Nonstop flight route between Balikpapan, East Kalimantan and Huacaraje, Bolivia:
Departure Airport:
(1°16'5"S by 116°53'39"E)
Arrival Airport:
(13°36'23"S by 63°52'41"W)
Distance from BPN to BVK:
11,407.68 miles (18,358.84 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport (BPN), Balikpapan, East Kalimantan and Huacaraje Airport (BVK), Huacaraje, Bolivia would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,408 miles (or 18,359 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BPN / WALL |
| Airport Name: | Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport |
| Location: | Balikpapan, East Kalimantan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°16'5"S by 116°53'39"E |
| Area Served: | Balikpapan |
| Operator/Owner: | PT Angkasa Pura I |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 12 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BPN |
| More Information: | BPN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BVK / SLHJ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Huacaraje, Bolivia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°36'23"S by 63°52'41"W |
| Area Served: | Huacaraje |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 453 feet (138 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BVK |
| More Information: | BVK Maps & Info |
Facts about Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport (BPN):
- Because of Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport's relatively low elevation of 12 feet, planes can take off or land at Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman 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.
- Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport (BPN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The construction of Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport started in the Dutch colonial era before Indonesian independence.
- The furthest airport from Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport (BPN) is Barcelos Airport (BAZ), which is nearly antipodal to Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport (meaning Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barcelos Airport), and is located 12,281 miles (19,764 kilometers) away in Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil.
- The second phase renovation took place in 1996 to renovate the hangars, fuel depots and the administration buildings.
- Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport handled 5,680,961 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport (BPN) is Bontang Airport (BXT), which is located 104 miles (168 kilometers) NNE of BPN.
- Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport is the 6th busiest airport in Indonesia and the busiest airport in Kalimantan and Borneo with 7.1 million passenger traffic in 2013.
Facts about Huacaraje Airport (BVK):
- In addition to being known as "Huacaraje Airport", another name for BVK is "Huacaraje Airport (Huacaraje)".
- The closest airport to Huacaraje Airport (BVK) is Magdalena Airport (MGD), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) NW of BVK.
- Because of Huacaraje Airport's relatively low elevation of 453 feet, planes can take off or land at Huacaraje 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 furthest airport from Huacaraje Airport (BVK) is Lubang Airport (LBX), which is nearly antipodal to Huacaraje Airport (meaning Huacaraje Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lubang Airport), and is located 12,169 miles (19,584 kilometers) away in Lubang, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines.
- Huacaraje Airport (BVK) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 104.12 miles (167.56 km) NNE | Bontang Airport (BXT) | Bontang, Indonesia |     |
| 2 | 148.88 miles (239.60 km) SSW | Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport (KBU) | Kotabaru, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 162.89 miles (262.15 km) SSW | Batu Licin Airport (BTW) | Batu Licin, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 173.28 miles (278.87 km) ESE | Tampa Padang Airport (MJU) | Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 210.28 miles (338.42 km) SW | Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) (BDJ) | Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 217.50 miles (350.03 km) NW | Datadawai Airport (DTD) | Long Pahangai, West Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 239.45 miles (385.35 km) N | Kalimarau Airport (BEJ) | Tanjung Redeb, Berau, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 244.61 miles (393.67 km) NNW | Long Apung Airport (LPU) | Long Apung, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 253.50 miles (407.96 km) ESE | Andi Jemma Airport (MXB) | Masamba, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 283.70 miles (456.57 km) WSW | H. Asan Airport (SMQ) | Sampit, Central Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia | |
