Nonstop flight route between Bismarck, North Dakota, United States and Aiyura, Papua New Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bismarck Municipal Airport (BIS), Bismarck, North Dakota, United States and Aiyura Airport (AYU), Aiyura, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,635 miles (or 12,287 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 Bismarck Municipal Airport and Aiyura 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 Bismarck Municipal Airport and Aiyura Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BIS / KBIS |
Airport Name: | Bismarck Municipal Airport |
Location: | Bismarck, North Dakota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°46'22"N by 100°44'44"W |
Area Served: | Bismarck, North Dakota |
Operator/Owner: | City of Bismarck |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1661 feet (506 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BIS |
More Information: | BIS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AYU / AYAY |
Airport Name: | Aiyura Airport |
Location: | Aiyura, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°20'16"S by 145°54'14"E |
Elevation: | 5100 feet (1,554 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AYU |
More Information: | AYU Maps & Info |
Facts about Bismarck Municipal Airport (BIS):
- In 2010 Bismarck Airport set an passenger boarding record with 194,043 passengers.
- Bismarck Municipal Airport is in Burleigh County, North Dakota, three miles southeast of the City of Bismarck, which owns it.
- Bismarck Municipal Airport covers 2,425 acres at an elevation of 1,661 feet.
- The closest airport to Bismarck Municipal Airport (BIS) is Ashley Municipal Airport (ASY), which is located 84 miles (135 kilometers) SE of BIS.
- Bismarck Municipal Airport (BIS) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Bismarck Municipal Airport (BIS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,375 miles (16,696 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Aiyura Airport (AYU):
- Because of Aiyura Airport's high elevation of 5,100 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AYU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AYU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Aiyura Airport (AYU) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,723 miles (18,867 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- Aiyura Airport (AYU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Aiyura Airport (AYU) is Gusap Airport (GAP), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) N of AYU.