Nonstop flight route between Upington, South Africa and Sampit, Central Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia:
Departure Airport:
(28°24'3"S by 21°15'34"E)
Arrival Airport:
(2°29'57"S by 112°58'29"E)
Distance from UTN to SMQ:
6,240.43 miles (10,042.97 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Upington Airport (UTN), Upington, South Africa and H. Asan Airport (SMQ), Sampit, Central Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,240 miles (or 10,043 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 Upington Airport and H. Asan 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 Upington Airport and H. Asan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UTN / FAUP |
| Airport Name: | Upington Airport |
| Location: | Upington, South Africa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°24'3"S by 21°15'34"E |
| Area Served: | Upington, Northern Cape |
| Airport Type: | Public (International for Cargo only) |
| Elevation: | 2791 feet (851 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UTN |
| More Information: | UTN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SMQ / WAOS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Sampit, Central Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°29'57"S by 112°58'29"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 50 feet (15 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SMQ |
| More Information: | SMQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Upington Airport (UTN):
- Upington Airport (UTN) has 3 runways.
- From August 1976 to December 1996, South African Airways made use of Upington as a refuelling station for two weekly scheduled Boeing 747 flights to London and Zurich.
- The closest airport to Upington Airport (UTN) is Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH), which is located 147 miles (236 kilometers) ENE of UTN.
- The furthest airport from Upington Airport (UTN) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is nearly antipodal to Upington Airport (meaning Upington Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Princeville Airport), and is located 12,007 miles (19,323 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.
Facts about H. Asan Airport (SMQ):
- The closest airport to H. Asan Airport (SMQ) is Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) (BDJ), which is located 139 miles (224 kilometers) ESE of SMQ.
- Because of H. Asan Airport's relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at H. Asan 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.
- H. Asan Airport (SMQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from H. Asan Airport (SMQ) is Obando Airport (PDA), which is nearly antipodal to H. Asan Airport (meaning H. Asan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Obando Airport), and is located 12,325 miles (19,835 kilometers) away in Puerto Inírida, Colombia.
- In addition to being known as "H. Asan Airport", another name for SMQ is "Bandar Udara H. Asan".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 146.66 miles (236.03 km) ENE | Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH) | Kuruman, South Africa |     |
| 2 | 155.89 miles (250.89 km) W | Karasburg Airport (KAS) | Karasburg, Namibia | |
| 3 | 160.04 miles (257.56 km) WSW | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| 4 | 160.05 miles (257.58 km) WSW | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |
| 5 | 214.34 miles (344.94 km) E | Kimberley Airport (KIM) | Kimberley, South Africa | |
| 6 | 231.91 miles (373.22 km) WNW | Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP) | Keetmanshoop, Namibia | |
| 7 | 266.79 miles (429.36 km) WSW | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 8 | 287.18 miles (462.18 km) W | Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ) | Alexander Bay, South Africa | |
| 9 | 306.36 miles (493.03 km) N | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| 10 | 309.26 miles (497.71 km) E | Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN) | Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa | |
| 11 | 318.65 miles (512.81 km) ENE | Mafikeng Airport (MBD) | Mmabatho, South Africa | |
| 12 | 337.98 miles (543.92 km) NE | Jwaneng Airport (JWA) | Jwaneng, Botswana | |
| 13 | 352.72 miles (567.65 km) NE | Lobatse Airport (LOQ) | Lobatse, Botswana | |
| 14 | 373.91 miles (601.74 km) ESE | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 387.10 miles (622.97 km) WNW | Lüderitz Airport (LUD) | Luderitz, Namibia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,006.72 miles (19,322.89 km) N | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,991.30 miles (19,298.08 km) N | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,991.29 miles (19,298.07 km) N | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,984.18 miles (19,286.62 km) N | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,964.24 miles (19,254.54 km) N | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,956.91 miles (19,242.74 km) N | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,944.87 miles (19,223.35 km) N | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,944.77 miles (19,223.20 km) N | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,944.77 miles (19,223.20 km) N | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,927.84 miles (19,195.94 km) NNW | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,925.50 miles (19,192.19 km) NNW | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,906.78 miles (19,162.06 km) NNW | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,898.77 miles (19,149.17 km) NNW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,898.56 miles (19,148.83 km) NNW | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,884.17 miles (19,125.67 km) NNW | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 139.49 miles (224.49 km) ESE | Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) (BDJ) | Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 213.22 miles (343.15 km) WNW | Rahadi Usman Airport (KTG) | Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 218.82 miles (352.15 km) ESE | Batu Licin Airport (BTW) | Batu Licin, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 226.85 miles (365.07 km) ESE | Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport (KBU) | Kotabaru, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 252.64 miles (406.59 km) NNE | Datadawai Airport (DTD) | Long Pahangai, West Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 283.70 miles (456.57 km) ENE | Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport (BPN) | Balikpapan, East Kalimantan | |
| 7 | 295.25 miles (475.16 km) WNW | Supadio International Airport (SPA) (PNK) | Pontianak, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 311.55 miles (501.39 km) N | Kapit Airport (KPI) | Kapit, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 321.43 miles (517.29 km) NNE | Long Apung Airport (LPU) | Long Apung, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 336.18 miles (541.03 km) NNW | Sibu Airport (SBW) | Sibu, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 337.46 miles (543.09 km) S | Juanda International Airport (SUB) | Surabaya, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 338.97 miles (545.52 km) SSW | Ngloram Airport (CPF) | Cepu, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 357.12 miles (574.73 km) SSW | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 358.94 miles (577.65 km) N | Belaga Airport (BLG) | Belaga, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 359.82 miles (579.07 km) ENE | Bontang Airport (BXT) | Bontang, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,325.21 miles (19,835.45 km) NNE | Obando Airport (PDA) | Puerto Inírida, Colombia | |
| 2 | 12,217.48 miles (19,662.08 km) N | Cacique Aramare Airport (PYH) | Puerto Ayacucho, Venezuela | |
| 3 | 12,199.08 miles (19,632.47 km) ENE | Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport (MVP) | Mitú, Colombia | |
| 4 | 12,180.14 miles (19,601.98 km) N | Germán Olano Airport (PCR) | Puerto Carreño, Colombia | |
| 5 | 12,118.86 miles (19,503.37 km) NNE | La Pedrera Airport (LPD) | La Pedrera, Colombia | |
| 6 | 12,078.70 miles (19,438.73 km) NNE | Elorza Airport (EOZ) | Elorza, Venezuela | |
| 7 | 12,064.96 miles (19,416.62 km) NW | Barcelos Airport (BAZ) | Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,063.69 miles (19,414.58 km) N | Las Flecheras Airport (SFD) | San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela | |
| 9 | 12,050.73 miles (19,393.72 km) NW | Canaima Airport (CAJ) | Canaima, Venezuela | |
| 10 | 12,049.24 miles (19,391.32 km) E | Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport (SJE) | San José del Guaviare, Colombia | |
| 11 | 12,030.63 miles (19,361.37 km) NE | Santiago Pérez Quiroz Airport (AUC) | Arauca, Colombia | |
| 12 | 12,022.14 miles (19,347.70 km) NE | Guasdualito Airport (GDO) | Guasdualito, Venezuela | |
| 13 | 12,019.19 miles (19,342.97 km) ENE | El Alcaraván Airport (EYP) | Yopal, Colombia | |
| 14 | 12,018.59 miles (19,341.99 km) SSE | Ipiranga Airport (IPG) | Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,011.50 miles (19,330.58 km) NE | Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport (TME) | Tame, Arauca, Colombia | |