Nonstop flight route between Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea and Baler, Aurora, Philippines:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nissan Island Airport (IIS), Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea and Dr. Juan C. Angara Airport (BQA), Baler, Aurora, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,638 miles (or 4,246 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 Dr. Juan C. Angara 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 Dr. Juan C. Angara 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 / |
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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: | BQA / RPUR |
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Location: | Baler, Aurora, Philippines |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°43'49"N by 121°30'5"E |
Area Served: | Baler, Aurora |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BQA |
More Information: | BQA Maps & Info |
Facts about Nissan Island Airport (IIS):
- The closest airport to Nissan Island Airport (IIS) is Buka Island Airport (BUA), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) SSE of IIS.
- Nissan Island Airport is an airfield serving Nissan Island, in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea.
- 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.
- The New Zealand 3rd Division landed on Nissan Island on 15 February 1944 as part of the Solomon Islands campaign.
- 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.
- Lagoon Airfield was abandoned after the war, while Ocean Airfield remained in use as a civilian airfield.
- Nissan Island Airport (IIS) currently has only 1 runway.
- In late 1944 airfield roll-up activities were commenced and were completed by August 1945.
- In addition to being known as "Nissan Island Airport", other names for IIS include "AYIA" and "Nissan Island".
Facts about Dr. Juan C. Angara Airport (BQA):
- The furthest airport from Dr. Juan C. Angara Airport (BQA) is Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB), which is nearly antipodal to Dr. Juan C. Angara Airport (meaning Dr. Juan C. Angara Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Marechal Rondon International Airport), and is located 12,278 miles (19,760 kilometers) away in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Dr. Juan C. Angara Airport (BQA) is Clark International Airport (CRK), which is located 73 miles (118 kilometers) WSW of BQA.
- Because of Dr. Juan C. Angara Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Dr. Juan C. Angara 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.
- Dr. Juan C. Angara Airport (BQA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Dr. Juan C. Angara Airport", another name for BQA is "Paliparang Dr. Juan C. Angara Pagtayaban ti Dr. Juan C. Angara".
- The airport is classified as a community airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, a body of the Department of Transportation and Communications responsible for the operations of all airports in the Philippines except the major international airports.