Nonstop flight route between Hartsville, South Carolina, United States and Biak, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hartsville Regional Airport (HVS), Hartsville, South Carolina, United States and Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK), Biak, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,163 miles (or 14,747 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 Hartsville 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 Hartsville Regional Airport and Frans Kaisiepo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HVS / KHVS |
Airport Name: | Hartsville Regional Airport |
Location: | Hartsville, South Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°24'11"N by 80°7'9"W |
Area Served: | Hartsville, South Carolina |
Operator/Owner: | City of Hartsville |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 364 feet (111 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HVS |
More Information: | HVS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BIK / WABB |
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Location: | Biak, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°11'23"S by 136°6'26"E |
Operator/Owner: | PT Angkasa Pura I |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BIK |
More Information: | BIK Maps & Info |
Facts about Hartsville Regional Airport (HVS):
- The closest airport to Hartsville Regional Airport (HVS) is Cheraw Municipal Airport (HCW), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) NNE of HVS.
- The furthest airport from Hartsville Regional Airport (HVS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,567 miles (18,615 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Hartsville Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 364 feet, planes can take off or land at Hartsville 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.
- Hartsville Regional Airport (HVS) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK):
- Sorido Airfield has been disused since 1962 and is located to the northwest of Mokmer, and is clearly visible on aerial photography.
- Frans Kaisiepo Airport handled 366 passengers last year.
- The terminal is equipped with numerous facilities including a mosque, public telephone boxes, Automated Teller Machines, restaurants, and souvenir shops.
- From August 1962 to 30 April 1963, Irian Jaya was administered by UNTEA.
- The allied troops landed at Biak on 16 November 1944.
- In addition to being known as "Frans Kaisiepo Airport", another name for BIK is "Bandara Frans Kaisiepo".
- 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.
- The closest airport to Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK) is Kornasoren Airport (FOO), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) WNW of BIK.
- Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.