Nonstop flight route between Balikpapan, East Kalimantan and Chlef, Algeria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport (BPN), Balikpapan, East Kalimantan and Chlef International Airport (CFK), Chlef, Algeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,681 miles (or 12,361 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 Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport and Chlef International 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 Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport and Chlef International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BPN / WALL |
Airport Name: | Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport |
Location: | Balikpapan, East Kalimantan |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°16'5"S by 116°53'39"E |
Area Served: | Balikpapan |
Operator/Owner: | PT Angkasa Pura I |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 12 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BPN |
More Information: | BPN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CFK / DAOI |
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Location: | Chlef, Algeria |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°12'53"N by 1°20'8"E |
Area Served: | Chlef, Algeria |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 502 feet (153 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CFK |
More Information: | CFK Maps & Info |
Facts about Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport (BPN):
- Because of Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport's relatively low elevation of 12 feet, planes can take off or land at Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman 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.
- The construction of Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport started in the Dutch colonial era before Indonesian independence.
- Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport handled 5,680,961 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport (BPN) is Barcelos Airport (BAZ), which is nearly antipodal to Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport (meaning Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barcelos Airport), and is located 12,281 miles (19,764 kilometers) away in Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil.
- More renovations will be completed in 2014, including the addition of an airport mall—the first such shopping area at any airport in Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport (BPN) is Bontang Airport (BXT), which is located 104 miles (168 kilometers) NNE of BPN.
- Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport (BPN) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Chlef International Airport (CFK):
- In addition to being known as "Chlef International Airport", other names for CFK include "Abou Bakr Belkaid Airport (Ech Chief)" and "Aéroport International de Chlef".
- Chlef International Airport (CFK) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Chlef International Airport (CFK) is Relizane Airport (QZN), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) SW of CFK.
- Because of Chlef International Airport's relatively low elevation of 502 feet, planes can take off or land at Chlef International 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.
- The furthest airport from Chlef International Airport (CFK) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is nearly antipodal to Chlef International Airport (meaning Chlef International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gisborne Airport), and is located 12,187 miles (19,613 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.