Nonstop flight route between Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea and Bakouma, Central African Republic:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nissan Island Airport (IIS), Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea and Bakouma Airport (BMF), Bakouma, Central African Republic would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,094 miles (or 14,635 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 Nissan Island Airport and Bakouma 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 Nissan Island Airport and Bakouma Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IIS / |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°30'0"S by 154°13'35"E |
Elevation: | 100 feet (30 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IIS |
More Information: | IIS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BMF / FEGM |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Bakouma, Central African Republic |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°41'38"N by 22°48'1"E |
Area Served: | Bakouma |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1640 feet (500 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BMF |
More Information: | BMF Maps & Info |
Facts about Nissan Island Airport (IIS):
- Because of Nissan Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 100 feet, planes can take off or land at Nissan Island 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.
- Nissan Island Airport is an airfield serving Nissan Island, in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea.
- The furthest airport from Nissan Island Airport (IIS) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,714 miles (18,852 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
- Nissan Island Airport (IIS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Nissan Island Airport (IIS) is Buka Island Airport (BUA), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) SSE of IIS.
- No known scheduled services.
- In addition to being known as "Nissan Island Airport", other names for IIS include "AYIA" and "Nissan Island".
Facts about Bakouma Airport (BMF):
- The closest airport to Bakouma Airport (BMF) is Bangassou Airport (BGU), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) S of BMF.
- The furthest airport from Bakouma Airport (BMF) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Bakouma Airport (meaning Bakouma Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,022 miles (19,347 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
- In addition to being known as "Bakouma Airport", another name for BMF is "Bakouma Airport (Bakouma)".
- Bakouma Airport (BMF) currently has only 1 runway.