Nonstop flight route between Balikpapan, East Kalimantan and Bazaruto Island, Mozambique:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport (BPN), Balikpapan, East Kalimantan and Bazaruto Island Airport (BZB), Bazaruto Island, Mozambique would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,635 miles (or 9,069 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 Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport and Bazaruto Island 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 Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport and Bazaruto Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | BZB / |
Airport Name: | Bazaruto Island Airport |
Location: | Bazaruto Island, Mozambique |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°32'34"S by 35°28'22"E |
Operator/Owner: | Aeroportos de Moçambique |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BZB |
More Information: | BZB Maps & Info |
Facts about Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport (BPN):
- The closest airport to Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport (BPN) is Bontang Airport (BXT), which is located 104 miles (168 kilometers) NNE of BPN.
- 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.
- Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport handled 5,680,961 passengers last year.
- Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport (BPN) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 is the 6th busiest airport in Indonesia and the busiest airport in Kalimantan and Borneo with 7.1 million passenger traffic in 2013.
- The second phase renovation took place in 1996 to renovate the hangars, fuel depots and the administration buildings.
- Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport, formerly named Sepinggan Airport, is the principal airport serving East Kalimantan area on the island of Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Facts about Bazaruto Island Airport (BZB):
- The furthest airport from Bazaruto Island Airport (BZB) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,745 miles (18,902 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Bazaruto Island Airport (BZB) is Indigo Bay Lodge Airport (IBL), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) S of BZB.
- Bazaruto Island Airport (BZB) currently has only 1 runway.