Nonstop flight route between Yichang, Hubei, China and Biak, Indonesia:
Departure Airport:
(30°33'23"N by 111°28'47"E)
Arrival Airport:
(1°11'23"S by 136°6'26"E)
Distance from YIH to BIK:
2,726.42 miles (4,387.73 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH), Yichang, Hubei, China and Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK), Biak, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,726 miles (or 4,388 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 Yichang Sanxia Airport and Frans Kaisiepo 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 Yichang Sanxia Airport and Frans Kaisiepo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YIH / ZHYC |
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| Location: | Yichang, Hubei, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°33'23"N by 111°28'47"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Yichang Airport Co. Ltd |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YIH |
| More Information: | YIH Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH):
- The furthest airport from Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH) is Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ), which is nearly antipodal to Yichang Sanxia Airport (meaning Yichang Sanxia Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport), and is located 12,363 miles (19,896 kilometers) away in San Juan Province, Argentina.
- In addition to being known as "Yichang Sanxia Airport", other names for YIH include "宜昌三峡机场" and "Yíchāng Sānxiá Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH) is Shashi Airport (SHS), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) ESE of YIH.
- Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK):
- In 1990,the Airport's management and operation was handed over to Angkasa Pura I.
- 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.
- Frans Kaisiepo Airport handled 366 passengers last year.
- 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.
- On 1 May 1963, the airport was given over once again from UNTEA to the government of Indonesia.
- The terminal is equipped with numerous facilities including a mosque, public telephone boxes, Automated Teller Machines, restaurants, and souvenir shops.
- The closest airport to Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK) is Kornasoren Airport (FOO), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) WNW of BIK.
- As World War II started in the Asia-Pacific region, Japan started occupying Irian Jaya in 1942.
- In addition to being known as "Frans Kaisiepo Airport", another name for BIK is "Bandara Frans Kaisiepo".
- Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 50.30 miles (80.95 km) ESE | Shashi Airport (SHS) | Jingzhou, Hubei, China |     |
| 2 | 100.51 miles (161.76 km) NW | Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG) | Shennongjia, Hubei, China | |
| 3 | 113.55 miles (182.74 km) S | Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD) | Changde, Hunan, China | |
| 4 | 118.09 miles (190.04 km) SSW | Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG) | Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China | |
| 5 | 119.95 miles (193.05 km) W | Enshi Xujiaping Airport (ENH) | Enshi, Hubei, China | |
| 6 | 120.04 miles (193.19 km) NNE | Xiangyang Liuji Airport (XFN) | Xiangfan, Hubei, China | |
| 7 | 162.88 miles (262.13 km) E | Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) | Wuhan, Hubei, China | |
| 8 | 174.04 miles (280.09 km) WSW | Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ) | Qianjiang, Chongqing, China | |
| 9 | 180.29 miles (290.15 km) NNE | Nanyang Jiangying Airport (NNY) | Nanyang, Henan, China | |
| 10 | 181.92 miles (292.77 km) W | Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport (WXN) | Wanzhou, Chongqing, China | |
| 11 | 193.82 miles (311.93 km) SSE | Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX) | Changsha, Hunan, China | |
| 12 | 211.13 miles (339.78 km) NW | Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA) | Ankang, Shaanxi, China | |
| 13 | 219.79 miles (353.72 km) W | Liangping Airport (LIA) | Liangping, Chongqing, China | |
| 14 | 226.37 miles (364.31 km) SW | Tongren Fenghuang Airport (TEN) | Tongren, Guizhou, China | |
| 15 | 240.61 miles (387.22 km) SSW | Zhijiang Airport (HJJ) | Zhijiang, Hubei, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,362.96 miles (19,896.20 km) S | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,305.49 miles (19,803.72 km) SW | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,278.78 miles (19,760.74 km) S | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,270.85 miles (19,747.98 km) ESE | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,222.12 miles (19,669.54 km) SW | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,215.64 miles (19,659.12 km) WSW | Villa Dolores Airport (VDR) | Villa Dolores, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,209.96 miles (19,649.98 km) SSW | Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) | San Luis, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,200.10 miles (19,634.11 km) SSE | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 9 | 12,198.04 miles (19,630.80 km) W | La Cumbre Airport (LCM) | La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,196.91 miles (19,628.98 km) SE | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 11 | 12,184.14 miles (19,608.42 km) SSE | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 12 | 12,176.03 miles (19,595.37 km) WSW | Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR) | Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,158.16 miles (19,566.61 km) S | San Rafael Airport (AFA) | San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,133.88 miles (19,527.54 km) SSE | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 15 | 12,118.60 miles (19,502.95 km) SSE | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 87.13 miles (140.23 km) WNW | Kornasoren Airport (FOO) | Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 143.68 miles (231.23 km) W | Rendani Airport (MKW) | Manokwari, Irian Jaya, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 155.34 miles (249.99 km) W | Anggi Airport (AGD) | Anggi, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 188.79 miles (303.83 km) SE | Dabra Airport (DRH) | Dabra, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 189.95 miles (305.69 km) S | Enarotali Airport (EWI) | Enarotali, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 208.22 miles (335.10 km) WSW | Babo Airport (BXB) | Babo, Western New Guinea, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 236.89 miles (381.24 km) SSE | Mozes Kilangin Airport (TIM) | Timika, Papua, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 237.66 miles (382.48 km) SW | Kaimana Airport (KNG) | Kaimana, Papua, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 247.54 miles (398.37 km) SE | Bokondini Airport (BUI) | Bokondini, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 249.20 miles (401.05 km) W | Ayawasi Airport (AYW) | Ayawasi, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 252.74 miles (406.74 km) ESE | Batom Airport (BXM) | Batom, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 289.03 miles (465.15 km) SE | Apalapsili Airport (AAS) | Apalapsili, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 290.87 miles (468.11 km) WSW | Fakfak Airport (FKQ) | Fak Fak, Irian Jaya, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 319.16 miles (513.64 km) ESE | Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ) | Jayapura, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 325.96 miles (524.58 km) SSE | Ewer Airport (EWE) | Ewer, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,174.76 miles (19,593.33 km) S | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,153.99 miles (19,559.90 km) SSW | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,117.58 miles (19,501.30 km) SSW | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,073.41 miles (19,430.23 km) ESE | Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL) | Belém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,998.68 miles (19,309.96 km) S | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,934.69 miles (19,206.98 km) E | Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP) | Macapá, Amapá, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,932.09 miles (19,202.79 km) SW | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,911.29 miles (19,169.31 km) SSE | Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport (IMP) | Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,856.84 miles (19,081.69 km) SE | João Correa da Rocha Airport (MAB) | Marabá, Pará, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,818.13 miles (19,019.39 km) ENE | Serra do Areão Airport (MEU) | Almeirim, Pará, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,806.06 miles (18,999.97 km) SW | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,800.97 miles (18,991.78 km) ENE | Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY) | Cayenne, French Guiana | |
| 13 | 11,782.97 miles (18,962.80 km) ESE | Altamira Airport (ATM) | Altamira, Pará, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,782.45 miles (18,961.97 km) SSE | Araguaína Airport (AUX) | Araguaína, Tocantins, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,779.26 miles (18,956.84 km) SE | Carajás Airport (CKS) | Carajás, Pará, Brazil | |