Nonstop flight route between Biak, Indonesia and Graz, Austria:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK), Biak, Indonesia and Graz Airport (GRZ), Graz, Austria would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,689 miles (or 12,374 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 Graz 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 Graz Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK):

• 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".
• Sorido Airfield has been disused since 1962 and is located to the northwest of Mokmer, and is clearly visible on aerial photography.
• 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.
• From August 1962 to 30 April 1963, Irian Jaya was administered by UNTEA.
• 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.
• Frans Kaisiepo Airport handled 366 passengers last year.
• There is a terminal with a Check-in Hall,a departure hall,and an arrival hall
• 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.
• At first phase, the airport was revamped to accommodate piston airliners such as the Douglas DC-3.

Facts about Graz Airport (GRZ):

• Graz Airport consists of one modern passenger terminal building which features some shops, restaurants and service counters.
• The furthest airport from Graz Airport (GRZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,820 miles (19,022 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Graz Airport is also reachable via motorways A9 and A2.
• The closest airport to Graz Airport (GRZ) is Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) SSE of GRZ.
• The construction of the airport began in 1913 with the construction of a grass runway and the first hangars.
• Graz Airport, known as Flughafen Graz-Thalerhof in German, is a minor international airport in Graz, the second-largest city in Austria.
• In addition to being known as "Graz Airport", another name for GRZ is "Flughafen Graz".
• Graz Airport (GRZ) has 3 runways.