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Fairchild AFB Washington Map

Explore Fairchild AFB, Washington, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Fairchild AFB, Washington

How to Use This Fairchild AFB, Washington Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Fairchild AFB, Washington. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Washington or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Fairchild AFB.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Fairchild AFB
State	Washington (WA)
County	Spokane County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	47.6187
Longitude	-117.6484
Population	2,695
Density	157.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	99011
Area Code	509
County Seat	Spokane
School District	Medical Lake School District

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About Fairchild AFB, Washington

Fairchild AFB is a locality in Spokane County, Washington, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,695. The population density is 157.1 people per km². Fairchild AFB is located at 47.6187°N, 117.6484°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 99011.

Fairchild AFB commands a high, expansive plateau where the horizon stretches wide under a sky that seems to possess more depth than the earth beneath it. It lies 3.1 miles southwest of Airway Heights, WA (from Airway Heights, WA: bearing 235°T), and is situated 9.7 miles north-northwest of Cheney. The landscape surrounding Fairchild AFB is defined by the stark, terrestrial reach of the inland plains, punctuated by the subtle rise of the Lance Hills that sharpen against the distant, hazy light. Deep Creek carves a quiet, seasonal path through the basalt-strewn terrain, while the nearby Medical Lake offers a cool, still counterpoint to the dry, sun-bleached grasses of the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (WADNR) State Resource Management Area. In the late afternoon, the light turns a brittle, pale gold, illuminating the textures of the soil and the stiff, resilient shrubs that cling to the uneven ground of Indian Prairie.

Strategic necessity shaped the identity of this installation, which has long served as a pivot point for aerial logistics and global mobility. The economy here remains tethered to the rhythmic cadence of flight operations, where the constant hum of engines and the precise, disciplined movement of personnel define the daily pulse of the locality. There is a distinct, utilitarian gravity to the work performed here, a legacy of mid-century expansion that transformed these high, arid reaches into a vital hub for the nation’s defense. Life at Fairchild AFB exists in the intersection of austere natural beauty and the mechanical ambition of aerospace, where the silence of the vast plains is frequently broken by the heavy, measured roar of aircraft ascending into the immense, clear expanse above.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Douglas C-47B Skytrain (Attraction) — 1.2 mi, 011° N
Cessna T-37B Tweet (Attraction) — 1.2 mi, 010° N
Republic F-105B Thunderchief (Attraction) — 1.2 mi, 012° N
McDonnell F-101B Voodoo (Attraction) — 1.2 mi, 010° N
1987 Kc-135 Crash Memorial (Monument) — 1.2 mi, 011° N
Battle of Spokane Plains monument (Monument) — 1.7 mi, 001° N
Shepard Field (Local Recreation) — 2.7 mi, 212° SW
Wilcox Park (Local Park) — 2.8 mi, 203° SW
Sunset Park (Local Park) — 3.3 mi, 055° NE
Spokane County ORV Park (Local Recreation) — 3.6 mi, 045° NE
Willow Lake Natural Area (Local Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 164° S
Battle of Four Lakes Monument (Monument) — 4.6 mi, 148° SE
Riverside (State Park) — 7.4 mi, 024° NE
Bowl and Pitcher Overlook (Viewpoint) — 8.8 mi, 051° NE
Juggling Act (Public Artwork) — 9.4 mi, 160° S
Columbia Plateau Trail (State Recreation Area) — 9.4 mi, 149° SE
EOS Planetarium (Museum) — 9.5 mi, 065° NE
Spartan Playhouse (Theatre) — 9.5 mi, 065° NE
Spokane Print & Publishing Center (Gallery) — 10.6 mi, 068° E
Swanson Lakes-Sherman Creek Wildlife Area Complex (State Conservation Area) — 10.7 mi, 291° W
Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.7 mi, 167° S · 40k acres
AMC River Park Square 20 (Cinema) — 10.8 mi, 075° E
First Interstate Center for the Arts (Theatre) — 11.1 mi, 075° E
Garland Theater (Cinema) — 11.6 mi, 063° NE
Bing Crosby House Museum (Museum) — 12.0 mi, 073° E
Spokane River Centennial Trail (State Recreation Area) — 12.0 mi, 075° E
River City Modelers (Museum) — 12.2 mi, 077° E
Indian Painted Rocks (Historic Ruins) — 13.3 mi, 032° NE
Fisk Property (State Park) — 14.6 mi, 346° N
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 19.2 mi, 319° NW · 60k acres

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