Nonstop flight route between Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia and Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia:
Departure Airport:
(33°4'0"S by 151°38'53"E)
Arrival Airport:
(0°27'38"N by 101°26'39"E)
Distance from BEO to PKU:
3,997.76 miles (6,433.75 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Belmont Airport (BEO), Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia and Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU), Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,998 miles (or 6,434 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BEO / YPEC |
| Airport Name: | Belmont Airport |
| Location: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°4'0"S by 151°38'53"E |
| Area Served: | City of Lake Macquarie |
| Operator/Owner: | Mirvac Group |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 5 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BEO |
| More Information: | BEO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PKU / WIBB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°27'38"N by 101°26'39"E |
| Area Served: | Pekanbaru |
| Operator/Owner: | PT Angkasa Pura II |
| Airport Type: | Public, Military |
| Elevation: | 104 feet (32 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PKU |
| More Information: | PKU Maps & Info |
Facts about Belmont Airport (BEO):
- Belmont Airport (BEO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Despite this, there have been attempts to restore the airport as an aviation facility since the withdrawal of Aeropelican, particularly since the closure and redevelopment of Cooranbong Airport, another privately owned airfield located to the west of Lake Macquarie.
- The furthest airport from Belmont Airport (BEO) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is nearly antipodal to Belmont Airport (meaning Belmont Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santa Maria Airport), and is located 12,112 miles (19,493 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
- Because of Belmont Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Belmont 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 closest airport to Belmont Airport (BEO) is Newcastle Airport (NTL), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NNE of BEO.
Facts about Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU):
- By end of June 2011, a new terminal spanning 17,000 square meters and a more spacious aircraft apron which can accommodate 10 wide-body aircraft, twice the capacity of the old apron will be operated.
- Because of Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport's relatively low elevation of 104 feet, planes can take off or land at Sultan Syarif Kasim II 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.
- In addition to being known as "Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport", other names for PKU include "Bandar Udara Internasional Sultan Syarif Kasim II" and "بندر اودارا اينترنسيونل سلطان شريف قاسم ٢".
- The airport is also a Type B airbase of the TNI-AU, homebase of the 12th Squadron, a shelter to some Hawk Mk.109s and Mk.209s.
- The furthest airport from Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) is Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO), which is nearly antipodal to Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (meaning Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mariscal Sucre International Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,971 kilometers) away in Quito, Ecuador.
- Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport handled 392,399 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) is Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM), which is located 79 miles (128 kilometers) N of PKU.
- On 16 July 2012, a Rp 2 trillion new terminal has been opened to accommodate 1.5 million passengers a year and serve 8 Boeing 737-900ER aircraft and 2 Boeing 747 jumbo jets at the same time.
- Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 21.65 miles (34.85 km) NNE | Newcastle Airport (NTL) | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |     |
| 2 | 26.19 miles (42.16 km) NW | Cessnock Airport (CES) | Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 3 | 26.77 miles (43.08 km) NNW | Maitland Airport (MTL) | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 4 | 66.55 miles (107.10 km) SSW | Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD) | Mascot (near Sydney), Australia | |
| 5 | 70.45 miles (113.38 km) SSW | Bankstown Airport (BWU) | Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia | |
| 6 | 87.11 miles (140.19 km) SW | Camden Aerodrome (CDU) | Camden, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 7 | 114.44 miles (184.18 km) SSW | Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL) | Shellharbour, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 8 | 117.80 miles (189.58 km) WSW | Bathurst Airport (BHS) | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 9 | 123.32 miles (198.46 km) WNW | Mudgee Airport (DGE) | Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 10 | 133.18 miles (214.33 km) NNE | Port Macquarie Airport (PQQ) | Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 11 | 144.76 miles (232.97 km) NNW | Tamworth Airport (TMW) | Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 12 | 148.72 miles (239.34 km) NW | Coolah Airport (CLH) | Coolah, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 13 | 152.50 