Nonstop flight route between Balikpapan, East Kalimantan and Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(1°16'5"S by 116°53'39"E)
Arrival Airport:
(33°55'47"N by 131°16'42"E)
Distance from BPN to UBJ:
2,605.24 miles (4,192.72 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport (BPN), Balikpapan, East Kalimantan and Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ), Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,605 miles (or 4,193 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: | UBJ / RJDC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°55'47"N by 131°16'42"E |
| Area Served: | Ube |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UBJ |
| More Information: | UBJ 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 (BPN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport handled 5,680,961 passengers last year.
- Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport, formerly named Sepinggan Airport, is the principal airport serving East Kalimantan area on the island of Kalimantan, Indonesia.
- Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport had been renovated twice from 1991 to 1997.
- 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.
Facts about Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ):
- Because of Yamaguchi Ube Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Yamaguchi Ube 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 Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Yamaguchi Ube Airport (meaning Yamaguchi Ube Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,200 miles (19,634 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) is Kokura Airport (KKJ), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) WSW of UBJ.
- Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Yamaguchi Ube Airport", other names for UBJ include "山口宇部空港" and "Yamaguchi Ube Kūkō".
| 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 | 20.09 miles (32.34 km) WSW | Kokura Airport (KKJ) | Kita Kyūshū, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 2 | 40.79 miles (65.65 km) SE | Oita Airport (OIT) | Oita, Japan | |
| 3 | 53.17 miles (85.56 km) WSW | Fukuoka Airport (FUK) | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| 4 | 59.27 miles (95.38 km) NNE | Iwami Airport (IWJ) | Masuda, Shimane, Japan, Japan | |
| 5 | 77.90 miles (125.37 km) SW | Saga Airport (HSG) | Saga, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 6 | 79.36 miles (127.71 km) SSW | Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) | Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan | |
| 7 | 81.83 miles (131.69 km) E | Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) | Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan | |
| 8 | 86.57 miles (139.33 km) W | Iki Airport (IKI) | Iki, Iki Island, Japan | |
| 9 | 100.09 miles (161.08 km) ENE | Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) | Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan | |
| 10 | 105.33 miles (169.52 km) SW | Nagasaki Airport (NGS) | Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 11 | 137.44 miles (221.19 km) NE | Izumo Airport (IZO) | Izumo, Shimane, Japan | |
| 12 | 139.90 miles (225.15 km) E | Kōchi Airport (KCZ) | Kōchi, Japan | |
| 13 | 142.18 miles (228.81 km) S | Miyazaki Airport (KMI) | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan | |
| 14 | 150.51 miles (242.22 km) SSW | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) | Kagoshima, Japan | |
| 15 | 155.13 miles (249.65 km) NE | Miho-Yonago Airport (YGJ) | Yonago, Tottori, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,200.00 miles (19,633.95 km) ESE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,177.36 miles (19,597.51 km) SE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,129.29 miles (19,520.14 km) SSE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,108.98 miles (19,487.47 km) E | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 5 | 12,100.25 miles (19,473.42 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 12,077.69 miles (19,437.10 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,074.77 miles (19,432.41 km) S | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,067.94 miles (19,421.43 km) ESE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 12,064.18 miles (19,415.37 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 12,024.43 miles (19,351.39 km) SE | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,015.41 miles (19,336.88 km) E | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 12,004.18 miles (19,318.80 km) S | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,002.08 miles (19,315.43 km) SSE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,993.32 miles (19,301.33 km) ESE | Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (RVY) | Rivera, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 15 | 11,992.38 miles (19,299.82 km) ESE | Tacuarembó Airport (TAW) | Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay | |