Nonstop flight route between Mukah, Sarawak, Malaysia and Spokane, Washington, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mukah Airport (MKM), Mukah, Sarawak, Malaysia and Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA), Spokane, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,838 miles (or 12,613 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 Mukah 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 Mukah 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: | MKM / WBGK |
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Location: | Mukah, Sarawak, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°54'24"N by 112°4'30"E |
Area Served: | Mukah Division, Sarawak, East Malaysia |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MKM |
More Information: | MKM 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 Mukah Airport (MKM):
- The closest airport to Mukah Airport (MKM) is Sibu Airport (SBW), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) S of MKM.
- Because of Mukah Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Mukah 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.
- Mukah Airport (MKM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Mukah Airport (MKM) is Ipiranga Airport (IPG), which is nearly antipodal to Mukah Airport (meaning Mukah Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ipiranga Airport), and is located 12,315 miles (19,818 kilometers) away in Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Mukah Airport", other names for MKM include "Lapangan Terbang Mukah" and "沐胶机场".
Facts about Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA):
- Since 1994, the 92 ARW has been involved in many contingency missions around the world.
- 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 June 1992, with the inactivation of Strategic Air Command, the B-52 portion of the wing became part of the newly established Air Combat Command and was re-designated the 92d Bomb Wing.
- In addition to being known as "Fairchild Air Force Base", another name for SKA is "Fairchild AFB".
- Fairchild is home to a wide variety of units and missions.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.