Nonstop flight route between Mount Pleasant, Iowa, United States and Biak, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (MPZ), Mount Pleasant, Iowa, United States and Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK), Biak, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,395 miles (or 13,511 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 Mount Pleasant Municipal 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 Mount Pleasant Municipal 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: | MPZ / KMPZ |
Airport Name: | Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport |
Location: | Mount Pleasant, Iowa, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°56'48"N by 91°30'39"W |
Area Served: | Mount Pleasant, Iowa |
Operator/Owner: | City of Mount Pleasant |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 730 feet (223 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MPZ |
More Information: | MPZ 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 Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (MPZ):
- Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (MPZ) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (MPZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,906 miles (17,551 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (MPZ) is Southeast Iowa Regional Airport (BRL), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) ESE of MPZ.
- Because of Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 730 feet, planes can take off or land at Mount Pleasant Municipal 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.
Facts about Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK):
- The terminal is equipped with numerous facilities including a mosque, public telephone boxes, Automated Teller Machines, restaurants, and souvenir shops.
- At first phase, the airport was revamped to accommodate piston airliners such as the Douglas DC-3.
- 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.
- 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.
- Frans Kaisiepo Airport handled 366 passengers last year.
- Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Borokoe Airfield is due west of Mokmer, along the beach.
- The closest airport to Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK) is Kornasoren Airport (FOO), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) WNW of BIK.
- In addition to being known as "Frans Kaisiepo Airport", another name for BIK is "Bandara Frans Kaisiepo".