Nonstop flight route between Bikaner, India and Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bikaner Air Force Base (BKB), Bikaner, India and Port Pirie Airport (PPI), Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,995 miles (or 9,648 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 Bikaner Air Force Base and Port Pirie 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 Bikaner Air Force Base and Port Pirie Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKB / VIBK |
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Location: | Bikaner, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°4'14"N by 73°12'24"E |
Operator/Owner: | Indian Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 750 feet (229 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BKB |
More Information: | BKB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PPI / YPIR |
Airport Name: | Port Pirie Airport |
Location: | Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°14'20"S by 137°59'42"E |
Operator/Owner: | Port Pirie Regional Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 39 feet (12 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from PPI |
More Information: | PPI Maps & Info |
Facts about Bikaner Air Force Base (BKB):
- It was also understood that JetAirways and Spicejet handed over their schedule to start the Flights from Bikaner to Delhi from October, 2013 onwards.
- In addition to being known as "Bikaner Air Force Base", other names for BKB include "Nal Airport", "बीकानेर एयर फोर्स बेस" and "नाल हवाई अड्डे".
- The closest airport to Bikaner Air Force Base (BKB) is Jodhpur Airport (JDH), which is located 126 miles (203 kilometers) S of BKB.
- Because of Bikaner Air Force Base's relatively low elevation of 750 feet, planes can take off or land at Bikaner Air Force Base 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.
- Bikaner Air Force Base (BKB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Bikaner Airport construction has been completed in August 2013.
- The furthest airport from Bikaner Air Force Base (BKB) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Bikaner Air Force Base (meaning Bikaner Air Force Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,264 miles (19,737 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
Facts about Port Pirie Airport (PPI):
- Because of Port Pirie Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Pirie 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 furthest airport from Port Pirie Airport (PPI) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,696 miles (18,822 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- The closest airport to Port Pirie Airport (PPI) is Cowell Airport (CCW), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) WSW of PPI.
- Port Pirie Airport (PPI) has 3 runways.