling increased.
- Over 5,100 active duty Air Force, Air National Guard, and tenant organization military and civilian employees work on Fairchild, making the base the largest employer in Eastern Washington.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Fairchild Air Force Base", another name for SKA is "Fairchild AFB".