Nonstop flight route between Bishop, California, United States and Halali, Namibia:
Departure Airport:
(37°22'23"N by 118°21'48"W)
Arrival Airport:
(19°1'53"S by 16°27'29"E)
Distance from BIH to HAL:
9,443.51 miles (15,197.81 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield (BIH), Bishop, California, United States and Halali Airport (HAL), Halali, Namibia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,444 miles (or 15,198 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 Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield and Halali 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 Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield and Halali Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BIH / KBIH |
| Airport Name: | Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield |
| Location: | Bishop, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°22'23"N by 118°21'48"W |
| Area Served: | Bishop, California |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4124 feet (1,257 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BIH |
| More Information: | BIH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HAL / FYHI |
| Airport Name: | Halali Airport |
| Location: | Halali, Namibia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°1'53"S by 16°27'29"E |
| Area Served: | Halali |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3640 feet (1,109 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HAL |
| More Information: | HAL Maps & Info |
Facts about Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield (BIH):
- Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield (BIH) has 3 runways.
- The USAF subleased from Inyo County runway use rights and a heliport area of 4.76 acres known as the Bishop Test Site from 15 November 1965 to 19 June 1971 and from 25 November 1980 to 30 September 1985.
- The furthest airport from Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield (BIH) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,267 miles (18,133 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The airfield opened in April 1940 on 897.22 acres subleased from Inyo County.
- Because of Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield's high elevation of 4,124 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BIH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BIH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield (BIH) is Mammoth Yosemite Airport (MMH), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) NW of BIH.
Facts about Halali Airport (HAL):
- Halali Airport (HAL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Halali Airport (HAL) is Grootfontein Airport (GFY), which is located 115 miles (186 kilometers) ESE of HAL.
- The furthest airport from Halali Airport (HAL) is PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), which is nearly antipodal to Halali Airport (meaning Halali Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from PMRF Barking Sands), and is located 12,118 miles (19,502 kilometers) away in Kekaha, Hawaii, United States.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 31.30 miles (50.37 km) NW | Mammoth Yosemite Airport (MMH) | Mammoth Lakes, California, United States |     |
| 2 | 82.27 miles (132.39 km) N | Hawthorne Industrial Airport (HTH) | Hawthorne, Nevada, United States | |
| 3 | 84.41 miles (135.85 km) NE | Tonopah Airport (TPH) | Tonopah, Nevada, United States | |
| 4 | 85.32 miles (137.31 km) WSW | Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) | Fresno, California, United States | |
| 5 | 91.54 miles (147.32 km) ENE | Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD) | Tonopah, Nevada, United States | |
| 6 | 91.72 miles (147.61 km) WSW | Fresno Chandler Executive AirportChandler Municipal Airport (Old) (FCH) | Fresno, California, United States | |
| 7 | 92.44 miles (148.77 km) SW | Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS) | Visalia, California, United States | |
| 8 | 93.79 miles (150.94 km) ESE | Beatty Airport (BTY) | Beatty, Nevada, United States | |
| 9 | 99.52 miles (160.17 km) SSW | Mefford Field (TLR) | Tulare, California, United States | |
| 10 | 99.87 miles (160.72 km) WSW | Madera Municipal Airport (MAE) | Madera, California, United States | |
| 11 | 100.57 miles (161.85 km) SSW | Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV) | Porterville, California, United States | |
| 12 | 109.40 miles (176.07 km) NNE | Gabbs Airport (GAB) | Gabbs, Nevada, United States | |
| 13 | 111.13 miles (178.84 km) SW | Corcoran Airport (CRO) | Corcoran, California, United States | |
| 14 | 113.46 miles (182.60 km) SW | Naval Air Station Lemoore (NLC) | Lemoore, California, United States | |
| 15 | 118.29 miles (190.37 km) W | Merced Regional Airport (MCE) | Merced, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,267.15 miles (18,132.68 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,242.31 miles (18,092.70 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,240.31 miles (18,089.47 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,223.62 miles (18,062.62 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 5 | 11,215.26 miles (18,049.16 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 11,111.02 miles (17,881.41 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,065.78 miles (17,808.61 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,034.90 miles (17,758.91 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,924.61 miles (17,581.41 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,917.24 miles (17,569.55 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,913.01 miles (17,562.75 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,903.25 miles (17,547.03 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,894.36 miles (17,532.74 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,866.90 miles (17,488.54 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,861.92 miles (17,480.52 km) SSE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 115.45 miles (185.80 km) ESE | Grootfontein Airport (GFY) | Grootfontein, Namibia | |
| 2 | 185.40 miles (298.37 km) NNW | Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport (XGN) | Xangongo, Angola | |
| 3 | 226.22 miles (364.06 km) ENE | Rundu Airport (NDU) | Rundu, Okavango Region, Namibia | |
| 4 | 247.39 miles (398.14 km) SSE | Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 5 | 250.65 miles (403.38 km) S | Eros Airport (ERS) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 6 | 255.56 miles (411.28 km) SSW | Arandis Airport (ADI) | Arandis / Swakopmund, Namibia | |
| 7 | 290.12 miles (466.89 km) SSE | Gobabis Airport (GOG) | Gobabis, Namibia | |
| 8 | 291.42 miles (468.99 km) ENE | Dirico Airport (DRC) | Dirico, Angola | |
| 9 | 296.80 miles (477.65 km) SSW | Walvis Bay Airport (WVB) | Walvis Bay, Namibia | |
| 10 | 321.38 miles (517.21 km) NE | Cuito Cuanavale Airport (CTI) | Cuito Cuanavale, Angola | |
| 11 | 341.57 miles (549.70 km) NW | Lubango Mukanka Airport (SDD) | Lubango, Angola | |
| 12 | 383.70 miles (617.51 km) ESE | Ghanzi Airport (GNZ) | Ghanzi, Botswana | |
| 13 | 431.31 miles (694.13 km) NNE | Cangamba Airport (CNZ) | Cangamba, Angola | |
| 14 | 432.42 miles (695.92 km) N | Albano Machado (Huambo) Airport (NOV) | Huambo, Angola | |
| 15 | 458.73 miles (738.25 km) E | Maun Airport (MUB) | Maun, Botswana | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,117.76 miles (19,501.60 km) NW | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 12,114.03 miles (19,495.59 km) NW | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 12,097.17 miles (19,468.46 km) NW | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 12,092.79 miles (19,461.41 km) NW | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 12,048.71 miles (19,390.47 km) WNW | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 12,048.35 miles (19,389.89 km) WNW | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 12,041.98 miles (19,379.64 km) WNW | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 12,039.63 miles (19,375.86 km) WNW | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 12,039.63 miles (19,375.86 km) WNW | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 12,011.89 miles (19,331.22 km) ENE | Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) | Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 11 | 11,993.69 miles (19,301.92 km) WNW | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,991.89 miles (19,299.03 km) WNW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,984.92 miles (19,287.80 km) WNW | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,971.35 miles (19,265.97 km) WNW | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,957.37 miles (19,243.48 km) WNW | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |