Nonstop flight route between Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana and Balikpapan, East Kalimantan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Takoradi Airport (TKD), Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana and Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport (BPN), Balikpapan, East Kalimantan would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,199 miles (or 13,196 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Takoradi Airport and Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Takoradi Airport and Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TKD / DGTK | 
| Airport Name: | Takoradi Airport | 
| Location: | Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°53'44"N by 1°46'28"W | 
| Airport Type: | Military | 
| Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from TKD | 
| More Information: | TKD 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 Takoradi Airport (TKD):
- The furthest airport from Takoradi Airport (TKD) is Arorae Island Airport (AIS), which is nearly antipodal to Takoradi Airport (meaning Takoradi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Arorae Island Airport), and is located 12,251 miles (19,716 kilometers) away in Arorae Island, Kiribati.
 - The closest airport to Takoradi Airport (TKD) is Aboisso Airport (ABO), which is located 109 miles (176 kilometers) WNW of TKD.
 - Takoradi Airport (TKD) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Because of Takoradi Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Takoradi 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.
 
Facts about Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport (BPN):
- 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 handled 5,680,961 passengers last year.
 - 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.
 - 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.
 - 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.
 
