Fairchild AFB, Washington

About Fairchild AFB

Set in the eastern part of Washington, Fairchild AFB is a small unincorporated community.

Officially, Fairchild AFB is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 6.62 square miles.

📰 Fairchild AFB News Today

• Major wildfires force evacuations at Fairchild Air Force Base near Spokane stripes.com · Aug 3
• Fairchild AFB drive-through food bank [Image 4 of 6] dvidshub.net · Jul 30
• Evacuations lifted for wildfire burning near Fairchild AFB KREM · Jul 28
• 141st Air National Guard unit at Fairchild AFB mobilized due to war in Iran | News KXLY.com · Mar 9
• SkyFest 2026 air show acts arrive at Fairchild AFB [Image 4 of 7] dvidshub.net · May 6

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Fairchild AFB Unique

• The only place in America named Fairchild AFB — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in eastern Washington, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Boeing B-52D Stratofortress · Attraction
• Canadair Sabre 5 · Attraction
• Cessna T-37B Tweet · Attraction
• Douglas B-26B Invader · Attraction
• Douglas C-47B Skytrain · Attraction
• Lockheed T-33A · Attraction
• McDonnell F-101B Voodoo · Attraction
• Republic F-105B Thunderchief · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Fairchild AFB

• Spokane Plains Battlefield State Park Heritage Site reviews ★
• Heritage Airpark reviews ★
• Memorial Park reviews ★
• Miller Park reviews ★
• Warrior Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Fairchild AFB

• Michael Anderson Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Fairchild AFB

🏘️ Nearby Communities