Nonstop flight route between Kanab, Utah, United States and Balikpapan, East Kalimantan:
Departure Airport:
(37°0'39"N by 112°31'51"W)
Arrival Airport:
(1°16'5"S by 116°53'39"E)
Distance from KNB to BPN:
8,441.83 miles (13,585.77 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kanab Municipal Airport (KNB), Kanab, Utah, United States and Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport (BPN), Balikpapan, East Kalimantan would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,442 miles (or 13,586 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KNB / KKNB |
| Airport Name: | Kanab Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Kanab, Utah, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°0'39"N by 112°31'51"W |
| Area Served: | Kanab, Utah |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Kanab |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4868 feet (1,484 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KNB |
| More Information: | KNB Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Kanab Municipal Airport (KNB):
- Because of Kanab Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,868 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KNB. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KNB a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Kanab Municipal Airport (KNB) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,219 miles (18,055 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Kanab Municipal Airport (KNB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kanab Municipal Airport (KNB) is Bryce Canyon Airport (BCE), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) NNE of KNB.
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.
- 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.
- 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 is the 6th busiest airport in Indonesia and the busiest airport in Kalimantan and Borneo with 7.1 million passenger traffic in 2013.
- Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport (BPN) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 52.51 miles (84.51 km) NNE | Bryce Canyon Airport (BCE) | Bryce Canyon, Utah, United States |     |
| 2 | 56.95 miles (91.65 km) NNW | Cedar City Regional Airport (CDC) | Cedar City, Utah, United States | |
| 3 | 58.14 miles (93.57 km) N | Panguitch Municipal Airport (PNU) | Panguitch, Utah, United States | |
| 4 | 58.82 miles (94.65 km) W | St. George Municipal Airport (relocated 2011) (SGU) | St. George, Utah, United States | |
| 5 | 60.06 miles (96.66 km) E | Page Municipal Airport (PGA) | Page, Arizona, United States | |
| 6 | 76.21 miles (122.65 km) SSE | Grand Canyon National Park Airport (GCN) | Tusayan, Arizona, United States | |
| 7 | 85.11 miles (136.98 km) W | Mesquite Airport (MFH) | Mesquite, Nevada, United States | |
| 8 | 96.54 miles (155.36 km) SSE | Valle Airport (VLE) | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | |
| 9 | 106.55 miles (171.47 km) ENE | Bullfrog Basin Airport (BFG) | Glen Canyon, Utah, United States | |
| 10 | 110.04 miles (177.09 km) SSW | Grand Canyon Caverns Airport (PGS) | Peach Springs, Arizona, United States | |
| 11 | 128.91 miles (207.46 km) E | Kayenta Airport (MVM) | Kayenta, Arizona, United States | |
| 12 | 134.83 miles (216.99 km) N | Fillmore Municipal Airport (FIL) | Fillmore, Utah, United States | |
| 13 | 137.93 miles (221.98 km) SSE | Flagstaff Pulliam Airport (FLG) | Flagstaff, Arizona, United States | |
| 14 | 144.26 miles (232.16 km) SSW | Kingman Airport (IGM) | Kingman, Arizona, United States | |
| 15 | 144.35 miles (232.31 km) SE | Polacca Airport (PXL) | Polacca, Arizona, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,219.18 miles (18,055.48 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,148.70 miles (17,942.04 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,134.41 miles (17,919.05 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 11,111.73 miles (17,882.55 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,972.54 miles (17,658.54 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,854.15 miles (17,468.02 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,848.95 miles (17,459.64 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,811.36 miles (17,399.15 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,731.22 miles (17,270.19 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,691.23 miles (17,205.83 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,690.24 miles (17,204.23 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,681.68 miles (17,190.46 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,663.80 miles (17,161.67 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,652.59 miles (17,143.64 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,643.23 miles (17,128.57 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 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 | |