Nonstop flight route between Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany and Spokane, Washington, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bremerhaven Airport (BRV), Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany and Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA), Spokane, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,774 miles (or 7,683 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 Bremerhaven 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 Bremerhaven 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: | BRV / EDWB |
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Location: | Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°30'24"N by 8°34'22"E |
Area Served: | Bremerhaven, Germany |
Operator/Owner: | Flugplatzbetriebs-gesellschaft Bremerhaven mbH |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BRV |
More Information: | BRV Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Bremerhaven Airport (BRV):
- Because of Bremerhaven Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Bremerhaven 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.
- In addition to being known as "Bremerhaven Airport", another name for BRV is "Regionalflughafen Bremerhaven".
- The furthest airport from Bremerhaven Airport (BRV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,729 miles (18,876 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Bremerhaven Airport (BRV) is Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) N of BRV.
- Bremerhaven Airport (BRV) has 2 runways.
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 Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base, located approximately 12 miles southwest of Spokane, Washington.
- In addition to being known as "Fairchild Air Force Base", another name for SKA is "Fairchild AFB".
- 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 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.
- 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.
- In 1956 the wing began a conversion that brought the B-52 Stratofortress to Fairchild, followed by the KC-135 Stratotanker in 1958.
- 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.
- Since 1994, the 92 ARW has been involved in many contingency missions around the world.