Nonstop flight route between Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and Bunyu, Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia:
Departure Airport:
(54°22'45"N by 10°8'43"E)
Arrival Airport:
(3°27'20"N by 117°52'1"E)
Distance from KEL to BYQ:
6,726.37 miles (10,825.01 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL), Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and Bunyu Airport (BYQ), Bunyu, Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,726 miles (or 10,825 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KEL / EDHK |
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| Location: | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°22'45"N by 10°8'43"E |
| Area Served: | Kiel, Germany |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Schleswig-Holstein (55%) City of Kiel (45%) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 101 feet (31 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KEL |
| More Information: | KEL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BYQ / WALV |
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| Location: | Bunyu, Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°27'20"N by 117°52'1"E |
| Elevation: | 118 feet (36 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BYQ |
| More Information: | BYQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL):
- Because of Kiel Holtenau Airport's relatively low elevation of 101 feet, planes can take off or land at Kiel Holtenau 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.
- Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 1995, the airport became a civilian airport again and in 1997, a new control tower that was operated by civilian staff was constructed.
- The furthest airport from Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,649 miles (18,747 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- However, use of the airport declined in the following years as more and more scheduled flight routes were discontinued.
- Luftsportverein Kiel e.V.
- The closest airport to Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL) is Sønderborg Airport (SGD), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) NNW of KEL.
- In addition to being known as "Kiel Holtenau Airport", another name for KEL is "Flughafen Kiel-Holtenau".
Facts about Bunyu Airport (BYQ):
- In addition to being known as "Bunyu Airport", another name for BYQ is "Bandar Udara Bunyu".
- Bunyu Airport (BYQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Bunyu Airport (BYQ) is Coari Airport (CIZ), which is nearly antipodal to Bunyu Airport (meaning Bunyu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Coari Airport), and is located 12,354 miles (19,881 kilometers) away in Coari, Amazonas, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Bunyu Airport (BYQ) is Juwata Airport (TRK), which is located 23 miles (36 kilometers) WSW of BYQ.
- Because of Bunyu Airport's relatively low elevation of 118 feet, planes can take off or land at Bunyu 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 42.82 miles (68.91 km) NNW | Sønderborg Airport (SGD) | Sønderborg, Denmark |     |
| 2 | 45.98 miles (74.00 km) SSE | Lübeck Airport (LBC) | Lübeck (near Hamburg), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 3 | 52.14 miles (83.91 km) S | Hamburg Airport (HAM) | Hamburg / Fuhlsbüttel, Germany | |
| 4 | 52.67 miles (84.76 km) WSW | Heide-Büsum Airport (HEI) | Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 5 | 56.40 miles (90.77 km) ENE | Lolland Falster Airport (MRW) | Lolland Falster, Denmark | |
| 6 | 59.62 miles (95.95 km) SSW | Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (XFW) | Hamburg, Germany | |
| 7 | 68.59 miles (110.39 km) NNW | Vojens Airport (SKS) | Vojens, Denmark | |
| 8 | 73.56 miles (118.39 km) SW | Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) | Nordholz, Germany | |
| 9 | 76.17 miles (122.58 km) N | Hans Christian Andersen Airport (ODE) | Odense, Denmark | |
| 10 | 81.03 miles (130.41 km) WNW | Sylt Airport (GWT) | Westerland, Germany | |
| 11 | 87.88 miles (141.43 km) SW | Bremerhaven Airport (BRV) | Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany | |
| 12 | 90.97 miles (146.40 km) W | Heligoland Airport (HGL) | Düne, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 13 | 92.00 miles (148.07 km) ESE | Rostock–Laage Airport (RLG) | Rostock, Germany | |
| 14 | 93.56 miles (150.57 km) SE | Schwerin-Parchim Airport (SZW) | Parchim, Germany | |
| 15 | 99.27 miles (159.76 km) WSW | Wangerooge Airport (AGE) | Wangerooge, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,648.63 miles (18,746.60 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,383.89 miles (18,320.55 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,370.56 miles (18,299.09 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,347.78 miles (18,262.43 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,344.62 miles (18,257.36 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,342.76 miles (18,254.36 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,341.90 miles (18,252.97 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,335.40 miles (18,242.51 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,321.21 miles (18,219.68 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,320.66 miles (18,218.78 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,295.49 miles (18,178.29 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,293.75 miles (18,175.49 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,293.46 miles (18,175.01 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,289.42 miles (18,168.52 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,285.29 miles (18,161.87 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 22.64 miles (36.43 km) WSW | Juwata Airport (TRK) | Tarakan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 49.03 miles (78.90 km) NNW | Nunukan Airport (NNX) | Nunukan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 61.79 miles (99.45 km) NNE | Tawau Airport (TWU) | Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 85.10 miles (136.95 km) NE | Semporna Airport (SMM) | Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 94.74 miles (152.47 km) SSW | Kalimarau Airport (BEJ) | Tanjung Redeb, Berau, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 113.37 miles (182.46 km) NNE | Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) | Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 153.26 miles (246.65 km) W | Juvai Semaring Airport (LBW) | Long Bawan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 159.33 miles (256.41 km) WNW | Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM) | Bakalalan, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 162.08 miles (260.84 km) WNW | Long Pasia Airport (GSA) | Long Pasia, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 166.02 miles (267.18 km) WNW | Long Semado Airport (LSM) | Long Semado, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 166.48 miles (267.92 km) W | Bario Kelabit Airport (BBN) | Bario, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 167.80 miles (270.04 km) W | Long Banga Airport (LBP) | Long Banga, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 169.45 miles (272.71 km) N | Sandakan Airport (SDK) | Sandakan, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 169.66 miles (273.05 km) NE | Sanga-Sanga Airport (TWT) | Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines | |
| 15 | 175.99 miles (283.23 km) NW | Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport (KGU) | Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,353.54 miles (19,881.05 km) SE | Coari Airport (CIZ) | Coari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,290.33 miles (19,779.32 km) W | Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,287.20 miles (19,774.29 km) W | Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,257.92 miles (19,727.16 km) E | Tefé Airport (TFF) | Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,257.39 miles (19,726.30 km) SSE | Barcelos Airport (BAZ) | Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,131.83 miles (19,524.24 km) W | Maués Airport (MBZ) | Maués, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,117.45 miles (19,501.10 km) SE | Lábrea Airport (LBR) | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,094.19 miles (19,463.67 km) ESE | Carauari Airport (CAF) | Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,062.91 miles (19,413.32 km) W | Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) | Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,053.72 miles (19,398.54 km) SSE | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,018.25 miles (19,341.45 km) WSW | Porto de Trombetas Airport (TMT) | Porto Trombetas, Oriximiná, Pará, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,010.60 miles (19,329.15 km) W | Itaituba Airport (ITB) | Itaituba, Pará, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,990.47 miles (19,296.75 km) SSW | Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB) | Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,938.02 miles (19,212.34 km) SSW | Lethem Airport (LTM) | Lethem, Guyana | |
| 15 | 11,930.89 miles (19,200.86 km) SSW | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |