Nonstop flight route between Balikpapan, East Kalimantan and Puerto Natales, Chile:
Departure Airport:
(1°16'5"S by 116°53'39"E)
Arrival Airport:
(51°40'14"S by 72°31'42"W)
Distance from BPN to PNT:
8,737.72 miles (14,061.97 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport (BPN), Balikpapan, East Kalimantan and Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), Puerto Natales, Chile would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,738 miles (or 14,062 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: | PNT / SCNT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Puerto Natales, Chile |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°40'14"S by 72°31'42"W |
| Area Served: | Puerto Natales |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 217 feet (66 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PNT |
| More Information: | PNT Maps & Info |
Facts about Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport (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.
- More renovations will be completed in 2014, including the addition of an airport mall—the first such shopping area at any airport in Indonesia.
- Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport (BPN) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport, formerly named Sepinggan Airport, is the principal airport serving East Kalimantan area on the island of Kalimantan, Indonesia.
- With numerous buildings located around the airport and its only runway jutting out into the settlement, landings at the airport are dramatic to experience and technically demanding for pilots.
Facts about Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT):
- The closest airport to Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) is Lago Argentino Airport (ING), which is located 93 miles (150 kilometers) N of PNT.
- Because of Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield's relatively low elevation of 217 feet, planes can take off or land at Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield 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 "Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield", other names for PNT include "Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (Puerto Natales)" and "Aeródromo Teniente Julio Gallardo".
- The furthest airport from Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) is Baikal International Airport (UUD), which is nearly antipodal to Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (meaning Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Baikal International Airport), and is located 12,427 miles (20,000 kilometers) away in Ulan-Ude, Republic of Buryatia, Russia.
- Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) 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 | 92.94 miles (149.57 km) N | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 2 | 98.27 miles (158.15 km) NNE | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 3 | 116.02 miles (186.71 km) SE | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 4 | 137.95 miles (222.02 km) E | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 5 | 225.53 miles (362.95 km) NNE | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 6 | 247.26 miles (397.92 km) SE | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 7 | 280.36 miles (451.20 km) SE | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 8 | 305.89 miles (492.28 km) N | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 9 | 353.59 miles (569.05 km) N | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 10 | 361.47 miles (581.73 km) NNE | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 11 | 399.43 miles (642.81 km) N | Balmaceda Airport (BBA) | Balmaceda, Chile | |
| 12 | 401.64 miles (646.37 km) NE | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 13 | 420.25 miles (676.33 km) N | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile | |
| 14 | 466.64 miles (750.98 km) N | Alto Río Senguer Airport (ARR) | Alto Río Senguer, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 15 | 467.29 miles (752.02 km) NNE | General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD) | Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,427.24 miles (19,999.65 km) N | Baikal International Airport (UUD) | Ulan-Ude, Republic of Buryatia, Russia | |
| 2 | 12,299.25 miles (19,793.68 km) ENE | International Airport Irkutsk (IKT) | Irkutsk, Russia | |
| 3 | 12,186.67 miles (19,612.50 km) W | Chita Kadala (HTA) | Chita, Russia | |
| 4 | 12,174.41 miles (19,592.76 km) NE | Bulgan Airport (UGA) | Bulgan, Mongolia | |
| 5 | 12,170.47 miles (19,586.42 km) N | Chinggis Khaan International Airport (ULN) | Ulan Bator, Mongolia | |
| 6 | 12,085.60 miles (19,449.85 km) ENE | Mörön Airport (MXV) | Mörön, Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia | |
| 7 | 12,071.69 miles (19,427.45 km) N | Ust-Kut Airport (UKX) | Ust-Kut, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |
| 8 | 12,066.88 miles (19,419.72 km) NE | Kharkhorin Airport (KHR) | Kharkhorin, Mongolia | |
| 9 | 12,045.05 miles (19,384.59 km) NE | Khujirt Airport (HJT) | Khujirt, Övörkhangai, Mongolia | |
| 10 | 12,036.67 miles (19,371.09 km) NNE | Bratsk Airport (BTK) | Bratsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |
| 11 | 12,035.11 miles (19,368.58 km) NW | Choibalsan Airport (COQ) | Choibalsan, Mongolia | |
| 12 | 12,025.30 miles (19,352.80 km) N | Mandalgovi Airport (MXW) | Mandalgovi, Dundgovi, Mongolia | |
| 13 | 12,014.54 miles (19,335.47 km) N | Kirensk Airport (KCK) | Kirensk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |
| 14 | 12,006.81 miles (19,323.03 km) NNE | Arvaykheer Airport (AVK) | Arvaikheer, Mongolia | |
| 15 | 11,949.76 miles (19,231.23 km) NNE | Ust-Ilimsk (UIK) | Ust-Ilimsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |