Nonstop flight route between Spokane, Washington, United States and Camden, Arkansas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA), Spokane, Washington, United States and Harrell Field (CDH), Camden, Arkansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,613 miles (or 2,595 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 relatively short distance between Fairchild Air Force Base and Harrell Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure 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 |
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More Information: | SKA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CDH / KCDH |
Airport Name: | Harrell Field |
Location: | Camden, Arkansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°37'22"N by 92°45'47"W |
Area Served: | Camden, Arkansas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Camden |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 130 feet (40 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
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More Information: | CDH Maps & Info |
Facts about Fairchild Air Force Base (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.
- As an added incentive to the War Department, many Spokane businesses and public-minded citizens donated money to purchase land for the base.
- 7 December 1993 marked the beginning of a significant change in the mission of Fairchild when the B-52s were transferred to another ACC base while the KC-135s, now assigned to the newly established Air Mobility Command would remain.
- 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.
- 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".
- To provide air defense of the base, U.S.
- 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 1956 the wing began a conversion that brought the B-52 Stratofortress to Fairchild, followed by the KC-135 Stratotanker in 1958.
Facts about Harrell Field (CDH):
- The furthest airport from Harrell Field (CDH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,841 miles (17,447 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Harrell Field (CDH) is South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin Field (ELD), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) S of CDH.
- Harrell Field (CDH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Harrell Field's relatively low elevation of 130 feet, planes can take off or land at Harrell Field 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.