Nonstop flight route between Balikpapan, East Kalimantan and Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(1°16'5"S by 116°53'39"E)
Arrival Airport:
(34°40'35"N by 131°47'25"E)
Distance from BPN to IWJ:
2,664.25 miles (4,287.68 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport (BPN), Balikpapan, East Kalimantan and Iwami Airport (IWJ), Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,664 miles (or 4,288 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 Iwami Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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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: | IWJ / RJOW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°40'35"N by 131°47'25"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 177 feet (54 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IWJ |
| More Information: | IWJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport (BPN):
- Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport handled 5,680,961 passengers last year.
- 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 construction of Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport started in the Dutch colonial era before Indonesian independence.
- 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 second phase renovation took place in 1996 to renovate the hangars, fuel depots and the administration buildings.
- 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.
- More renovations will be completed in 2014, including the addition of an airport mall—the first such shopping area at any airport in Indonesia.
Facts about Iwami Airport (IWJ):
- The closest airport to Iwami Airport (IWJ) is Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) SSW of IWJ.
- Iwami Airport (IWJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Iwami Airport's relatively low elevation of 177 feet, planes can take off or land at Iwami 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.
- In addition to being known as "Iwami Airport", other names for IWJ include "石見空港" and "Iwami Kūkō".
- The furthest airport from Iwami Airport (IWJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Iwami Airport (meaning Iwami Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,147 miles (19,548 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
| 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 | 59.27 miles (95.38 km) SSW | Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) | Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan | |
| 2 | 66.36 miles (106.80 km) ESE | Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) | Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan | |
| 3 | 75.42 miles (121.37 km) SW | Kokura Airport (KKJ) | Kita Kyūshū, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 4 | 78.36 miles (126.10 km) SE | Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) | Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan | |
| 5 | 80.40 miles (129.39 km) NE | Izumo Airport (IZO) | Izumo, Shimane, Japan | |
| 6 | 82.76 miles (133.18 km) S | Oita Airport (OIT) | Oita, Japan | |
| 7 | 99.48 miles (160.10 km) NE | Miho-Yonago Airport (YGJ) | Yonago, Tottori, Japan | |
| 8 | 107.48 miles (172.98 km) SW | Fukuoka Airport (FUK) | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| 9 | 117.41 miles (188.95 km) E | Okayama Airport (OKJ) | Okayama, Japan | |
| 10 | 130.75 miles (210.42 km) ESE | Takamatsu Airport (TAK) | Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan | |
| 11 | 131.22 miles (211.19 km) WSW | Iki Airport (IKI) | Iki, Iki Island, Japan | |
| 12 | 132.87 miles (213.83 km) SE | Kōchi Airport (KCZ) | Kōchi, Japan | |
| 13 | 135.67 miles (218.34 km) SW | Saga Airport (HSG) | Saga, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 14 | 137.96 miles (222.02 km) SSW | Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) | Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan | |
| 15 | 161.41 miles (259.77 km) NW | Pohang Airport (KPO) | Pohang, South Korea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,146.72 miles (19,548.20 km) SE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,122.82 miles (19,509.75 km) SE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,070.46 miles (19,425.47 km) ESE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 4 | 12,070.03 miles (19,424.78 km) SSE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,054.85 miles (19,400.35 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 12,045.92 miles (19,385.98 km) E | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 12,026.64 miles (19,354.96 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,019.45 miles (19,343.38 km) S | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,016.05 miles (19,337.92 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 11,992.80 miles (19,300.50 km) E | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 11,967.43 miles (19,259.66 km) SE | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,953.57 miles (19,237.35 km) E | Santa Bernardina International Airport (DZO) | Durazno, Durazno, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 11,952.30 miles (19,235.31 km) S | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,947.24 miles (19,227.17 km) ESE | Tacuarembó Airport (TAW) | Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay | |
| 15 | 11,945.02 miles (19,223.60 km) SSE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |