Nonstop flight route between West Chicago, Illinois, United States and Biangabip, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(41°54'24"N by 88°14'53"W)
Arrival Airport:
(5°31'35"S by 141°44'39"E)
Distance from DPA to BPK:
8,479.23 miles (13,645.96 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between DuPage Airport (DPA), West Chicago, Illinois, United States and Biangabip Airport (BPK), Biangabip, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,479 miles (or 13,646 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 DuPage Airport and Biangabip 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 DuPage Airport and Biangabip Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DPA / KDPA |
| Airport Name: | DuPage Airport |
| Location: | West Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°54'24"N by 88°14'53"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 759 feet (231 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DPA |
| More Information: | DPA Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about DuPage Airport (DPA):
- The airport has faced severe political criticism in the 1980s and 1990s.
- Because of DuPage Airport's relatively low elevation of 759 feet, planes can take off or land at DuPage 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.
- DuPage Airport (DPA) has 4 runways.
- However, planners learned a lesson from the plight of the beleaguered, land-locked Midway Airport.
- The furthest airport from DuPage Airport (DPA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,056 miles (17,792 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In June 2010, the board of the DuPage National Technology Park, an 800-acre technology park that secured a $34 million state grant called for the dissolution of their organization.
- DuPage Airport is a general aviation airport located 29 miles west of downtown Chicago in West Chicago, DuPage County, Illinois.
- The airport grew from 900 acres in 1985 to 2,800 acres by 1992, with the goal of maintaining control of all the property surrounding the runway complex.
- The closest airport to DuPage Airport (DPA) is Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport (AUZ), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SW of DPA.
Facts about Biangabip Airport (BPK):
- 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.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 14.96 miles (24.08 km) SW | Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport (AUZ) | Aurora, Illinois, United States |     |
| 2 | 18.34 miles (29.52 km) ENE | Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
| 3 | 22.15 miles (35.64 km) SSE | Lewis University Airport (LOT) | Chicago / Romeoville, Illinois, United States | |
| 4 | 22.84 miles (36.76 km) NE | Chicago Executive Airport (PWK) | Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, Illinois, United States | |
| 5 | 26.85 miles (43.21 km) ESE | Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
| 6 | 27.15 miles (43.69 km) S | Joliet Regional Airport (JOT) | Joliet, Illinois, United States | |
| 7 | 40.59 miles (65.32 km) NNE | Waukegan National Airport (UGN) | Chicago / Waukegan, Illinois, United States | |
| 8 | 47.51 miles (76.46 km) ESE | Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY) | Gary, Indiana (near Chicago), United States | |
| 9 | 47.89 miles (77.08 km) WNW | Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) | Rockford, Illinois, United States | |
| 10 | 50.32 miles (80.99 km) NNE | Kenosha Regional Airport (ENW) | Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 11 | 60.44 miles (97.28 km) SW | Illinois Valley Regional Airport (VYS) | Peru, Illinois, United States | |
| 12 | 61.36 miles (98.76 km) SSE | Greater Kankakee Airport (IKK) | Kankakee, Illinois, United States | |
| 13 | 62.99 miles (101.37 km) NNE | John H. Batten Airport (RAC) | Racine, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 14 | 63.83 miles (102.73 km) NW | Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport (JVL) | Janesville, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 15 | 71.28 miles (114.72 km) ESE | Porter County Regional Airport (VPZ) | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,055.69 miles (17,792.37 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,032.32 miles (17,754.75 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,015.45 miles (17,727.60 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,007.65 miles (17,715.06 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,962.95 miles (17,643.11 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,953.42 miles (17,627.77 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,949.94 miles (17,622.17 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,939.68 miles (17,605.67 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,920.63 miles (17,575.01 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,916.35 miles (17,568.11 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,865.76 miles (17,486.71 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,834.29 miles (17,436.06 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,823.41 miles (17,418.55 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,814.14 miles (17,403.63 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,775.27 miles (17,341.08 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 57.93 miles (93.23 km) SW | Atkamba Airport (ABP) | Atkamba, Papua New Guinea | |
| 2 | 65.10 miles (104.77 km) NNE | Frieda River Airport (FAQ) | Frieda River, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 103.91 miles (167.22 km) S | Lake Murray Airport (LMY) | Lake Murray, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 117.81 miles (189.60 km) ESE | Moro Airport (MXH) | Moro, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 126.64 miles (203.80 km) SSW | Bosset Airport (BOT) | Boset, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 129.70 miles (208.73 km) SSW | Aiambak Airport (AIH) | Aiambak, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 138.30 miles (222.58 km) ESE | Mendi Airport (MDU) | Mendi, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 145.51 miles (234.17 km) SSW | Obo Airport (OBX) | Obo, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 164.12 miles (264.13 km) SSE | Sasereme Airport (TDS) | Sasereme, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 167.57 miles (269.67 km) NNE | Tadji Airport (TAJ) | Aitape, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 176.64 miles (284.28 km) E | Mount Hagen Airport (HGU) | Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 179.55 miles (288.96 km) E | Sangapi Airport (SGK) | Sangapi, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 185.25 miles (298.13 km) SSE | Awaba Airport (AWB) | Awaba, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 186.72 miles (300.50 km) SW | Bade Airport (BXD) | Bade, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 202.37 miles (325.68 km) NW | Apalapsili Airport (AAS) | Apalapsili, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,807.60 miles (19,002.44 km) NNE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,793.79 miles (18,980.22 km) N | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,784.02 miles (18,964.49 km) NNE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,740.67 miles (18,894.73 km) NE | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,693.40 miles (18,818.66 km) N | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,674.02 miles (18,787.46 km) NNW | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,640.28 miles (18,733.17 km) NNE | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,619.97 miles (18,700.49 km) SSW | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,584.91 miles (18,644.07 km) NE | Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL) | Belém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,537.86 miles (18,568.33 km) S | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,532.03 miles (18,558.96 km) SSW | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,475.23 miles (18,467.54 km) ENE | Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP) | Macapá, Amapá, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,465.93 miles (18,452.57 km) SSW | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,464.91 miles (18,450.94 km) E | Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY) | Cayenne, French Guiana | |
| 15 | 11,443.48 miles (18,416.45 km) SE | Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport (IMP) | Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil | |