Nonstop flight route between Bakalalan, Sarawak, Malaysia and Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua:
Departure Airport:
(3°59'18"N by 115°37'8"E)
Arrival Airport:
(14°2'14"N by 83°23'12"W)
Distance from BKM to PUZ:
10,634.64 miles (17,114.75 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM), Bakalalan, Sarawak, Malaysia and Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ), Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,635 miles (or 17,115 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 Puerto Cabezas 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 Puerto Cabezas 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: | PUZ / MNPC |
| Airport Name: | Puerto Cabezas Airport |
| Location: | Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°2'14"N by 83°23'12"W |
| Operator/Owner: | La Republica de Nicaragua |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 69 feet (21 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PUZ |
| More Information: | PUZ 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.
- 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.
Facts about Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ):
- Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- There are plans to make the airport an international airport.
- The furthest airport from Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Puerto Cabezas Airport (meaning Puerto Cabezas Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,308 miles (19,808 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The airport is approximately one kilometre from the city center, and there are taxis, buses, and other forms of transportation available.
- Because of Puerto Cabezas Airport's relatively low elevation of 69 feet, planes can take off or land at Puerto Cabezas 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 Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ) is Waspam Airport (WSP), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) NW of PUZ.
| 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 | 62.42 miles (100.45 km) NW | Waspam Airport (WSP) | Waspam, Nicaragua | |
| 2 | 83.38 miles (134.18 km) W | Bonanza Airport (BZA) | Bonanza, RAAN, Nicaragua | |
| 3 | 95.85 miles (154.26 km) WSW | Siuna Airport (SIU) | Siuna, Nicaragua | |
| 4 | 130.79 miles (210.49 km) S | Corn Island International Airport (RNI) | Corn Island, Nicaragua | |
| 5 | 143.80 miles (231.42 km) S | Bluefields Airport (BEF) | Bluefields, Nicaragua | |
| 6 | 144.05 miles (231.82 km) ESE | El Embrujo Airport (PVA) | Providencia Island, Colombia | |
| 7 | 150.94 miles (242.91 km) SE | Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport (ADZ) | San Andres Island, Colombia | |
| 8 | 226.36 miles (364.29 km) S | Barra del Colorado Airport (BCL) | Barra del Colorado, Costa Rica | |
| 9 | 228.47 miles (367.68 km) SW | Augusto César Sandino International Airport (MGA) | Managua, Nicaragua | |
| 10 | 236.41 miles (380.47 km) NW | Guanaja Airport (GJA) | Guanaja, Bay Islands, Honduras | |
| 11 | 239.81 miles (385.94 km) S | Tortuguero Airport (TTQ) | Tortuguero, Costa Rica | |
| 12 | 256.73 miles (413.17 km) W | Toncontín International Airport (TGU) | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | |
| 13 | 259.66 miles (417.89 km) WNW | Golosón International Airport (LCE) | La Ceiba, Honduras | |
| 14 | 261.76 miles (421.27 km) NW | Roatan International Airport – Bay Islands (RTB) | Roatán, Honduras | |
| 15 | 265.44 miles (427.19 km) S | Guápiles Airport (GPL) | Guápiles, Costa Rica | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,308.22 miles (19,808.11 km) S | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,775.83 miles (18,951.31 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,632.77 miles (18,721.09 km) SSW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 11,594.80 miles (18,659.98 km) SW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 11,585.43 miles (18,644.90 km) SSW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,562.33 miles (18,607.72 km) SW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,560.31 miles (18,604.46 km) SW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,555.86 miles (18,597.31 km) SW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,547.45 miles (18,583.77 km) SSW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,543.97 miles (18,578.18 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,522.12 miles (18,543.01 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,489.95 miles (18,491.24 km) SW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,487.56 miles (18,487.39 km) SSW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,484.35 miles (18,482.22 km) WSW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,483.40 miles (18,480.70 km) WSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |