Nonstop flight route between Biak, Indonesia and New Haven, Connecticut, United States:
Departure Airport:
(1°11'23"S by 136°6'26"E)
Arrival Airport:
(41°15'50"N by 72°53'12"W)
Distance from BIK to HVN:
9,130.43 miles (14,693.97 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK), Biak, Indonesia and Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN), New Haven, Connecticut, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,130 miles (or 14,694 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 Tweed New Haven 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 Tweed New Haven 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: | HVN / KHVN |
| Airport Name: | Tweed New Haven Airport |
| Location: | New Haven, Connecticut, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°15'50"N by 72°53'12"W |
| Area Served: | New Haven, Connecticut |
| Operator/Owner: | City of New Haven |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 12 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HVN |
| More Information: | HVN 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.
- Mokmer Airfield is located to the west of Mokmer village on Biak, parallel to the coastline and the Japen Straight and is the only one of the three currently used as an airport, now called Frans Kaisiepo International Airport.
- 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.
- Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Frans Kaisiepo Airport", another name for BIK is "Bandara Frans Kaisiepo".
- The closest airport to Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK) is Kornasoren Airport (FOO), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) WNW of BIK.
- On 1 May 1963, the airport was given over once again from UNTEA to the government of Indonesia.
- Frans Kaisiepo Airport handled 366 passengers last year.
- 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.
- Sorido Airfield has been disused since 1962 and is located to the northwest of Mokmer, and is clearly visible on aerial photography.
Facts about Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN):
- This left US Air Express as the only airline at Tweed.
- In 2007 the Federal Aviation Administration and the State of Connecticut approved the addition of safety overruns to Tweed's main runway.
- US Air Express flew to Philadelphia and Washington DC.
- The furthest airport from Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,768 miles (18,939 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Tweed New Haven Airport's relatively low elevation of 12 feet, planes can take off or land at Tweed New Haven 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.
- Tweed-New Haven Airport covers 394 acres at an elevation of 12 feet above mean sea level.
- The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 called it a primary commercial service airport.Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 33,988 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 33,000 in 2009 and 35,854 in 2010.
- The closest airport to Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN) is Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) WSW of HVN.
- Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 87.13 miles (140.23 km) WNW | Kornasoren Airport (FOO) | Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia |     |
| 2 | 143.68 miles (231.23 km) W | Rendani Airport (MKW) | Manokwari, Irian Jaya, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 155.34 miles (249.99 km) W | Anggi Airport (AGD) | Anggi, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 188.79 miles (303.83 km) SE | Dabra Airport (DRH) | Dabra, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 189.95 miles (305.69 km) S | Enarotali Airport (EWI) | Enarotali, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 208.22 miles (335.10 km) WSW | Babo Airport (BXB) | Babo, Western New Guinea, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 236.89 miles (381.24 km) SSE | Mozes Kilangin Airport (TIM) | Timika, Papua, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 237.66 miles (382.48 km) SW | Kaimana Airport (KNG) | Kaimana, Papua, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 247.54 miles (398.37 km) SE | Bokondini Airport (BUI) | Bokondini, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 249.20 miles (401.05 km) W | Ayawasi Airport (AYW) | Ayawasi, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 252.74 miles (406.74 km) ESE | Batom Airport (BXM) | Batom, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 289.03 miles (465.15 km) SE | Apalapsili Airport (AAS) | Apalapsili, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 290.87 miles (468.11 km) WSW | Fakfak Airport (FKQ) | Fak Fak, Irian Jaya, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 319.16 miles (513.64 km) ESE | Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ) | Jayapura, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 325.96 miles (524.58 km) SSE | Ewer Airport (EWE) | Ewer, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,174.76 miles (19,593.33 km) S | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,153.99 miles (19,559.90 km) SSW | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,117.58 miles (19,501.30 km) SSW | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,073.41 miles (19,430.23 km) ESE | Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL) | Belém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,998.68 miles (19,309.96 km) S | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,934.69 miles (19,206.98 km) E | Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP) | Macapá, Amapá, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,932.09 miles (19,202.79 km) SW | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,911.29 miles (19,169.31 km) SSE | Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport (IMP) | Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,856.84 miles (19,081.69 km) SE | João Correa da Rocha Airport (MAB) | Marabá, Pará, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,818.13 miles (19,019.39 km) ENE | Serra do Areão Airport (MEU) | Almeirim, Pará, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,806.06 miles (18,999.97 km) SW | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,800.97 miles (18,991.78 km) ENE | Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY) | Cayenne, French Guiana | |
| 13 | 11,782.97 miles (18,962.80 km) ESE | Altamira Airport (ATM) | Altamira, Pará, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,782.45 miles (18,961.97 km) SSE | Araguaína Airport (AUX) | Araguaína, Tocantins, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,779.26 miles (18,956.84 km) SE | Carajás Airport (CKS) | Carajás, Pará, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 14.25 miles (22.94 km) WSW | Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR) | Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States | |
| 2 | 19.65 miles (31.63 km) NW | Waterbury-Oxford Airport (OXC) | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | |
| 3 | 24.61 miles (39.60 km) SSE | Calverton Executive Airpark (CTO) | Calverton, New York, United States | |
| 4 | 30.55 miles (49.17 km) S | Brookhaven Calabro Airport (WSH) | Shirley, New York, United States | |
| 5 | 31.79 miles (51.16 km) WNW | Danbury Municipal Airport (DXR) | Danbury, Connecticut, United States | |
| 6 | 31.93 miles (51.39 km) SSE | Francis S. Gabreski Airport (FOK) | Westhampton Beach, New York, United States | |
| 7 | 34.24 miles (55.10 km) SSW | Long Island MacArthur Airport (HAP) | Long Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 34.24 miles (55.10 km) SSW | Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP) | Islip, New York, United States | |
| 9 | 34.90 miles (56.16 km) NNE | Hartford-Brainard Airport (HFD) | Hartford, Connecticut, United States | |
| 10 | 36.36 miles (58.52 km) NNE | Rentschler Heliport (EHT) | East Hartford, Connecticut, United States | |
| 11 | 39.18 miles (63.06 km) ESE | East Hampton Airport (HTO) | East Hampton, New York, United States | |
| 12 | 43.93 miles (70.70 km) E | Groton-New London Airport (GON) | Groton, Connecticut, United States | |
| 13 | 44.42 miles (71.48 km) E | Elizabeth Field (FID) | Fishers Island, New York, United States | |
| 14 | 44.81 miles (72.12 km) WSW | Westchester County Airport (HPN) | White Plains, New York, United States | |
| 15 | 46.05 miles (74.11 km) SW | Republic Airport (FRG) | East Farmingdale, New York, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,768.15 miles (18,938.95 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,746.95 miles (18,904.83 km) SW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,744.29 miles (18,900.56 km) SW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,717.65 miles (18,857.69 km) SW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,710.49 miles (18,846.17 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,658.63 miles (18,762.70 km) SW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,645.62 miles (18,741.76 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,639.53 miles (18,731.96 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,627.74 miles (18,712.99 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,559.31 miles (18,602.85 km) SSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,477.18 miles (18,470.68 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,475.14 miles (18,467.40 km) SSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,464.74 miles (18,450.67 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,434.07 miles (18,401.30 km) SSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,415.47 miles (18,371.37 km) SSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |