Nonstop flight route between Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada and Spokane, Washington, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Charlevoix Airport (YML), Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada and Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA), Spokane, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,174 miles (or 3,499 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 Charlevoix Airport and Fairchild Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YML / CYML |
Airport Name: | Charlevoix Airport |
Location: | Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°35'50"N by 70°13'26"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 977 feet (298 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YML |
More Information: | YML 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 |
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More Information: | SKA Maps & Info |
Facts about Charlevoix Airport (YML):
- The closest airport to Charlevoix Airport (YML) is Rivière-du-Loup Airport (YRI), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) ENE of YML.
- Because of Charlevoix Airport's relatively low elevation of 977 feet, planes can take off or land at Charlevoix 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.
- The furthest airport from Charlevoix Airport (YML) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,469 miles (18,458 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Charlevoix Airport (YML) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA):
- Fairchild AFB is named in honor of General Muir S.
- With the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950, both groups deployed to Japan and Guam.
- 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 is home to a wide variety of units and missions.
- In addition to being known as "Fairchild Air Force Base", another name for SKA is "Fairchild AFB".
- On 1 September 1991, under Air Force reorganization, the 92d Bombardment Wing was re-designated the 92d Wing, emphasizing a dual bombing and refueling role.
- The host unit at Fairchild is the 92d Air Refueling Wing assigned to the Air Mobility Command's Eighteenth Air Force.
- On 20 June 1994, Dean Mellberg, an ex-Air Force member, entered the base hospital and shot and killed four people and wounded 23 others.
- 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.
- 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.
- On 13 March 1987, a KC-135A crashed into a field adjacent to the 92nd Bomb Wing headquarters and the taxiway during a practice flight for an In-Flight Refueling Demonstration planned for later that month.