Nonstop flight route between 108 Mile Ranch, British Columbia, Canada and Biak, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between South Cariboo Regional Airport (ZMH), 108 Mile Ranch, British Columbia, Canada and Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK), Biak, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,818 miles (or 10,973 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 South Cariboo Regional 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 South Cariboo Regional 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: | ZMH / CZML |
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Location: | 108 Mile Ranch, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°44'12"N by 121°19'58"W |
Operator/Owner: | Cariboo Regional District |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3129 feet (954 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZMH |
More Information: | ZMH 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 South Cariboo Regional Airport (ZMH):
- The closest airport to South Cariboo Regional Airport (ZMH) is Williams Lake Airport (YWL), which is located 44 miles (70 kilometers) NW of ZMH.
- South Cariboo Regional Airport (ZMH) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "South Cariboo Regional Airport", other names for ZMH include "108 Mile Airport" and "South Cariboo/108 Mile Airport".
- The furthest airport from South Cariboo Regional Airport (ZMH) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,492 miles (16,885 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- South Cariboo Regional Airport contains one Asphalt paved runway.
Facts about Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK):
- 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.
- Sorido Airfield has been disused since 1962 and is located to the northwest of Mokmer, and is clearly visible on aerial photography.
- In addition to being known as "Frans Kaisiepo Airport", another name for BIK is "Bandara Frans Kaisiepo".
- Mokmer Airfield is located to the west of Mokmer village on Biak, parallel to the coastline and the Japen Straight and is the only one of the three currently used as an airport, now called Frans Kaisiepo International Airport.
- Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 1 May 1963, the airport was given over once again from UNTEA to the government of Indonesia.
- 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.
- Frans Kaisiepo Airport handled 366 passengers last year.
- At first phase, the airport was revamped to accommodate piston airliners such as the Douglas DC-3.
- The closest airport to Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK) is Kornasoren Airport (FOO), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) WNW of BIK.