Airports / Washington / SKA
Fairchild Air Force Base
KSKA / SKASpokane, WashingtonELEV 2,461 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
5 nm
To the nearest alternate
Spokane International Airport (GEG) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Fairchild Air Force Base (KSKA / SKA) is a mid-sized airport serving Spokane, Washington. The airport sits 2,461 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into SKA for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Spokane International Airport (GEG, 5 nm), Felts Field (SFF, 14 nm), and Coeur D'Alene Airport - Pappy Boyington Field (COE, 35 nm).
Charter pricing from SKA depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Spokane.
Field capability
ICAO
KSKA
IATA
SKA
FAA / Local
SKA
Elevation
2,461 ft
Coordinates
47.6151° N · 117.6560° W
Airspace
C · CharlieClass C — CharlieRadar-controlled airspace around mid-size hubs. Aircraft must be in two-way radio contact and squawking a transponder while approach control sequences arrivals.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs WA fields
state range 10–2,556 ft
At 2,461 ft, SKA sits higher than 96% of the 51 Washington fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 5nmGEGSpokane International AirportSpokane
- 14nmSFFFelts FieldSpokane
- 35nmCOECoeur D'Alene Airport - Pappy Boyington FieldCoeur d'Alene
- 57nmPUWPullman-Moscow Regional AirportPullman
- 72nmMWHGrant County International AirportMoses Lake
- 79nmLWSLewiston Nez Perce County AirportLewiston
Location
Open the full mapKSKA · Fairchild Air Force Base · Spokane, WA
From the ramp
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