Nonstop flight route between Nunukan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia and Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands:
Departure Airport:
(4°8'12"N by 117°40'0"E)
Arrival Airport:
(18°2'26"N by 63°6'33"W)
Distance from NNX to SXM:
10,903.57 miles (17,547.55 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nunukan Airport (NNX), Nunukan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia and Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM), Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,904 miles (or 17,548 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NNX / WRLF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Nunukan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°8'12"N by 117°40'0"E |
| Area Served: | Nunukan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NNX |
| More Information: | NNX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SXM / TNCM |
| Airport Name: | Princess Juliana International Airport |
| Location: | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°2'26"N by 63°6'33"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Princess Juliana Int'l Airport Holding Company N.V. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SXM |
| More Information: | SXM Maps & Info |
Facts about Nunukan Airport (NNX):
- In addition to being known as "Nunukan Airport", other names for NNX include "Bandar Udara Nunukan" and "WALF".
- The closest airport to Nunukan Airport (NNX) is Tawau Airport (TWU), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) ENE of NNX.
- Nunukan Airport (NNX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Nunukan Airport (NNX) is Coari Airport (CIZ), which is nearly antipodal to Nunukan Airport (meaning Nunukan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Coari Airport), and is located 12,382 miles (19,927 kilometers) away in Coari, Amazonas, Brazil.
Facts about Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM):
- The furthest airport from Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) is Karratha Airport (KTA), which is nearly antipodal to Princess Juliana International Airport (meaning Princess Juliana International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Karratha Airport), and is located 12,252 miles (19,718 kilometers) away in Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) is L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NE of SXM.
- Since official opening of the new control tower, PJIA air traffic controllers have two radar systems at their disposal with ranges of 50 nautical miles and 250 nautical miles.
- Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) currently has only 1 runway.
- However, the oil price increases since 2003 began impacting discretionary air travel worldwide by early 2008, and the prospect of further price increases threatens to reverse the recent expansion of tourist travel by jet which began with the 1980s oil glut.
- Although the airport is as close to the beach as it is, there have only been 2 major accidents.
- Because of increased passenger traffic and the expected growth of passenger traffic in the near future, Princess Juliana International Airport is being heavily modernized following a three-phased masterplan, commissioned in 1997.
- To accommodate the growing international and local traffic of private aircraft, PJIA has a Fixed Base Operator building, offering office space and private lounges with dedicated customs.
- If traffic develops as forecast, Phase III of the masterplan will be executed, consisting of an extension of the new terminal building and the construction of a full parallel taxiway system.
- Because of Princess Juliana International Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Princess Juliana International 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.
- Runway 10/28 was renumbered from 09/27 in late 2008.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 33.64 miles (54.15 km) ENE | Tawau Airport (TWU) | Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia |     |
| 2 | 49.03 miles (78.90 km) SSE | Bunyu Airport (BYQ) | Bunyu, Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia | |
| 3 | 56.40 miles (90.77 km) S | Juwata Airport (TRK) | Tarakan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 67.59 miles (108.78 km) ENE | Semporna Airport (SMM) | Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 76.59 miles (123.26 km) NE | Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) | Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 124.75 miles (200.76 km) NNE | Sandakan Airport (SDK) | Sandakan, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 133.36 miles (214.62 km) NW | Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport (KGU) | Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 135.54 miles (218.13 km) W | Long Pasia Airport (GSA) | Long Pasia, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 137.86 miles (221.86 km) S | Kalimarau Airport (BEJ) | Tanjung Redeb, Berau, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 138.01 miles (222.10 km) W | Juvai Semaring Airport (LBW) | Long Bawan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 141.52 miles (227.76 km) W | Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM) | Bakalalan, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 143.72 miles (231.30 km) W | Long Semado Airport (LSM) | Long Semado, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 152.44 miles (245.33 km) W | Long Sukang Airport (LSU) | Long Sukang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 153.97 miles (247.79 km) W | Bario Kelabit Airport (BBN) | Bario, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 156.19 miles (251.36 km) ENE | Sanga-Sanga Airport (TWT) | Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,381.80 miles (19,926.53 km) E | Coari Airport (CIZ) | Coari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,263.79 miles (19,736.60 km) ESE | Tefé Airport (TFF) | Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,262.15 miles (19,733.97 km) WSW | Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,261.11 miles (19,732.29 km) WSW | Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,215.03 miles (19,658.14 km) S | Barcelos Airport (BAZ) | Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,163.55 miles (19,575.28 km) SE | Lábrea Airport (LBR) | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,118.38 miles (19,502.60 km) E | Carauari Airport (CAF) | Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,113.69 miles (19,495.05 km) W | Maués Airport (MBZ) | Maués, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,102.71 miles (19,477.38 km) SSE | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,040.02 miles (19,376.49 km) WSW | Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) | Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,000.39 miles (19,312.71 km) W | Itaituba Airport (ITB) | Itaituba, Pará, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,988.20 miles (19,293.09 km) WSW | Porto de Trombetas Airport (TMT) | Porto Trombetas, Oriximiná, Pará, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,970.34 miles (19,264.35 km) S | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,968.53 miles (19,261.43 km) SSW | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,941.53 miles (19,217.98 km) SSW | Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB) | Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 5.73 miles (9.22 km) NE | L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE) | Saint Martin, Guadeloupe | |
| 2 | 11.87 miles (19.11 km) NNE | Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA) | The Valley, Anguilla | |
| 3 | 19.83 miles (31.92 km) ESE | Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH) | Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Barthélemy | |
| 4 | 28.27 miles (45.50 km) SSW | Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB) | Saba, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| 5 | 38.58 miles (62.08 km) SSE | F.D. Roosevelt Airport (EUX) | Sint Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| 6 | 56.59 miles (91.07 km) SSE | Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB) | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 7 | 67.09 miles (107.97 km) SSE | Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV) | Nevis, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 8 | 88.87 miles (143.03 km) ESE | Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ) | Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 9 | 90.93 miles (146.34 km) WNW | Virgin Gorda Airport (VIJ) | Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands | |
| 10 | 98.14 miles (157.94 km) WNW | Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) | Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands | |
| 11 | 105.36 miles (169.55 km) SE | John A. Osborne Airport (MNI) | Montserrat, British Overseas Territories, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 106.85 miles (171.96 km) W | Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base (SSB) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 13 | 106.86 miles (171.98 km) SE | V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU) | St. John's, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 14 | 113.68 miles (182.95 km) WSW | Henry E. Rohlsen International Airport (STX) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 15 | 121.96 miles (196.28 km) W | Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,252.07 miles (19,717.74 km) S | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,239.58 miles (19,697.64 km) SW | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,218.93 miles (19,664.41 km) SSE | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,171.40 miles (19,587.93 km) SSW | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 12,140.18 miles (19,537.67 km) S | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 12,105.58 miles (19,482.00 km) S | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 12,094.71 miles (19,464.50 km) SSE | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 12,086.03 miles (19,450.53 km) W | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 12,084.40 miles (19,447.91 km) SSW | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 12,078.03 miles (19,437.65 km) S | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 12,074.69 miles (19,432.28 km) SSW | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 12,020.39 miles (19,344.89 km) SSW | Newman Airport (ZNE) | Newman, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,988.82 miles (19,294.08 km) W | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,920.97 miles (19,184.89 km) SSE | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,867.54 miles (19,098.90 km) W | Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ) | Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia | |