Nonstop flight route between Bakalalan, Sarawak, Malaysia and Dire Dawa, Ethiopia:
Departure Airport:
(3°59'18"N by 115°37'8"E)
Arrival Airport:
(9°37'27"N by 41°51'15"E)
Distance from BKM to DIR:
5,067.65 miles (8,155.57 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM), Bakalalan, Sarawak, Malaysia and Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR), Dire Dawa, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,068 miles (or 8,156 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 Ba'kelalan Airport and Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma 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 Ba'kelalan Airport and Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma 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: | BKM / WBGQ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Bakalalan, Sarawak, Malaysia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°59'18"N by 115°37'8"E |
| Area Served: | Bakelalan, Sarawak, Malaysia |
| Operator/Owner: | Malaysia Airports Berhad |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2900 feet (884 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BKM |
| More Information: | BKM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DIR / HADR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Dire Dawa, Ethiopia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°37'27"N by 41°51'15"E |
| Area Served: | Dire Dawa, Ethiopia |
| Operator/Owner: | Ethiopian Airports Enterprise |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 3829 feet (1,167 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DIR |
| More Information: | DIR Maps & Info |
Facts about Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM):
- In addition to being known as "Ba'kelalan Airport", other names for BKM include "Lapangan Terbang Bakelalan" and "BKM[1]".
- The furthest airport from Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is nearly antipodal to Ba'kelalan Airport (meaning Ba'kelalan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tefé Airport), and is located 12,389 miles (19,937 kilometers) away in Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil.
- Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM) is Juvai Semaring Airport (LBW), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSE of BKM.
Facts about Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR):
- The furthest airport from Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (meaning Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,377 miles (19,919 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- In addition to being known as "Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport", another name for DIR is "አባ ጤና ደጃዝማች ይልማ ዓለም አቀፍ የአየር ማረፊያ".
- Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR) is Wilwal International Airport (JIJ), which is located 75 miles (120 kilometers) ESE of DIR.
- The airport was named after Emperor Haile Selassie's elder half-brother, Dejazmach Yilma Makonnen, who preceded him as governor of Harar.
- On 27 August 1981, Douglas C-47B ET-AGX of RRC Air Services was written off when the port undercarriage collapsed on landing.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.49 miles (15.28 km) SSE | Juvai Semaring Airport (LBW) | Long Bawan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia |     |
| 2 | 15.93 miles (25.64 km) N | Long Semado Airport (LSM) | Long Semado, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 20.21 miles (32.53 km) SSW | Bario Kelabit Airport (BBN) | Bario, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 29.88 miles (48.09 km) NNE | Long Pasia Airport (GSA) | Long Pasia, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 39.88 miles (64.18 km) NNW | Long Sukang Airport (LSU) | Long Sukang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 47.52 miles (76.48 km) SW | Long Lellang Airport (LGL) | Long Lellang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 55.97 miles (90.08 km) W | Mulu Airport (MZV) | Mulu, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 56.87 miles (91.52 km) SSW | Long Banga Airport (LBP) | Long Banga, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 61.29 miles (98.64 km) NNW | Lawas Airport (LWY) | Lawas, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 70.45 miles (113.38 km) NW | Limbang Airport (LMN) | Limbang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 81.37 miles (130.96 km) NW | Brunei International Airport (BWN) | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | |
| 12 | 90.33 miles (145.37 km) W | Marudi Airport (MUR) | Marudi, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 94.24 miles (151.67 km) NNW | Labuan Airport (LBU) | Labuan, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 101.64 miles (163.57 km) NNE | Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport (KGU) | Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 114.75 miles (184.67 km) WNW | Miri Airport (MYY) | Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,388.53 miles (19,937.36 km) SSE | Tefé Airport (TFF) | Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,350.07 miles (19,875.45 km) W | Coari Airport (CIZ) | Coari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,253.00 miles (19,719.24 km) ESE | Carauari Airport (CAF) | Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,209.74 miles (19,649.63 km) S | Lábrea Airport (LBR) | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,205.77 miles (19,643.24 km) SSW | Barcelos Airport (BAZ) | Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,131.06 miles (19,523.00 km) WSW | Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,128.20 miles (19,518.40 km) W | Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,108.69 miles (19,486.99 km) S | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,063.16 miles (19,413.72 km) E | Ipiranga Airport (IPG) | Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,053.42 miles (19,398.04 km) E | Tabatinga International Airport (TBT) | Tabatinga, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,053.22 miles (19,397.74 km) E | Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET) | Leticia, Colombia | |
| 12 | 12,033.71 miles (19,366.33 km) ESE | La Pedrera Airport (LPD) | La Pedrera, Colombia | |
| 13 | 12,016.39 miles (19,338.46 km) ESE | Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (ERN) | Eirunepe, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,974.91 miles (19,271.69 km) W | Maués Airport (MBZ) | Maués, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,964.35 miles (19,254.71 km) SSE | Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (RBR) | Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 74.83 miles (120.43 km) ESE | Wilwal International Airport (JIJ) | Jijiga, Ethiopia | |
| 2 | 91.03 miles (146.50 km) ENE | Borama Airport (BXX) | Borama, Somalia | |
| 3 | 120.61 miles (194.10 km) NNE | Ali-Sabieh Airport (AII) | Ali-Sabieh, Djibouti | |
| 4 | 152.43 miles (245.31 km) E | Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA) | Hargeisa, Somalia | |
| 5 | 158.54 miles (255.14 km) NNE | Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport (JIB) | Djibouti, Djibouti | |
| 6 | 171.04 miles (275.25 km) NNE | Moucha Airport (MHI) | Moucha Island, Djibouti | |
| 7 | 177.08 miles (284.99 km) NW | Combolcha Airport (DSE) | Dessie / Kombolcha, Ethiopia | |
| 8 | 187.81 miles (302.24 km) SSW | Ghinnir Airport (GNN) | Ghinnir, Ethiopia | |
| 9 | 188.61 miles (303.53 km) NNE | Obock Airport (OBC) | Obock, Djibouti | |
| 10 | 212.75 miles (342.38 km) SW | Robe Airport (GOB) | Goba, Ethiopia | |
| 11 | 213.02 miles (342.83 km) WSW | Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | |
| 12 | 216.58 miles (348.56 km) ENE | Berbera Airport (BBO) | Berbera, Somalia | |
| 13 | 224.92 miles (361.97 km) WNW | Mekane Selam Airport (MKS) | Mekane Selam, Ethiopia | |
| 14 | 244.13 miles (392.89 km) NNE | Assab International Airport (ASA) | Assab, Eritrea | |
| 15 | 253.05 miles (407.24 km) E | Burao Airport (BUO) | Burao, Somalia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,376.90 miles (19,918.64 km) E | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,970.62 miles (19,264.80 km) SSE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,905.82 miles (19,160.51 km) SSE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,832.93 miles (19,043.21 km) S | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,829.58 miles (19,037.82 km) SE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,823.53 miles (19,028.08 km) SSE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,806.58 miles (19,000.80 km) ESE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,796.19 miles (18,984.09 km) ESE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,768.01 miles (18,938.73 km) S | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,763.70 miles (18,931.80 km) SE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,745.78 miles (18,902.96 km) SE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,744.42 miles (18,900.77 km) SE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,709.23 miles (18,844.14 km) SE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,666.13 miles (18,774.76 km) S | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,636.92 miles (18,727.76 km) ESE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |