Nonstop flight route between Biak, Indonesia and Novato, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK), Biak, Indonesia and Marin County Airport (NOT), Novato, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,884 miles (or 11,079 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 Frans Kaisiepo Airport and Marin County 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 Frans Kaisiepo Airport and Marin County Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BIK / WABB |
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Location: | Biak, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°11'23"S by 136°6'26"E |
Operator/Owner: | PT Angkasa Pura I |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BIK |
More Information: | BIK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NOT / KDVO |
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Location: | Novato, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°8'36"N by 122°33'21"W |
Operator/Owner: | Marin County |
Elevation: | 2 feet (1 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NOT |
More Information: | NOT Maps & Info |
Facts about Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK):
- At first phase, the airport was revamped to accommodate piston airliners such as the Douglas DC-3.
- On 1 May 1963, the airport was given over once again from UNTEA to the government of Indonesia.
- In addition to being known as "Frans Kaisiepo Airport", another name for BIK is "Bandara Frans Kaisiepo".
- Because of Frans Kaisiepo Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at Frans Kaisiepo 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.
- Mokmer Airfield was part of a complex of airfields built on Biak Island by the Japanese, of which Mokmer was the main USAAF facility after the island was taken by the United States after fierce fighting in late May and June 1944.
- The furthest airport from Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK) is Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ), which is nearly antipodal to Frans Kaisiepo Airport (meaning Frans Kaisiepo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical)), and is located 12,175 miles (19,593 kilometers) away in São Luís, Brazil.
- Sorido Airfield has been disused since 1962 and is located to the northwest of Mokmer, and is clearly visible on aerial photography.
- As World War II started in the Asia-Pacific region, Japan started occupying Irian Jaya in 1942.
- Frans Kaisiepo Airport handled 366 passengers last year.
- Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK) is Kornasoren Airport (FOO), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) WNW of BIK.
Facts about Marin County Airport (NOT):
- In 1968 the County of Marin bought the airport and moved it to its present location.
- Gnoss Field celebrated its 50-year anniversary in 2009–2010.
- The Wrights original privately owned airport had a dirt runway and was just west of the current airport, in what is now a grassy field.
- Marin County Airport or Gnoss Field, formerly O56, is a public airport two miles northeast of Novato.
- Because of Marin County Airport's relatively low elevation of 2 feet, planes can take off or land at Marin County 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 closest airport to Marin County Airport (NOT) is Napa County Airport (APC), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) ENE of NOT.
- Marin County Airport (NOT) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Marin County Airport", other names for NOT include "Gnoss Field" and "DVO".
- The typical Gnoss Field crosswind landing conditions on runway 31 are a stronger than reported headwind on right base and, in a typical training aircraft, a slight amount of wind shear about 100 feet before the runway 31 threshold, settling down to a steady crosswind - but then adding to a slight headwind component, just past the near west side hangars.
- The furthest airport from Marin County Airport (NOT) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,343 miles (18,254 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.