Nonstop flight route between Kotabaru, Kalimantan, Indonesia and Niigata, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(3°17'44"S by 116°9'51"E)
Arrival Airport:
(37°57'20"N by 139°6'42"E)
Distance from KBU to KIJ:
3,206.45 miles (5,160.26 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport (KBU), Kotabaru, Kalimantan, Indonesia and Niigata Airport (KIJ), Niigata, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,206 miles (or 5,160 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 Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport and Niigata 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 Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport and Niigata Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KBU / WRBK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kotabaru, Kalimantan, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°17'44"S by 116°9'51"E |
| Area Served: | Stagen, Kotabaru |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4 feet (1 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KBU |
| More Information: | KBU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIJ / RJSN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Niigata, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°57'20"N by 139°6'42"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KIJ |
| More Information: | KIJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport (KBU):
- The closest airport to Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport (KBU) is Batu Licin Airport (BTW), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) SW of KBU.
- Because of Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Gusti Syamsir Alam 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.
- Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport (KBU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport (KBU) is Canaima Airport (CAJ), which is nearly antipodal to Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport (meaning Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canaima Airport), and is located 12,223 miles (19,671 kilometers) away in Canaima, Venezuela.
- In addition to being known as "Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport", other names for KBU include "Bandar Udara Gusti Syamsir Alam" and "WAOK".
Facts about Niigata Airport (KIJ):
- The closest airport to Niigata Airport (KIJ) is Shonai Airport (SYO), which is located 70 miles (112 kilometers) NNE of KIJ.
- The furthest airport from Niigata Airport (KIJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,682 miles (18,800 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Niigata Airport", other names for KIJ include "新潟空港" and "Niigata Kūkō".
- Because of Niigata Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Niigata 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.
- Niigata Airport was historically an important gateway for traffic to and from Russia, with scheduled service to Khabarovsk since 1973 and Vladivostok since 1993, which among other purposes were used to export Niigata-area agricultural products to Russia.
- Niigata Airport is a second class airport located 6.7 km northeast of Niigata Station in Niigata, Japan.
- Niigata Airport (KIJ) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.55 miles (25.02 km) SW | Batu Licin Airport (BTW) | Batu Licin, Kalimantan, Indonesia |     |
| 2 | 97.21 miles (156.44 km) W | Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) (BDJ) | Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 148.88 miles (239.60 km) NNE | Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport (BPN) | Balikpapan, East Kalimantan | |
| 4 | 203.67 miles (327.78 km) ENE | Tampa Padang Airport (MJU) | Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 226.85 miles (365.07 km) WNW | H. Asan Airport (SMQ) | Sampit, Central Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia | |
| 6 | 252.92 miles (407.04 km) NNE | Bontang Airport (BXT) | Bontang, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 263.54 miles (424.12 km) ESE | Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) (UPG) | Makassar, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 291.96 miles (469.86 km) E | Andi Jemma Airport (MXB) | Masamba, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 305.32 miles (491.37 km) NNW | Datadawai Airport (DTD) | Long Pahangai, West Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 355.13 miles (571.53 km) NNW | Long Apung Airport (LPU) | Long Apung, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 362.24 miles (582.97 km) E | Soroako Airport (SQR) | Soroako, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 363.79 miles (585.46 km) S | Selaparang Airport (AMI) | Mataram, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 365.48 miles (588.18 km) SW | Juanda International Airport (SUB) | Surabaya, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 368.42 miles (592.91 km) SSW | Blimbingsari Airport (BWX) | Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 377.48 miles (607.50 km) S | Lombok International Airport (LOP) | Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,222.97 miles (19,670.92 km) NNW | Canaima Airport (CAJ) | Canaima, Venezuela | |
