Nonstop flight route between Biangabip, Papua New Guinea and Yuma, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Biangabip Airport (BPK), Biangabip, Papua New Guinea and Yuma International Airport (YUM), Yuma, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,218 miles (or 11,615 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 Biangabip Airport and Yuma 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 Biangabip Airport and Yuma 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: | BPK / AYBQ |
Airport Name: | Biangabip Airport |
Location: | Biangabip, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°31'35"S by 141°44'39"E |
Area Served: | Biangabip, Western Province, Papua New Guinea |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BPK |
More Information: | BPK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YUM / KNYL |
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Location: | Yuma, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°39'24"N by 114°36'21"W |
Operator/Owner: | Yuma County and USMC |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 216 feet (66 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from YUM |
More Information: | YUM Maps & Info |
Facts about Biangabip Airport (BPK):
- The furthest airport from Biangabip Airport (BPK) is Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB), which is located 11,808 miles (19,002 kilometers) away in Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil.
- Biangabip Airport (BPK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Biangabip Airport (BPK) is Atkamba Airport (ABP), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) SW of BPK.
Facts about Yuma International Airport (YUM):
- TriState CareFlight, provides Air Ambulance services to Yuma and the surrounding region.
- Yuma's history of flight dates to 1911 when Robert Fowler took off from Yuma to set a world's record for endurance and distance.
- The closest airport to Yuma International Airport (YUM) is Laguna Army Airfield (LGF), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) NE of YUM.
- In addition to being known as "Yuma International Airport", other names for YUM include "MCAS Yuma" and "NYL".
- In 1929, Yuma was selected as the first stop for the Women's Transcontinental Air Race.
- Because of Yuma International Airport's relatively low elevation of 216 feet, planes can take off or land at Yuma 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 furthest airport from Yuma International Airport (YUM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,537 miles (18,567 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Yuma International Airport (YUM) has 4 runways.
- In September 1946, Yuma Army Air Field was scaled back and declared a surplus.
- The airport's FAA location identifier was YUM until June 2008, when it was changed to use MCAS Yuma's identifier of NYL.