miles (245.43 km) NNE | Kempsey Airport (KPS) | Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 14 | 163.12 miles (262.52 km) SW | Goulburn Airport (GUL) | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 15 | 166.92 miles (268.63 km) NNW | Gunnedah Airport (GUH) | Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,112.40 miles (19,492.97 km) NNW | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 2 | 12,080.91 miles (19,442.30 km) NNW | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 3 | 12,059.46 miles (19,407.77 km) N | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 4 | 12,057.60 miles (19,404.77 km) N | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 5 | 12,037.03 miles (19,371.68 km) N | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 6 | 12,020.06 miles (19,344.37 km) N | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 7 | 11,968.89 miles (19,262.01 km) NNE | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 8 | 11,955.40 miles (19,240.31 km) NNE | Corvo Airport (CVU) | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 9 | 11,765.09 miles (18,934.03 km) W | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 10 | 11,742.25 miles (18,897.27 km) W | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 11 | 11,737.87 miles (18,890.22 km) WNW | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 12 | 11,688.91 miles (18,811.44 km) WNW | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 13 | 11,657.33 miles (18,760.60 km) WNW | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 14 | 11,655.45 miles (18,757.58 km) WNW | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 15 | 11,588.19 miles (18,649.33 km) WNW | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 79.35 miles (127.70 km) N | Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM) | Dumai, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 117.88 miles (189.71 km) SW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 136.46 miles (219.61 km) NNE | Melaka International Airport (MKZ) | Batu Berendam, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 153.52 miles (247.07 km) WNW | Aek Godang Airport (AEG) | Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 158.68 miles (255.36 km) N | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) | Sepang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 6 | 169.01 miles (271.99 km) ENE | Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) | Tengah, Singapore | |
| 7 | 174.03 miles (280.08 km) ENE | Senai International Airport (JHB) | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 176.33 miles (283.77 km) S | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 179.97 miles (289.64 km) ENE | Seletar Airport (XSP) | Seletar, Singapore | |
| 10 | 181.28 miles (291.74 km) ENE | Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) | Paya Lebar, Singapore | |
| 11 | 184.64 miles (297.14 km) N | Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) | Subang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 12 | 185.45 miles (298.45 km) N | KA01 KJ15 MR1 Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral) 吉隆坡中环广场 (XKL) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 186.45 miles (300.07 km) ENE | Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) | Changi, Singapore | |
| 14 | 190.29 miles (306.25 km) ENE | Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) | Batam, Riau Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 210.07 miles (338.08 km) SE | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,409.20 miles (19,970.62 km) SSW | Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) | Quito, Ecuador | |
| 2 | 12,405.70 miles (19,964.98 km) S | Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) | Latacunga, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 12,384.89 miles (19,931.49 km) S | Chachoan Airport (ATF) | Ambato, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 12,357.01 miles (19,886.63 km) SSW | Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ) | Shell Mera, Ecuador | |
| 5 | 12,331.29 miles (19,845.24 km) NNW | Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA) | Tulcán, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 12,328.40 miles (19,840.59 km) W | Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC) | Coca, Ecuador | |
| 7 | 12,326.89 miles (19,838.16 km) NW | San Luis Airport (IPI) | Ipiales, Colombia | |
| 8 | 12,314.19 miles (19,817.71 km) WSW | Lago Agrio Airport (LGQ) | Nueva Loja, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 12,312.83 miles (19,815.53 km) NE | Carlos Concha Torres International Airport (ESM) | Esmeraldas, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 12,306.28 miles (19,804.99 km) SSW | Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS) | Macas, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 12,298.46 miles (19,792.40 km) ESE | Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) | Portoviejo, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 12,287.95 miles (19,775.48 km) SE | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 12,286.34 miles (19,772.90 km) ESE | Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) | Manta, Manabí, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 12,281.59 miles (19,765.25 km) NW | Antonio Nariño Airport (PSO) | Pasto, Colombia | |
| 15 | 12,279.92 miles (19,762.57 km) WNW | Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU) | Puerto Asís, Colombia | |