Nonstop flight route between Tamuín, San Luis Potosí, Mexico and Biak, Indonesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tamuín National Airport (TSL), Tamuín, San Luis Potosí, Mexico and Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK), Biak, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,479 miles (or 13,645 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 Tamuín National 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 Tamuín National 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 Tamuín National Airport (TSL):

• The furthest airport from Tamuín National Airport (TSL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,276 miles (18,146 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Tamuín National Airport (TSL) is General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport (TAM), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) ENE of TSL.
• In addition to being known as "Tamuín National Airport", another name for TSL is "Aeropuerto Nacional de Tamuín".
• Tamuín National Airport (TSL) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Tamuín National Airport's relatively low elevation of 164 feet, planes can take off or land at Tamuín National 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):

• Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK) is Kornasoren Airport (FOO), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) WNW of BIK.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Frans Kaisiepo Airport", another name for BIK is "Bandara Frans Kaisiepo".
• Japan then attempted to build a second military airfield in Samao county.
• The Battle of Biak Island came about after a succession of Japanese defeats in 1943 and 1944 along the northern coast of New Guinea.
• 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.
• Postwar, the airfield complex became a major reclamation site for all types of surplus Allied aircraft.
• Frans Kaisiepo Airport handled 366 passengers last year.
• From August 1962 to 30 April 1963, Irian Jaya was administered by UNTEA.
• At first phase, the airport was revamped to accommodate piston airliners such as the Douglas DC-3.