Nonstop flight route between Biak, Indonesia and Soroti, Uganda:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK), Biak, Indonesia and Soroti Airport (SRT), Soroti, Uganda would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,083 miles (or 11,399 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 Soroti 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 Soroti 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 |
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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: | SRT / HUSO |
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Location: | Soroti, Uganda |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°43'30"N by 33°37'15"E |
Operator/Owner: | Uganda Civil Aviation Authority |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 3641 feet (1,110 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SRT |
More Information: | SRT Maps & Info |
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".
- 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.
- Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Frans Kaisiepo Airport handled 366 passengers last year.
- As World War II started in the Asia-Pacific region, Japan started occupying Irian Jaya in 1942.
- The government of Netherlands soon took over the airfield.
- In 1990,the Airport's management and operation was handed over to Angkasa Pura I.
- The Battle of Biak Island came about after a succession of Japanese defeats in 1943 and 1944 along the northern coast of New Guinea.
- 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.
Facts about Soroti Airport (SRT):
- In addition to being known as "Soroti Airport", another name for SRT is "Soroti".
- The furthest airport from Soroti Airport (SRT) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,685 miles (18,806 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Soroti Airport (SRT) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Soroti Airport (SRT) is Jinja Airport (JIN), which is located 93 miles (149 kilometers) SSW of SRT.
- The airport is located in the town of Soroti, Soroti District, Teso sub-region, Eastern Uganda.
- Currently there are no scheduled airline service at Soroti Airport.