Nonstop flight route between Bishop, California, United States and Coron, Palawan, Philippines:
Departure Airport:
(37°22'23"N by 118°21'48"W)
Arrival Airport:
(12°7'17"N by 120°5'59"E)
Distance from BIH to USU:
7,337.47 miles (11,808.48 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 Francisco B. Reyes Airport (USU), Coron, Palawan, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,337 miles (or 11,808 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 Francisco B. Reyes 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 Francisco B. Reyes 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: | USU / RPVV |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Coron, Palawan, Philippines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°7'17"N by 120°5'59"E |
| Area Served: | Busuanga and Coron, Palawan |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 148 feet (45 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from USU |
| More Information: | USU Maps & Info |
Facts about Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield (BIH):
- The airport covers 830 acres at an elevation of 4,124 ft.
- Eastern Sierra Regional Airport is two miles east of Bishop, in Inyo County, California.
- The airfield opened in April 1940 on 897.22 acres subleased from Inyo County.
- Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield (BIH) has 3 runways.
- 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 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 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.
- 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 Francisco B. Reyes Airport (USU):
- The furthest airport from Francisco B. Reyes Airport (USU) is Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH), which is nearly antipodal to Francisco B. Reyes Airport (meaning Francisco B. Reyes Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Brigadeiro Camarão Airport), and is located 12,395 miles (19,948 kilometers) away in Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Francisco B. Reyes Airport", another name for USU is "Paliparang Francisco B. Reyes".
- The airport is classified as a Class 2 principal airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, a body of the Department of Transportation and Communications that is responsible for the operations of not only this airport but also of all other airports in the Philippines except the major international airports.
- Francisco B. Reyes Airport handled 51,431 passengers last year.
- Francisco B. Reyes Airport (USU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Francisco B. Reyes Airport's relatively low elevation of 148 feet, planes can take off or land at Francisco B. Reyes 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.
- The airport terminal was severely damaged by Supertyphooon Haiyan in November 2013.
- The closest airport to Francisco B. Reyes Airport (USU) is San Jose Airport (SJI), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) ENE of USU.
| 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 | 66.04 miles (106.28 km) ENE | San Jose Airport (SJI) | San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines | |
| 2 | 78.56 miles (126.44 km) SW | El Nido Airport (ENI) | El Nido, Palawan, Philippines | |
| 3 | 82.45 miles (132.68 km) NNE | Mamburao Airport (MBO) | Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines | |
| 4 | 109.21 miles (175.76 km) SE | Cuyo Airport (CYU) | Cuyo, Palawan, Philippines | |
| 5 | 119.95 miles (193.05 km) N | Lubang Airport (LBX) | Lubang, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines | |
| 6 | 126.09 miles (202.92 km) E | Godofredo P. Ramos Airport (MPH) | Malay, Aklan, Philippines | |
| 7 | 134.64 miles (216.69 km) E | Tugdan Airport (TBH) | Alcantara, Romblon, Philippines | |
| 8 | 144.37 miles (232.34 km) NE | Marinduque Airport (MRQ) | Gasan, Marinduque, Philippines | |
| 9 | 155.52 miles (250.28 km) SE | Evelio Javier Airport (EUQ) | San Jose de Buenavista, Antique, Philippines | |
| 10 | 156.90 miles (252.51 km) E | Kalibo International Airport (KLO) | Kalibo, Aklan, Philippines | |
| 11 | 172.23 miles (277.17 km) NNE | Major Danilo Atienza Air Base (SGL) | Cavite City, Cavite, Philippines | |
| 12 | 176.14 miles (283.47 km) NNE | Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) | Metro Manila, Philippines | |
| 13 | 182.91 miles (294.37 km) E | Roxas Airport (RXS) | Roxas City, Capiz, Philippines | |
| 14 | 184.89 miles (297.56 km) ESE | Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) (ILO) | Cabatuan / Santa Barbara, Iloilo, Philippines | |
| 15 | 185.05 miles (297.81 km) N | Subic Bay International Airport (SFS) | Morong, Bataan, Philippines | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,395.05 miles (19,947.84 km) SSE | Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH) | Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,342.34 miles (19,863.02 km) WSW | Juína Airport (JIA) | Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,303.15 miles (19,799.95 km) SSW | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,279.19 miles (19,761.39 km) ESE | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,279.08 miles (19,761.22 km) SW | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,266.96 miles (19,741.71 km) WSW | Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA) | Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,149.86 miles (19,553.25 km) ESE | Huacaraje Airport (BVK) | Huacaraje, Bolivia | |
| 8 | 12,139.72 miles (19,536.93 km) ESE | Magdalena Airport (MGD) | Magdalena, Bolivia | |
| 9 | 12,135.94 miles (19,530.85 km) WSW | Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL) | Alta Floresta, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,124.54 miles (19,512.50 km) SSE | Concepción Airport (CEP) | Concepción, Santa Cruz, Bolivia | |
| 11 | 12,094.84 miles (19,464.70 km) SE | Ascención de Guarayos Airport (ASC) | Ascención de Guarayos, Bolivia | |
| 12 | 12,084.97 miles (19,448.83 km) SW | Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB) | Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,077.07 miles (19,436.12 km) SE | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,075.37 miles (19,433.37 km) WSW | Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK) | Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,057.28 miles (19,404.26 km) ESE | Guayaramerín Airport (GYA) | Guayaramerín, Bolivia | |