Nonstop flight route between Bishop, California, United States and Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield (BIH), Bishop, California, United States and Summerside Airport (YSU), Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,815 miles (or 4,530 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 Summerside 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 Summerside 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: | YSU / CYSU |
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| Location: | Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°26'26"N by 63°50'0"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Slemon Park Corporation |
| Airport Type: | public |
| Elevation: | 56 feet (17 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YSU |
| More Information: | YSU Maps & Info |
Facts about Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield (BIH):
- 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 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.
- Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield (BIH) has 3 runways.
Facts about Summerside Airport (YSU):
- The furthest airport from Summerside Airport (YSU) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,638 miles (18,729 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Summerside Airport is located 3.5 nautical miles north-northwest of Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- Summerside Airport (YSU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Summerside Airport (YSU) is Charlottetown Airport (YYG), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) ESE of YSU.
- In addition to being known as "Summerside Airport", another name for YSU is "CFB Summerside".
- Because of Summerside Airport's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at Summerside 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 was formerly a military field, established in 1940 as RCAF Station Summerside, changing its name to CFB Summerside in 1968.
- The Summerside Airport's airfield and terminal facilities are located in the township of Lot 17 and not in the city of Summerside proper.
