Nonstop flight route between Spokane, Washington, United States and Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA), Spokane, Washington, United States and Tefé Airport (TFF), Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,752 miles (or 7,647 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 Fairchild Air Force Base and Tefé Airport, 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 Fairchild Air Force Base and Tefé Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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 |
View all routes: | Routes from SKA |
More Information: | SKA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TFF / SBTF |
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Location: | Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°22'49"S by 64°43'31"W |
Area Served: | Tefé |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 184 feet (56 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TFF |
More Information: | TFF Maps & Info |
Facts about Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA):
- From 1942 until 1946, the base served as a repair depot for damaged aircraft returning from the Pacific Theater.
- As military operations in Vietnam escalated in the mid-1960s, the demand for air refueling increased.
- 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".
- On 1 July 1994, the 92d Bomb Wing was re-designated the 92d Air Refueling Wing, and Fairchild AFB was transferred from ACC to Air Mobility Command in a ceremony marking the creation of the largest air refueling wing in the Air Force.
- Fairchild is home to a wide variety of units and missions.
- 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.
Facts about Tefé Airport (TFF):
- The airport has been operated by Infraero since 1980.
- The closest airport to Tefé Airport (TFF) is Coari Airport (CIZ), which is located 122 miles (196 kilometers) ESE of TFF.
- Tefé Airport (TFF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Tefé Airport handled 79,624 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Tefé Airport", another name for TFF is "Aeroporto de Tefé".
- Because of Tefé Airport's relatively low elevation of 184 feet, planes can take off or land at Tefé 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 Tefé Airport (TFF) is Long Lellang Airport (LGL), which is nearly antipodal to Tefé Airport (meaning Tefé Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Long Lellang Airport), and is located 12,428 miles (20,001 kilometers) away in Long Lellang, Sarawak, Malaysia.