Nonstop flight route between Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil and Biak, Indonesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA), Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil and Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK), Biak, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,163 miles (or 17,966 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 Inácio Luís do Nascimento 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 Inácio Luís do Nascimento 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 Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA):

• Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA) is Kalibo International Airport (KLO), which is nearly antipodal to Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (meaning Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kalibo International Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,970 kilometers) away in Kalibo, Aklan, Philippines.
• Because of Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport's relatively low elevation of 991 feet, planes can take off or land at Inácio Luís do Nascimento 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 "Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport", another name for JUA is "Aeroporto Inácio Luís do Nascimento".
• The closest airport to Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA) is Juína Airport (JIA), which is located 79 miles (128 kilometers) W of JUA.

Facts about Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK):

• In addition to being known as "Frans Kaisiepo Airport", another name for BIK is "Bandara Frans Kaisiepo".
• From August 1962 to 30 April 1963, Irian Jaya was administered by UNTEA.
• The terminal is equipped with numerous facilities including a mosque, public telephone boxes, Automated Teller Machines, restaurants, and souvenir shops.
• The closest airport to Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK) is Kornasoren Airport (FOO), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) WNW of BIK.
• Sorido Airfield has been disused since 1962 and is located to the northwest of Mokmer, and is clearly visible on aerial photography.
• 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.
• With the advent of jet airliners such as the Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8, the airport went through another modernization to start accommodating them.
• Frans Kaisiepo Airport handled 366 passengers last year.
• As World War II started in the Asia-Pacific region, Japan started occupying Irian Jaya in 1942.
• Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.