| 2 | 12,217.65 miles (19,662.35 km) W | Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB) | Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,157.62 miles (19,565.75 km) W | Lethem Airport (LTM) | Lethem, Guyana | |
| 4 | 12,155.39 miles (19,562.16 km) NNW | El Dorado Airport (EOR) | El Dorado, Venezuela | |
| 5 | 12,153.48 miles (19,559.09 km) E | Obando Airport (PDA) | Puerto Inírida, Colombia | |
| 6 | 12,134.60 miles (19,528.70 km) NNW | Barcelos Airport (BAZ) | Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,131.46 miles (19,523.65 km) ENE | Cacique Aramare Airport (PYH) | Puerto Ayacucho, Venezuela | |
| 8 | 12,115.49 miles (19,497.95 km) NE | Germán Olano Airport (PCR) | Puerto Carreño, Colombia | |
| 9 | 12,102.69 miles (19,477.35 km) N | Tomás de Heres Airport (CBL) | Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela | |
| 10 | 12,084.00 miles (19,447.27 km) NNW | Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (PZO) | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | |
| 11 | 12,084.00 miles (19,447.27 km) NNW | Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (CGU) | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | |
| 12 | 12,053.37 miles (19,397.97 km) N | El Tigre Airport (ELX) | El Tigre, Venezuela | |
| 13 | 12,045.86 miles (19,385.88 km) N | San Tomé Airport (SOM) | San Tomé, Venezuela | |
| 14 | 12,034.33 miles (19,367.33 km) NE | Las Flecheras Airport (SFD) | San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela | |
| 15 | 12,010.71 miles (19,329.32 km) N | Anaco Airport (AAO) | Anaco, Venezuela | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 69.57 miles (111.96 km) NNE | Shonai Airport (SYO) | Yamagata, Japan | |
| 2 | 75.31 miles (121.20 km) ENE | Yamagata Airport (GAJ) | Yamagata, Honshū, Japan | |
| 3 | 87.90 miles (141.46 km) SE | Fukushima Airport (FKS) | Sugawa, Fukushima, Japan | |
| 4 | 99.04 miles (159.39 km) E | Sendai Airport (SDJ) | Natori, Japan | |
| 5 | 107.99 miles (173.79 km) SSE | Utsunomiya Air Field (QUT) | Nikkō / Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan | |
| 6 | 129.24 miles (208.00 km) NNE | Akita Airport (AXT) | Akita, Japan | |
| 7 | 139.08 miles (223.83 km) SW | Toyama Airport (TOY) | Toyama, Toyama, Japan | |
| 8 | 139.92 miles (225.18 km) SSW | Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) | Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan | |
| 9 | 149.20 miles (240.12 km) NE | Hanamaki Airport (HNA) | Morioka, Honshū, Japan | |
| 10 | 166.93 miles (268.64 km) SSE | Narita International Airport (NRT) | Narita (near Tokyo), Japan | |
| 11 | 168.63 miles (271.38 km) NNE | Odate-Noshiro Airport (ONJ) | Kitaakita, Akita, Japan | |
| 12 | 170.08 miles (273.72 km) SSE | Tokyo International Airport (HND) | Tokyo, Honshū, Japan | |
| 13 | 183.86 miles (295.89 km) SW | Komatsu Airport (KMQ) | Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan | |
| 14 | 202.59 miles (326.04 km) SW | Fukui Airport (FKJ) | Fukui, Honshu, Japan | |
| 15 | 209.58 miles (337.29 km) NNE | Aomori Airport (AOJ) | Aomori, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,681.52 miles (18,799.53 km) ESE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,658.66 miles (18,762.75 km) ESE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,631.76 miles (18,719.46 km) SE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,631.72 miles (18,719.39 km) SE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,619.23 miles (18,699.28 km) E | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 11,613.06 miles (18,689.37 km) ESE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 11,599.05 miles (18,666.81 km) SE | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,590.72 miles (18,653.41 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 11,568.64 miles (18,617.88 km) E | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 11,560.53 miles (18,604.82 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,552.87 miles (18,592.50 km) E | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 12 | 11,550.50 miles (18,588.68 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 11,548.39 miles (18,585.29 km) SSE | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,548.37 miles (18,585.25 km) SE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,528.90 miles (18,553.92 km) E | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |