Nonstop flight route between New Iberia, Louisiana, United States and Biak, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Acadiana Regional Airport (ARA), New Iberia, Louisiana, United States and Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK), Biak, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,715 miles (or 14,025 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 Acadiana 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 Acadiana 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: | ARA / KARA |
Airport Name: | Acadiana Regional Airport |
Location: | New Iberia, Louisiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°2'16"N by 91°53'2"W |
Operator/Owner: | Iberia Parish |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 24 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ARA |
More Information: | ARA 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 Acadiana Regional Airport (ARA):
- The furthest airport from Acadiana Regional Airport (ARA) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,083 miles (17,836 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to Acadiana Regional Airport (ARA) is Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) NNW of ARA.
- Acadiana Regional Airport (ARA) has 2 runways.
- Because of Acadiana Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Acadiana Regional 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.
Facts about Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK):
- Frans Kaisiepo Airport is an airport in Biak, Papua, Indonesia.
- 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.
- 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.
- There is a terminal with a Check-in Hall,a departure hall,and an arrival hall
- In 1990,the Airport's management and operation was handed over to Angkasa Pura I.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Frans Kaisiepo Airport", another name for BIK is "Bandara Frans Kaisiepo".
- 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.
- The terminal is equipped with numerous facilities including a mosque, public telephone boxes, Automated Teller Machines, restaurants, and souvenir shops.