Nonstop flight route between Biak, Indonesia and Kokkola / Jakobstad, Finland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK), Biak, Indonesia and Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK), Kokkola / Jakobstad, Finland would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,981 miles (or 11,234 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 Kokkola-Pietarsaari 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 Kokkola-Pietarsaari 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):

• Borokoe Airfield is due west of Mokmer, along the beach.
• Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK) currently has only 1 runway.
• At first phase, the airport was revamped to accommodate piston airliners such as the Douglas DC-3.
• 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.
• With the advent of jet airliners such as the Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8, the airport went through another modernization to start accommodating them.
• In addition to being known as "Frans Kaisiepo Airport", another name for BIK is "Bandara Frans Kaisiepo".
• There is a terminal with a Check-in Hall,a departure hall,and an arrival hall
• The closest airport to Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK) is Kornasoren Airport (FOO), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) WNW of BIK.
• Japan then attempted to build a second military airfield in Samao county.
• Frans Kaisiepo Airport handled 366 passengers last year.

Facts about Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK):

• Because of Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport's relatively low elevation of 84 feet, planes can take off or land at Kokkola-Pietarsaari 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.
• Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK) is Kauhava Airport (KAU), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) S of KOK.
• In addition to being known as "Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport", another name for KOK is "Karleby-Jakobstad flygplatsKokkola-Pietarsaaren lentoasema".
• Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport handled 94,684 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,860 miles (17,477 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.