Nonstop flight route between Biak, Indonesia and Austin, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK), Biak, Indonesia and Austin–Bergstrom International Airport (AUS), Austin, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,388 miles (or 13,500 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 Frans Kaisiepo Airport and Austin–Bergstrom 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 Frans Kaisiepo Airport and Austin–Bergstrom 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: | BIK / WABB |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Biak, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°11'23"S by 136°6'26"E |
Operator/Owner: | PT Angkasa Pura I |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BIK |
More Information: | BIK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AUS / KAUS |
Airport Name: | Austin–Bergstrom International Airport |
Location: | Austin, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°11'39"N by 97°40'12"W |
Area Served: | Greater Austin |
Operator/Owner: | City of Austin |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 542 feet (165 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from AUS |
More Information: | AUS Maps & Info |
Facts about Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK):
- As World War II started in the Asia-Pacific region, Japan started occupying Irian Jaya in 1942.
- Frans Kaisiepo Airport handled 366 passengers last year.
- Postwar, the airfield complex became a major reclamation site for all types of surplus Allied aircraft.
- Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 1 May 1963, the airport was given over once again from UNTEA to the government of Indonesia.
- The furthest airport from Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK) is Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ), which is nearly antipodal to Frans Kaisiepo Airport (meaning Frans Kaisiepo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical)), and is located 12,175 miles (19,593 kilometers) away in São Luís, Brazil.
- Because of Frans Kaisiepo Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at Frans Kaisiepo 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 closest airport to Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK) is Kornasoren Airport (FOO), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) WNW of BIK.
- In addition to being known as "Frans Kaisiepo Airport", another name for BIK is "Bandara Frans Kaisiepo".
- The government of Netherlands soon took over the airfield.
- Mokmer Airfield was part of a complex of airfields built on Biak Island by the Japanese, of which Mokmer was the main USAAF facility after the island was taken by the United States after fierce fighting in late May and June 1944.
Facts about Austin–Bergstrom International Airport (AUS):
- Because the airport was built in the area in proximity to the high school and three elementary schools of the Del Valle Independent School District, voters approved a $38.1 million bond to build the schools in a new location.
- The furthest airport from Austin–Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,050 miles (17,783 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Austin–Bergstrom International Airport is located on the old site of Bergstrom Air Force Base.
- Because of Austin–Bergstrom International Airport's relatively low elevation of 542 feet, planes can take off or land at Austin–Bergstrom 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.
- Austin–Bergstrom International Airport handled 10,017,958 passengers last year.
- As the need for commercial service became clear in the 1920s, Austin voters supported a bond election to build a municipal airport in the city in 1928.
- Austin–Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) has 2 runways.
- On the early stages of exploring options for a new airport, the city submitted a proposal to the United States Air Force for joint use of Bergstrom AFB in 1976.
- The closest airport to Austin–Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) is Austin Executive Airport (EDC), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NNE of AUS.
- Robert Mueller Airport remained open for general aviation use through June 22, 1999, at which point it was closed to passenger traffic indefinitely.
- The runways are watched over by a new 20-story air traffic control tower.