| 11 | 319.92 miles (514.86 km) SE | Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) (UPG) | Makassar, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 320.32 miles (515.50 km) ESE | Soroako Airport (SQR) | Soroako, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 320.85 miles (516.36 km) N | Juwata Airport (TRK) | Tarakan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 323.33 miles (520.35 km) NNW | Long Banga Airport (LBP) | Long Banga, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 333.25 miles (536.31 km) NNE | Bunyu Airport (BYQ) | Bunyu, Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,280.86 miles (19,764.08 km) N | Barcelos Airport (BAZ) | Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,237.85 miles (19,694.86 km) WNW | Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB) | Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,165.60 miles (19,578.58 km) WNW | Lethem Airport (LTM) | Lethem, Guyana | |
| 4 | 12,096.69 miles (19,467.68 km) SSE | Tefé Airport (TFF) | Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,093.41 miles (19,462.41 km) N | Canaima Airport (CAJ) | Canaima, Venezuela | |
| 6 | 12,071.86 miles (19,427.73 km) SW | Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,063.54 miles (19,414.33 km) S | Coari Airport (CIZ) | Coari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,063.38 miles (19,414.08 km) SW | Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,060.39 miles (19,409.27 km) ENE | Obando Airport (PDA) | Puerto Inírida, Colombia | |
| 10 | 12,046.63 miles (19,387.12 km) NNW | El Dorado Airport (EOR) | El Dorado, Venezuela | |
| 11 | 12,004.71 miles (19,319.66 km) NE | Cacique Aramare Airport (PYH) | Puerto Ayacucho, Venezuela | |
| 12 | 11,982.01 miles (19,283.13 km) NE | Germán Olano Airport (PCR) | Puerto Carreño, Colombia | |
| 13 | 11,962.31 miles (19,251.43 km) N | Tomás de Heres Airport (CBL) | Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela | |
| 14 | 11,954.89 miles (19,239.48 km) ESE | La Pedrera Airport (LPD) | La Pedrera, Colombia | |
| 15 | 11,951.16 miles (19,233.48 km) N | Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (PZO) | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 26.94 miles (43.35 km) NW | Magdalena Airport (MGD) | Magdalena, Bolivia | |
| 2 | 105.07 miles (169.10 km) W | Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport (SBL) | Santa Ana del Yacuma, Bolivia | |
| 3 | 108.92 miles (175.28 km) SW | Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport (TDD) | Trinidad, Bolivia | |
| 4 | 123.35 miles (198.51 km) WSW | La Esperanza Airport (LEZ) | La Esperanza, Honduras | |
| 5 | 167.78 miles (270.01 km) SSE | Ascención de Guarayos Airport (ASC) | Ascención de Guarayos, Bolivia | |
| 6 | 211.11 miles (339.74 km) WSW | Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia Airport (SRJ) | San Borja, Bolivia | |
| 7 | 214.52 miles (345.24 km) SE | Concepción Airport (CEP) | Concepción, Santa Cruz, Bolivia | |
| 8 | 216.43 miles (348.31 km) NNW | Guayaramerín Airport (GYA) | Guayaramerín, Bolivia | |
| 9 | 233.56 miles (375.88 km) NE | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 10 | 234.20 miles (376.90 km) NW | Riberalta Airport (RIB) | Riberalta, Bolivia | |
| 11 | 249.19 miles (401.03 km) WSW | Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ) | Rurrenabaque, Bolivia | |
| 12 | 262.09 miles (421.79 km) ENE | Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH) | Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 13 | 283.35 miles (456.01 km) S | Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | |
| 14 | 294.30 miles (473.64 km) S | El Trompillo Airport (SRZ) | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | |
| 15 | 304.73 miles (490.42 km) SSW | Jorge Wilstermann International Airport (CBB) | Cochabamba, Bolivia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,168.68 miles (19,583.55 km) W | Lubang Airport (LBX) | Lubang, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines | |
| 2 | 12,159.30 miles (19,568.46 km) NW | El Nido Airport (ENI) | El Nido, Palawan, Philippines | |
| 3 | 12,149.86 miles (19,553.25 km) WNW | Francisco B. Reyes Airport (USU) | Coron, Palawan, Philippines | |
| 4 | 12,146.99 miles (19,548.63 km) WNW | Subic Bay International Airport (SFS) | Morong, Bataan, Philippines | |
| 5 | 12,134.20 miles (19,528.06 km) W | Mamburao Airport (MBO) | Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines | |
| 6 | 12,120.39 miles (19,505.83 km) WNW | Clark International Airport (CRK) | Clark Special Economic Zone, Philippines | |
| 7 | 12,115.69 miles (19,498.27 km) NW | Puerto Princesa International Airport (PPS) | Puerto Princesa City, Philippines | |
| 8 | 12,111.15 miles (19,490.96 km) WNW | Major Danilo Atienza Air Base (SGL) | Cavite City, Cavite, Philippines | |
| 9 | 12,102.68 miles (19,477.32 km) WNW | Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) | Metro Manila, Philippines | |
| 10 | 12,094.25 miles (19,463.76 km) WNW | San Jose Airport (SJI) | San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines | |
| 11 | 12,089.76 miles (19,456.54 km) NW | San Fernando Airport (SFE) | San Fernando City, La Union, Philippines | |
| 12 | 12,080.88 miles (19,442.25 km) WNW | Loakan Airport (BAG) | Baguio City, Philippines | |
| 13 | 12,053.21 miles (19,397.71 km) W | Marinduque Airport (MRQ) | Gasan, Marinduque, Philippines | |
| 14 | 12,052.54 miles (19,396.63 km) WNW | Cuyo Airport (CYU) | Cuyo, Palawan, Philippines | |
| 15 | 12,048.44 miles (19,390.04 km) WNW | Dr. Juan C. Angara Airport (BQA) | Baler, Aurora, Philippines | |