Airport information and maps for Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM):
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UPG Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UPG / WAAA |
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| Location: | Makassar, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°3'42"S by 119°33'15"E |
| Area Served: | Kota Makassar |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Indonesia |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 47 feet (14 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UPG |
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Facts about Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) (UPG):
- Both for international and domestic flights.
- Various taxi and shuttle services are provided by numerous service providers.
- Cees Taillie posing in front of a Dakota on the airfield Mandai
- Because of Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM)'s relatively low elevation of 47 feet, planes can take off or land at Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) 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 closest airport to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) (UPG) is Tampa Padang Airport (MJU), which is located 175 miles (281 kilometers) NNW of UPG.
- Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport is located 17 km northeast of Makassar and operated by PT.
- Hasanuddin Airport was built in 1935 by the Government Indies Netherlands, named Kadieng Flying Field and located approximately 22 kilometers to the north of the city.
- Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) (UPG) has 2 runways.
- Hasanuddin Airport serves the Eastern Indonesia Area and South Sulawesi Province.
- In addition to being known as "Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM)", another name for UPG is "Bandar Udara Internasional Sultan Hasanuddin (SHIAM)".
- The furthest airport from Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) (UPG) is Lethem Airport (LTM), which is nearly antipodal to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) (meaning Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lethem Airport), and is located 12,312 miles (19,814 kilometers) away in Lethem, Guyana.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 174.79 miles (281.30 km) NNW | Tampa Padang Airport (MJU) | Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia |    |
| 2 | 180.96 miles (291.23 km) NNE | Andi Jemma Airport (MXB) | Masamba, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 208.55 miles (335.64 km) ENE | Haluoleo Airport (WMA) (KDI) | Kendari, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 209.46 miles (337.08 km) E | Betoambari Airport (BUW) | Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 214.53 miles (345.26 km) NE | Soroako Airport (SQR) | Soroako, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 237.76 miles (382.63 km) S | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 247.56 miles (398.41 km) SSW | Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) | Bima, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 263.54 miles (424.12 km) WNW | Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport (KBU) | Kotabaru, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 269.01 miles (432.93 km) WNW | Batu Licin Airport (BTW) | Batu Licin, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 272.64 miles (438.76 km) SSE | Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) | Bajawa, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 298.91 miles (481.04 km) SSE | H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) | Ende, Flores, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 308.22 miles (496.03 km) SE | Wonopito Airport (LWE) | Lewoleba, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 308.24 miles (496.06 km) SE | Frans Seda Airport (MOF) | Maumere, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 319.92 miles (514.86 km) NW | Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport (BPN) | Balikpapan, East Kalimantan | |
| 15 | 322.44 miles (518.92 km) S | Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,311.62 miles (19,813.59 km) NNW | Lethem Airport (LTM) | Lethem, Guyana | |
| 2 | 12,296.97 miles (19,790.01 km) NE | El Dorado Airport (EOR) | El Dorado, Venezuela | |
| 3 | 12,282.45 miles (19,766.65 km) N | Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB) | Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,256.37 miles (19,724.66 km) WNW | Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO) | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 5 | 12,252.52 miles (19,718.47 km) ENE | Canaima Airport (CAJ) | Canaima, Venezuela | |
| 6 | 12,235.79 miles (19,691.55 km) NW | Ogle Airport (OGL) | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 7 | 12,211.26 miles (19,652.07 km) W | Washabo Airstrip (WSO) | Washabo, Suriname | |
| 8 | 12,194.52 miles (19,625.14 km) WNW | Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK) | Nieuw-Nickerie, Suriname | |
| 9 | 12,170.07 miles (19,585.78 km) W | Wageningen Airstrip (AGI) | Wageningen, Suriname | |
| 10 | 12,163.06 miles (19,574.50 km) NE | Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (PZO) | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | |
| 11 | 12,163.06 miles (19,574.50 km) NE | Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (CGU) | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | |
| 12 | 12,148.15 miles (19,550.50 km) WNW | Totness Airstrip (TOT) | Totness, Coronie, Suriname | |
| 13 | 12,137.31 miles (19,533.05 km) NE | Tomás de Heres Airport (CBL) | Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela | |
| 14 | 12,091.99 miles (19,460.12 km) WNW | Cayana Airstrip (AAJ) | Awaradam, Suriname | |
| 15 | 12,087.84 miles (19,453.44 km) W | Botopasi Airstrip (BTO) | Botopasi, Suriname | |