Nonstop flight route between Bishop, California, United States and Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo:
Departure Airport:
(37°22'23"N by 118°21'48"W)
Arrival Airport:
(4°48'47"S by 11°53'8"E)
Distance from BIH to PNR:
8,583.82 miles (13,814.29 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 Pointe Noire Agostinho Neto International Airport (PNR), Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,584 miles (or 13,814 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 Pointe Noire Agostinho Neto International 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 Pointe Noire Agostinho Neto International 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: | PNR / FCPP |
| Airport Name: | Pointe Noire Agostinho Neto International Airport |
| Location: | Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°48'47"S by 11°53'8"E |
| Area Served: | Pointe-Noire |
| Elevation: | 55 feet (17 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PNR |
| More Information: | PNR Maps & Info |
Facts about Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield (BIH):
- Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield (BIH) has 3 runways.
- The airfield opened in April 1940 on 897.22 acres subleased from Inyo County.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- After the end of World War II, Bishop AAF was turned over to Air Technical Service Command as a storage airfield.
Facts about Pointe Noire Agostinho Neto International Airport (PNR):
- The furthest airport from Pointe Noire Agostinho Neto International Airport (PNR) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is located 11,857 miles (19,082 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- Because of Pointe Noire Agostinho Neto International Airport's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at Pointe Noire Agostinho Neto International 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.
- Pointe Noire Agostinho Neto International Airport (PNR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Pointe Noire Agostinho Neto International Airport (PNR) is Cabinda Airport (CAB), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) SSE of PNR.
| 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 | 58.01 miles (93.36 km) SSE | Cabinda Airport (CAB) | Cabinda, Angola | |
| 2 | 67.84 miles (109.17 km) NE | Dolisie Airport (DIS) | Dolisie, Republic of Congo | |
| 3 | 83.60 miles (134.54 km) SSE | Muanda Airport (Moanda Airport) (MNB) | Muanda (Moanda), Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | 104.82 miles (168.69 km) NNE | Makabana Airport (KMK) | Makabana, Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | 108.34 miles (174.35 km) SE | Boma Airport (BOA) | Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | 126.84 miles (204.13 km) ESE | Tshimpi Airport (Matadi Airport) (MAT) | Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | 140.44 miles (226.02 km) NNE | Mossendjo Airport (MSX) | Mossendjo, Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | 153.58 miles (247.16 km) ENE | Mouyondzi Airport (MUY) | Mouyondzi, Republic of the Congo | |
| 9 | 181.82 miles (292.61 km) SSE | N'Zeto/Ambrizete Airport (ARZ) | N'zeto, Angola | |
| 10 | 181.82 miles (292.61 km) SSE | Namibe Airport (MSZ) | Namibe, Angola | |
| 11 | 188.07 miles (302.68 km) NW | Gamba Airport (GAX) | Gamba, Gabon | |
| 12 | 190.06 miles (305.88 km) NE | Zanaga Airport (ANJ) | Zanaga, Republic of the Congo | |
| 13 | 190.83 miles (307.10 km) ENE | Kindamba Airport (KNJ) | Kindamba, Republic of the Congo | |
| 14 | 212.69 miles (342.29 km) NNW | Mouila Airport (MJL) | Mouila, Gabon | |
| 15 | 226.98 miles (365.29 km) SSE | Ambriz Airport (AZZ) | Ambriz, Angola | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,857.21 miles (19,082.28 km) NNE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,669.17 miles (18,779.65 km) WNW | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,607.93 miles (18,681.11 km) N | Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) | Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 4 | 11,278.48 miles (18,150.90 km) SSW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 11,275.88 miles (18,146.72 km) ENE | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 6 | 11,260.79 miles (18,122.44 km) ENE | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 7 | 11,166.47 miles (17,970.65 km) SE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 8 | 11,155.52 miles (17,953.02 km) ENE | Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA) | Abemama Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 9 | 11,138.68 miles (17,925.92 km) E | Marakei Airport (MZK) | Marakei, Kiribati | |
| 10 | 11,137.48 miles (17,923.99 km) ENE | Aranuka Airport (AAK) | Aranuka, Kiribati | |
| 11 | 11,133.81 miles (17,918.08 km) SSE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 12 | 11,126.17 miles (17,905.79 km) NNW | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,124.18 miles (17,902.59 km) NW | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,123.63 miles (17,901.70 km) S | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 15 | 11,123.63 miles (17,901.70 km) NNW | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |