AirportsSultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan International Airport is a large airport serving Balikpapan, in Kalimantan Timur (East Kalimantan), Indonesia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BPN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BPN
- ICAO code
- WALL
- City
- Balikpapan
- State or region
- Kalimantan Timur (East Kalimantan)
- Country
- Indonesia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 1.2683° S, 116.8945° E
- Elevation
- 4 m (12 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,500 m (8,202 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BPN means Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WALL. ICAO codes that begin with W belong to Indonesia, Malaysia and nearby island countries. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 1.2683° S, 116.8945° E. It stands 4 metres (12 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Makassar, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,500 metres (8,202 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 111 airports of Indonesia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 25.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 2,500 m 8,202 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International AirportSamarinda | AAP | 107 km |
| LNG Badak AirportBontang-Borneo Island | BXT | 168 km |
| Warukin AirportTanta-Tabalong | TJG | 193 km |
| Haji Muhammad Sidik AirportMuara Teweh | HMS | 220 km |
| Gusti Syamsir Alam AirportStagen | KBU | 240 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,380 km | 7 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,312 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,234 km | 9 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 11,972 km | 14 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,507 km | 19 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,230 km | 16 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 1,464 km | 2 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,733 km | 6 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 5,089 km | 6 h 40 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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