Nonstop flight route between Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia and Billings, Montana, United States:
Departure Airport:
(1°9'57"N by 97°42'15"E)
Arrival Airport:
(45°48'28"N by 108°32'34"W)
Distance from GNS to BIL:
8,817.96 miles (14,191.09 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Binaka Airport (GNS), Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia and Billings Logan International Airport (BIL), Billings, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,818 miles (or 14,191 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 Binaka Airport and Billings Logan 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 Binaka Airport and Billings Logan 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: | GNS / WIMB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°9'57"N by 97°42'15"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GNS |
| More Information: | GNS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BIL / KBIL |
| Airport Name: | Billings Logan International Airport |
| Location: | Billings, Montana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°48'28"N by 108°32'34"W |
| Area Served: | Billings, Montana |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Billings |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3652 feet (1,113 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BIL |
| More Information: | BIL Maps & Info |
Facts about Binaka Airport (GNS):
- Binaka Airport (GNS) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Binaka Airport", another name for GNS is "Bandar Udara Binaka".
- Because of Binaka Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Binaka 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 closest airport to Binaka Airport (GNS) is Aek Godang Airport (AEG), which is located 120 miles (194 kilometers) E of GNS.
- The furthest airport from Binaka Airport (GNS) is Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC), which is nearly antipodal to Binaka Airport (meaning Binaka Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Eloy Alfaro International Airport), and is located 12,324 miles (19,834 kilometers) away in Manta, Manabí, Ecuador.
Facts about Billings Logan International Airport (BIL):
- Improvements over the years include runway lights in 1935 to the new 120-foot air traffic control tower in 2005.
- The name changed from the Billings Municipal Airport to Billings Logan Field in 1957, after Dick Logan, the airport manager, died.
- Billings Logan International Airport (BIL) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Billings Logan International Airport (BIL) is Roundup Airport (RPX), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) N of BIL.
- The furthest airport from Billings Logan International Airport (BIL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,579 miles (17,025 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The first recorded flight in Billings was in 1912 by a local dentist named Dr.
- Billings Logan International Airport handled 899,302 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 120.32 miles (193.63 km) E | Aek Godang Airport (AEG) | Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia |     |
| 2 | 178.25 miles (286.86 km) NNE | Polonia International Airport (MES) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 188.80 miles (303.84 km) NNE | Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 223.34 miles (359.44 km) SE | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 259.39 miles (417.45 km) E | Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM) | Dumai, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 262.94 miles (423.15 km) E | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 264.61 miles (425.84 km) SSE | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 285.34 miles (459.21 km) N | Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW) | Lhoksumawe, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 295.15 miles (474.99 km) NE | Sitiawan Airport (SWY) | Perak, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 296.51 miles (477.19 km) ENE | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) | Sepang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 11 | 298.08 miles (479.72 km) ENE | Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) | Subang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 12 | 306.68 miles (493.55 km) ENE | KA01 KJ15 MR1 Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral) 吉隆坡中环广场 (XKL) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 323.11 miles (519.99 km) ENE | Melaka International Airport (MKZ) | Batu Berendam, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 331.59 miles (533.63 km) NE | Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH) | Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 336.07 miles (540.85 km) NNE | Penang International Airport (PEN) | Penang, Malaysia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,324.06 miles (19,833.61 km) W | Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) | Manta, Manabí, Ecuador | |
| 2 | 12,321.49 miles (19,829.47 km) SW | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 12,310.53 miles (19,811.82 km) W | Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) | Portoviejo, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 12,256.69 miles (19,725.18 km) WSW | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 5 | 12,225.49 miles (19,674.97 km) SW | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 6 | 12,212.78 miles (19,654.52 km) SW | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 7 | 12,200.24 miles (19,634.34 km) SW | Carlos Concha Torres International Airport (ESM) | Esmeraldas, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 12,190.45 miles (19,618.58 km) SSW | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 9 | 12,181.97 miles (19,604.92 km) W | Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) | Latacunga, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 12,179.73 miles (19,601.33 km) W | Chachoan Airport (ATF) | Ambato, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 12,179.03 miles (19,600.19 km) WSW | Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) | Cuenca, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 12,161.75 miles (19,572.39 km) SW | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 12,155.84 miles (19,562.87 km) SW | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 12,155.24 miles (19,561.92 km) WSW | Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) | Quito, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 12,143.48 miles (19,542.99 km) W | Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ) | Shell Mera, Ecuador | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 46.10 miles (74.19 km) N | Roundup Airport (RPX) | Roundup, Montana, United States | |
| 2 | 91.99 miles (148.05 km) SSW | Yellowstone Regional Airport (COD) | Cody, Wyoming, United States | |
| 3 | 92.15 miles (148.31 km) W | Mission Field (LVM) | Livingston, Montana, United States | |
| 4 | 96.40 miles (155.14 km) NNW | Lewistown Municipal Airport (LWT) | Lewistown, Montana, United States | |
| 5 | 104.49 miles (168.16 km) SE | Sheridan County Airport (SHR) | Sheridan, Wyoming, United States | |
| 6 | 125.71 miles (202.31 km) W | Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) | Bozeman, Montana, United States | |
| 7 | 129.42 miles (208.27 km) NE | Jordan Airport (JDN) | Jordan, Montana, United States | |
| 8 | 130.73 miles (210.39 km) SSE | Worland Municipal Airport (WRL) | Worland, Wyoming, United States | |
| 9 | 134.25 miles (216.06 km) ENE | Miles City Airport (MLS) | Miles City, Montana, United States | |
| 10 | 147.20 miles (236.90 km) WSW | Yellowstone Airport (WYS) | West Yellowstone, Montana, United States | |
| 11 | 171.66 miles (276.26 km) NW | Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA) | Great Falls, Montana, United States | |
| 12 | 173.48 miles (279.20 km) WNW | Helena Regional Airport (HLN) | Helena, Montana, United States | |
| 13 | 177.14 miles (285.07 km) NW | Great Falls International Airport (GTF) | Great Falls, Montana, United States | |
| 14 | 177.83 miles (286.20 km) ESE | Gillette–Campbell County Airport (GCC) | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | |
| 15 | 186.36 miles (299.91 km) SW | Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) | Jackson, Wyoming, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,578.82 miles (17,024.92 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,517.93 miles (16,926.93 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 10,517.15 miles (16,925.67 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,493.12 miles (16,887.00 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,462.04 miles (16,836.98 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,357.91 miles (16,669.40 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,294.32 miles (16,567.05 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,264.84 miles (16,519.63 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,161.25 miles (16,352.91 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,159.86 miles (16,350.67 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,144.21 miles (16,325.49 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,143.76 miles (16,324.76 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,122.79 miles (16,291.01 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,097.32 miles (16,250.02 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,094.90 miles (16,246.13 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |