Nonstop flight route between Hagerstown, Maryland, United States and Biak, Indonesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hagerstown Regional Airport (HGR), Hagerstown, Maryland, United States and Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK), Biak, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,031 miles (or 14,534 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 Hagerstown Regional Airport and Frans Kaisiepo 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 Hagerstown Regional Airport and Frans Kaisiepo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Hagerstown Regional Airport (HGR):

• In July and August 2011 the airport had service from Direct Air operated by Dynamic Airways to Lakeland, Florida and Myrtle Beach.
• Hagerstown Regional Airport (HGR) has 2 runways.
• The facility was named Washington County Regional Airport in 1981, when ownership was transferred from the City of Hagerstown to Washington County.
• US Airways Express served Hagerstown Regional for quite some time.
• Because of Hagerstown Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 703 feet, planes can take off or land at Hagerstown Regional 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.
• In addition to being known as "Hagerstown Regional Airport", another name for HGR is "Richard A. Henson Field".
• The furthest airport from Hagerstown Regional Airport (HGR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,624 miles (18,707 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Hagerstown Regional Airport (HGR) is Eastern WV Regional Airport (MRB), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) SSW of HGR.

Facts about Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK):

• On 1 May 1963, the airport was given over once again from UNTEA to the government of Indonesia.
• 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.
• Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK) currently has only 1 runway.
• Frans Kaisiepo Airport is an airport in Biak, Papua, Indonesia.
• The terminal is equipped with numerous facilities including a mosque, public telephone boxes, Automated Teller Machines, restaurants, and souvenir shops.
• In addition to being known as "Frans Kaisiepo Airport", another name for BIK is "Bandara Frans Kaisiepo".
• Frans Kaisiepo Airport handled 366 passengers last year.
• The allied troops landed at Biak on 16 November 1944.
• The closest airport to Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK) is Kornasoren Airport (FOO), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) WNW of BIK.
• At first phase, the airport was revamped to accommodate piston airliners such as the Douglas DC-3.
• Taxis and civil transport cars can be used as public transport alongside private vehicles.
• 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.