Nonstop flight route between Mosjøen, Norway and Biak, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad (MJF), Mosjøen, Norway and Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK), Biak, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,185 miles (or 11,562 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 Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad 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 Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad 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: | MJF / ENMS |
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| Location: | Mosjøen, Norway |
| GPS Coordinates: | 65°47'2"N by 13°12'53"E |
| Area Served: | Mosjøen |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 240 feet (73 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MJF |
| More Information: | MJF 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 Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad (MJF):
- In 2002 the Ministry of Transport launched an idea of merging the three airports serving Northern Helgeland, Mosjøen Airport, Sandnessjøen Airport and Mo i Rana Airport into a new airport at Drevjadalen in Vefsn, 15 km north of Mosjøen.
- Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad handled 60,887 passengers last year.
- Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad is a regional airport serving Mosjøen in Nordland, Norway.
- The airport is served by Widerøe with Dash 8 aircraft connecting the community to Bodø and Trondheim.
- Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad (MJF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad (MJF) is Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka (SSJ), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) WNW of MJF.
- In addition to being known as "Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad", another name for MJF is "Mosjøen lufthavn, Kjærstad".
- The furthest airport from Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad (MJF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,875 miles (17,501 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad's relatively low elevation of 240 feet, planes can take off or land at Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad 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.
Facts about Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK):
- 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.
- 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.
- Mokmer Airfield was part of a complex of airfields built on Biak Island by the Japanese, of which Mokmer was the main USAAF facility after the island was taken by the United States after fierce fighting in late May and June 1944.
- In addition to being known as "Frans Kaisiepo Airport", another name for BIK is "Bandara Frans Kaisiepo".
- 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.
- From August 1962 to 30 April 1963, Irian Jaya was administered by UNTEA.
- Frans Kaisiepo Airport handled 366 passengers last year.
