Nonstop flight route between Masasi, Tanzania and Biak, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Masasi Airport (XMI), Masasi, Tanzania and Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK), Biak, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,701 miles (or 10,784 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 Masasi 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 Masasi 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: | XMI / HTMI | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Masasi, Tanzania | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°44'17"S by 38°46'17"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1700 feet (518 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from XMI | 
| More Information: | XMI Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BIK / WABB | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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 Masasi Airport (XMI):
- The furthest airport from Masasi Airport (XMI) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,327 miles (18,229 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Masasi Airport (XMI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Masasi Airport (XMI) is Mueda Airport (MUD), which is located 84 miles (135 kilometers) SE of XMI.
- In addition to being known as "Masasi Airport", another name for XMI is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Masasi (Swahili)".
Facts about Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK):
- Mokmer Airfield is located to the west of Mokmer village on Biak, parallel to the coastline and the Japen Straight and is the only one of the three currently used as an airport, now called Frans Kaisiepo International Airport.
- Borokoe Airfield is due west of Mokmer, along the beach.
- 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.
- On 1 May 1963, the airport was given over once again from UNTEA to the government of Indonesia.
- 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.
- Frans Kaisiepo Airport handled 366 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Frans Kaisiepo Airport", another name for BIK is "Bandara Frans Kaisiepo".
- As World War II started in the Asia-Pacific region, Japan started occupying Irian Jaya in 1942.
- At first phase, the airport was revamped to accommodate piston airliners such as the Douglas DC-3.
- The closest airport to Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK) is Kornasoren Airport (FOO), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) WNW of BIK.
- Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The government of Netherlands soon took over the airfield.




