Nonstop flight route between Biak, Indonesia and Wuhan, Hubei, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK), Biak, Indonesia and Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH), Wuhan, Hubei, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,636 miles (or 4,243 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 Wuhan Tianhe 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 Wuhan Tianhe 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 | 
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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: | WUH / ZHHH | 
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| Location: | Wuhan, Hubei, China | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°47'0"N by 114°12'29"E | 
| Area Served: | Wuhan | 
| Operator/Owner: | Wuhan Tianhe International Airport Co. Ltd. | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 112 feet (34 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from WUH | 
| More Information: | WUH Maps & Info | 
Facts about Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK):
- 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.
 - 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.
 - Frans Kaisiepo Airport handled 366 passengers last year.
 - 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 Battle of Biak Island came about after a succession of Japanese defeats in 1943 and 1944 along the northern coast of New Guinea.
 - In 1990,the Airport's management and operation was handed over to Angkasa Pura I.
 - The government of Netherlands soon took over the airfield.
 - The closest airport to Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK) is Kornasoren Airport (FOO), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) WNW of BIK.
 
Facts about Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH):
- The name Tianhe can be literally translated as "Sky River".
 - Because of Wuhan Tianhe International Airport's relatively low elevation of 112 feet, planes can take off or land at Wuhan Tianhe 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.
 - The airport served 11,646,789 passengers in 2010, making it the 14th busiest airport by passenger traffic in China.
 - In addition to being known as "Wuhan Tianhe International Airport", other names for WUH include "武汉天河国际机场" and "Wǔhàn Tiānhé Guójì Jīchǎng".
 - The closest airport to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) is Shashi Airport (SHS), which is located 119 miles (192 kilometers) WSW of WUH.
 - A China Eastern airplane approaching Terminal 2
 - Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Parking garage under the airport
 - The furthest airport from Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) is La Cumbre Airport (LCM), which is nearly antipodal to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (meaning Wuhan Tianhe International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Cumbre Airport), and is located 12,361 miles (19,892 kilometers) away in La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina.
 - International terminal
 - Wuhan Tianhe International Airport handled 11,646,789 passengers last year.
 - Plans also exist to eventually extend Line 2 of Wuhan Metro to Tianhe Airport.
 
