Nonstop flight route between Livingstone, Zambia and Spokane, Washington, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Livingstone Airport (LVI), Livingstone, Zambia and Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA), Spokane, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,527 miles (or 15,332 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 Livingstone 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 Livingstone 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: | LVI / FLLI |
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Location: | Livingstone, Zambia |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°49'18"S by 25°49'22"E |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 3302 feet (1,006 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LVI |
More Information: | LVI 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 Livingstone Airport (LVI):
- In addition to being known as "Livingstone Airport", another name for LVI is "FLHN".
- Livingstone Airport (LVI) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Livingstone Airport (LVI) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Livingstone Airport (meaning Livingstone Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,294 miles (19,785 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Livingstone Airport (LVI) is Victoria Falls Airport (VFA), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) S of LVI.
Facts about Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA):
- 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.
- On 15 March 1966, the 336th Combat Crew Training Group was established at Fairchild.
- 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 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 1995 aircraft from Fairchild flew to Travis AFB, California in support of its first Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty mission, transporting Russian inspectors to sites in the Western U.S.
- 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.
- As military operations in Vietnam escalated in the mid-1960s, the demand for air refueling increased.
- 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.