Nonstop flight route between Bakalalan, Sarawak, Malaysia and Hawker, South Australia, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(3°59'18"N by 115°37'8"E)
Arrival Airport:
(31°33'32"S by 138°34'26"E)
Distance from BKM to HWK:
2,883.09 miles (4,639.87 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM), Bakalalan, Sarawak, Malaysia and Wilpena Pound (HWK), Hawker, South Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,883 miles (or 4,640 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 Wilpena Pound, 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 Wilpena Pound. 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: | HWK / YHAW |
| Airport Name: | Wilpena Pound |
| Location: | Hawker, South Australia, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°33'32"S by 138°34'26"E |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from HWK |
| More Information: | HWK Maps & Info |
Facts about Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM):
- The closest airport to Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM) is Juvai Semaring Airport (LBW), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSE of BKM.
- Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
Facts about Wilpena Pound (HWK):
- The Browne brothers eventually won the claim for Wilpena from Bagot, and the young Henry Strong Price opened up and ran the 40,000-hectare station for them.
- The furthest airport from Wilpena Pound (HWK) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,642 miles (18,736 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Because of Wilpena Pound's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Wilpena Pound 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.
- When Price died in 1889 the immediate 8,000-hectare area of the Pound was separated from the main run and leased separately.
- The area is part of the Adelaide Geosyncline.
- The closest airport to Wilpena Pound (HWK) is Leigh Creek Airport (LGH), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) N of HWK.
| 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 | 66.95 miles (107.74 km) N | Leigh Creek Airport (LGH) | Leigh Creek, South Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 115.07 miles (185.19 km) NW | Andamooka Airport (ADO) | Andamooka, South Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 120.88 miles (194.54 km) SSW | Port Pirie Airport (PPI) | Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 172.91 miles (278.28 km) E | Broken Hill Airport (BHQ) | Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 5 | 175.47 miles (282.40 km) SSW | Cowell Airport (CCW) | Cowell, South Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 191.25 miles (307.79 km) SW | Cleve Airport (CVC) | Cleve, South Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 219.19 miles (352.76 km) SSE | Renmark Airport (RMK) | Renmark, South Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 233.96 miles (376.53 km) S | Adelaide Airport (ADL) | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 258.02 miles (415.23 km) NNE | Moomba Airport (MOO) | Moomba, South Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 265.30 miles (426.96 km) WSW | Streaky Bay Airport (KBY) | Streaky Bay, South Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 274.81 miles (442.26 km) SE | Mildura Airport (MQL) | Mildura, Victoria, Australia | |
| 12 | 288.19 miles (463.80 km) W | Ceduna Airport (CED) | Ceduna, South Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 288.24 miles (463.88 km) NW | Coober Pedy Airport (CPD) | Coober Pedy, South Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 293.38 miles (472.15 km) SSW | Kingscote Airport (KGC) | Kingscote, South Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 296.03 miles (476.41 km) SE | Robinvale Airport (RBC) | Robinvale, Victoria, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,642.18 miles (18,736.23 km) NW | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 2 | 11,631.83 miles (18,719.57 km) NW | Corvo Airport (CVU) | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 3 | 11,573.09 miles (18,625.04 km) NW | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 4 | 11,559.00 miles (18,602.37 km) NW | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 5 | 11,521.17 miles (18,541.48 km) NW | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 6 | 11,488.07 miles (18,488.22 km) NW | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 7 | 11,447.78 miles (18,423.36 km) WNW | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 8 | 11,437.75 miles (18,407.24 km) WNW | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 9 | 11,176.97 miles (17,987.54 km) NNE | St. John's International Airport (YYT) | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 10 | 11,127.05 miles (17,907.21 km) NNE | Saint-Pierre Airport (FSP) | Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, France | |
| 11 | 11,103.30 miles (17,868.98 km) NNE | Miquelon Airport (MQC) | Miquelon, Saint Pierre and Miquelon | |
| 12 | 11,075.29 miles (17,823.91 km) E | L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA) | Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda | |
| 13 | 11,054.97 miles (17,791.20 km) NNE | Gander International Airport (YQX) | Gander, Newfoundland, Canada | |
| 14 | 11,021.83 miles (17,737.86 km) NE | Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY) | Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 15 | 11,011.86 miles (17,721.83 km) NW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |