About Fairchild Air Force Base
Fairchild Air Force Base is classified by OurAirports as a medium airport serving Spokane, Washington. The airport is identified by FAA location identifier KSKA, by the three-letter IATA code SKA, and the four-letter ICAO code KSKA. OurAirports records this airport as not having scheduled passenger service.
The airfield sits at approximately 47.6151° N, 117.6560° W, with a published field elevation of 2,461 feet above mean sea level.
"Fairchild Air Force Base" is one of 406 public-use airports in Washington, and one of roughly 16,000 such airports indexed in the FAA's national airspace records.
Reference data
| Official name | Fairchild Air Force Base |
|---|---|
| Location | Spokane, Washington (WA) |
| City and state (page) | Spokane, WA |
| FAA Form 5010 ident | KSKA |
| IATA code | SKA |
| ICAO code | KSKA |
| Airport class | medium_airport |
| Latitude / longitude | 47.6151° N, 117.6560° W |
| Field elevation | 2,461 ft MSL |
| Scheduled passenger service | No |
| Official airport website | http://www.fairchild.af.mil/ |
| Reference article | Wikipedia entry |
Nearby airports
If Fairchild Air Force Base doesn't fit your schedule or routing, the closest alternative public-use airports are listed below. The first column is sorted by approximate great-circle distance from this airport.
| Airport | City | State | Codes | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaacson Airport | Medical Lake | WA | 8AN6 / - |
small_airport |
| Spokane International Airport | Spokane | WA | GEG / KGEG |
large_airport |
| Flying R Ranch Airport | Cheney | WA | WA49 / - |
small_airport |
| Reed Airport | Cheney | WA | WT24 / - |
small_airport |
| Silverbird Airport | Cheney | WA | WT04 / - |
small_airport |
| Ox Meadows Airport | Spokane | WA | 04WA / - |
small_airport |