Nonstop flight route between Balikpapan, East Kalimantan and Ibadan, Nigeria:
Departure Airport:
(1°16'5"S by 116°53'39"E)
Arrival Airport:
(7°21'43"N by 3°58'41"E)
Distance from BPN to IBA:
7,799.74 miles (12,552.43 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport (BPN), Balikpapan, East Kalimantan and Ibadan Airport (IBA), Ibadan, Nigeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,800 miles (or 12,552 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 Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport and Ibadan Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IBA / DNIB |
| Airport Name: | Ibadan Airport |
| Location: | Ibadan, Nigeria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°21'43"N by 3°58'41"E |
| Area Served: | Ibadan, Nigeria |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 725 feet (221 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IBA |
| More Information: | IBA Maps & Info |
Facts about Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport (BPN):
- Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport (BPN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The construction of Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport started in the Dutch colonial era before Indonesian independence.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport handled 5,680,961 passengers last year.
- With numerous buildings located around the airport and its only runway jutting out into the settlement, landings at the airport are dramatic to experience and technically demanding for pilots.
Facts about Ibadan Airport (IBA):
- The furthest airport from Ibadan Airport (IBA) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Ibadan Airport (meaning Ibadan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,100 miles (19,473 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- Because of Ibadan Airport's relatively low elevation of 725 feet, planes can take off or land at Ibadan 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.
- The closest airport to Ibadan Airport (IBA) is Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS), which is located 71 miles (113 kilometers) SW of IBA.
- Ibadan Airport (IBA) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 70.52 miles (113.49 km) SW | Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS) | Lagos, Nigeria | |
| 2 | 82.45 miles (132.70 km) NNE | Ilorin International Airport (ILR) | Ilorin, Nigeria | |
| 3 | 90.99 miles (146.43 km) E | Akure Airport (AKR) | Akure, Nigeria | |
| 4 | 113.13 miles (182.07 km) WNW | Savé Airport (SVF) | Savé, Benin | |
| 5 | 129.54 miles (208.48 km) WSW | Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO) | Cotonou, Benin | |
| 6 | 132.60 miles (213.40 km) ESE | Benin Airport (BNI) | Benin City, Nigeria | |
| 7 | 166.60 miles (268.12 km) NW | Parakou Airport (PKO) | Parakou, Benin | |
| 8 | 200.59 miles (322.82 km) ESE | Asaba International Airport (ABB) | Asaba, Delta, Niger | |
| 9 | 204.36 miles (328.88 km) WSW | Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW) | Lomé, Togo | |
| 10 | 226.92 miles (365.20 km) NW | Djougou Airport (DJA) | Djougou, Benin | |
| 11 | 232.02 miles (373.40 km) NE | Minna Airport (MXJ) | Minna, Nigeria | |
| 12 | 251.75 miles (405.14 km) ENE | Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) | Abuja, Nigeria | |
| 13 | 253.34 miles (407.71 km) ESE | Akanu Ibiam International Airport ( AIIA ) (ENU) | Enugu, Nigeria | |
| 14 | 257.93 miles (415.10 km) NW | Niamtougou International Airport (LRL) | Niamtougou, Togo | |
| 15 | 258.82 miles (416.52 km) ESE | Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport (QOW) | Owerri, Nigeria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,099.86 miles (19,472.79 km) ESE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 2 | 12,028.64 miles (19,358.17 km) S | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 3 | 12,002.16 miles (19,315.55 km) SW | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 4 | 11,953.82 miles (19,237.77 km) SSW | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 5 | 11,937.04 miles (19,210.76 km) SSE | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 6 | 11,927.30 miles (19,195.08 km) SSW | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,913.45 miles (19,172.80 km) SSW | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,902.74 miles (19,155.55 km) SSW | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,869.00 miles (19,101.26 km) S | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 10 | 11,844.03 miles (19,061.08 km) ESE | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 11 | 11,837.93 miles (19,051.25 km) SW | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 12 | 11,798.20 miles (18,987.32 km) SW | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 13 | 11,788.65 miles (18,971.94 km) SW | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 14 | 11,785.24 miles (18,966.46 km) SW | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 15 | 11,748.63 miles (18,907.54 km) SE | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |