Nonstop flight route between Bishop, California, United States and Kaoma, Zambia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield (BIH), Bishop, California, United States and Kaoma Airport (KMZ), Kaoma, Zambia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,698 miles (or 15,607 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 Kaoma 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 Kaoma 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: | KMZ / FLKO |
Airport Name: | Kaoma Airport |
Location: | Kaoma, Zambia |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°47'49"S by 24°48'29"E |
Area Served: | Kaoma |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3670 feet (1,119 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KMZ |
More Information: | KMZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield (BIH):
- Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield (BIH) has 3 runways.
- 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.
- The airfield opened in April 1940 on 897.22 acres subleased from Inyo County.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Kaoma Airport (KMZ):
- Kaoma Airport (KMZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kaoma Airport (KMZ) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Kaoma Airport (meaning Kaoma Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,097 miles (19,467 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Kaoma Airport (KMZ) is Lukulu Airport (LXU), which is located 108 miles (174 kilometers) WNW of KMZ.