Nonstop flight route between Texarkana, Arkansas, United States and Spokane, Washington, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Texarkana Regional Airport (TXK), Texarkana, Arkansas, United States and Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA), Spokane, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,571 miles (or 2,528 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 Texarkana Regional Airport and Fairchild Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Texarkana Regional Airport (TXK):

• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 29,820 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 26,759 enplanements in 2009, and 26,690 in 2010.
• Because of Texarkana Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 390 feet, planes can take off or land at Texarkana Regional 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 "Texarkana Regional Airport", another name for TXK is "Webb Field".
• Texarkana Regional Airport (TXK) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Texarkana Regional Airport (TXK) is Magnolia Municipal Airport (AGO), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) ESE of TXK.
• The furthest airport from Texarkana Regional Airport (TXK) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,817 miles (17,408 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Texarkana Regional-Webb Field covers an area of 964 acres at an elevation of 390 feet above mean sea level.

Facts about Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA):

• On 23 January 1987, following the inactivation of the 47th Air Division at Fairchild, the 92nd Bombardment Wing was reassigned to the 57th Air Division at Minot AFB, North Dakota.
• On 15 March 1966, the 336th Combat Crew Training Group was established at Fairchild.
• 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.
• 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".
• 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.
• At the time of the shooting, Fairchild's hospital was an ungated facility.