Kotamadya Balikpapan Airport (BPN)

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Country Indonesia | Continent Asia | IATA: BPN | ICAO: WALL | Elevation 12 ft · 4 m | Local time

Destinations
21
Flights / day
61
Busiest route
Surabaya
Top airline
Super Air Jet

Kotamadya Balikpapan Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport averages 61 flights per day to 21 destinations, with 16 domestic routes and three international routes. A total of 13 airlines operate at BPN, led by Super Air Jet. This airport provides direct service to four countries across two continents, with Malaysia representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Kotamadya Balikpapan Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman connects to Kuala Lumpur, with a typical flight time of 3 hr 30 mins. Updated: February 16, 2026

Route Network

Kotamadya Balikpapan Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport connects 19 destinations worldwide, with Surabaya standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Kuala Lumpur, and the shortest flight is to Tanjung Redep-Borneo Island.

Surabaya (SUB) – Indonesia
5 airlines
2 hr 15 mins
508 mi · 818 km
14
per day
Jakarta (CGK) – Indonesia
5 airlines
2 hr 55 mins
781 mi · 1,258 km
14
per day
Tarakan Island (TRK) – Indonesia
3 airlines
1 hr 40 mins
321 mi · 516 km
5
per day
Tanjung Redep-Borneo Island (BEJ) – Indonesia
4 airlines
1 hr 30 mins
239 mi · 385 km
5
per day
Ujung Pandang-Celebes Island (UPG) – Indonesia
4 airlines
1 hr 35 mins
320 mi · 515 km
5
per day
Banjarmasin-Borneo Island (BDJ) – Indonesia
1 airline
1 hr 35 mins
210 mi · 338 km
3
per day
Yogyakarta-Java Island (YIA) – Indonesia
2 airlines
2 hr 35 mins
657 mi · 1,058 km
3
per day
Denpasar-Bali Island (DPS) – Indonesia
2 airlines
2 hr 15 mins
530 mi · 853 km
2
per day
Semarang-Java Island (SRG) – Indonesia
2 airlines
2 hr 30 mins
597 mi · 962 km
2
per day
Pontianak-Borneo Island (PNK) – Indonesia
1 airline
BPN → PNK
1
per day
Kuala Lumpur (KUL) – Malaysia
2 airlines
3 hr 30 mins
1,085 mi · 1,746 km
1
per day
Palangkaraya-Kalimantan Tengah (PKY) – Indonesia
1 airline
BPN → PKY
5
per week
Singapore (SIN) – Singapore
1 airline
3 hr 10 mins
909 mi · 1,464 km
5
per week
Mamuju-Celebes Island (MJU) – Indonesia
1 airline
BPN → MJU
4
per week
Palu-Celebes Island (PLW) – Indonesia
1 airline
BPN → PLW
4
per week
Manado-Celebes Island (MDC) – Indonesia
1 airline
2 hr 5 mins
588 mi · 946 km
3
per week
Mataram (LOP) – Indonesia
1 airline
2 hr 10 mins
519 mi · 836 km
3
per week
Bandar Seri Begawan (BWN) – Brunei Darussalam
1 airline
2 hr 5 mins
450 mi · 725 km
2
per week
Batam Island (BTH) – Indonesia
1 airline
BPN → BTH
2
per week

Route and destination data updated February 16, 2026.

Kotamadya Balikpapan Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport is served by 13 airlines, with Super Air Jet in the lead at 22% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 54% of routes. six carriers operate only one route each. A total of four airlines operate international routes, compared with nine airlines serving domestic routes. AirAsia is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Kuala Lumpur with a flight time of 3 hrs 30 mins.

Super Air Jet (9 routes)
Wings Air (Indonesia) (7 routes)
Lion Air (6 routes)
Citilink (4 routes)
Indonesia AirAsia (4 routes)
Batik Air (3 routes)
ONE Airlines (2 routes)
Garuda Indonesia (1 routes)
Sriwijaya Air (1 routes)
AirAsia (1 routes)
Malaysia Airlines (1 routes)
Scoot (1 routes)
Royal Brunei Airlines (1 routes)

Kotamadya Balikpapan Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport provides direct service to four countries across two continents. The route network is 84% domestic and 16% international. Malaysia is the primary international destination.

Indonesia - 57/day
Malaysia - 1/day
Singapore - 1/day
Brunei Darussalam - 0/day

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Flights & Scheduling

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Distance & Reach

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Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
8,192 ft 2,497 m 148 ft 45 m Asphalt
8,192 ft 2,497 m 148 ft 45 m Asphalt

Runway Length

81 aircraft cannot operate at Kotamadya Balikpapan Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 8,192 ft (2,497 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
Boeing BBJ MAX 9 8,199 ft 2,499 m 4,114 ft 1,254 m
Boeing E-3 D Sentry 8,202 ft 2,500 m 3,609 ft 1,100 m
Airbus A330 MRTT 8,202 ft 2,500 m 5,741 ft 1,750 m
Tupolev Tu-114 8,202 ft 2,500 m 4,593 ft 1,400 m
Boeing 737 MAX 10 8,202 ft 2,500 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Boeing 737 MAX 8 8,202 ft 2,500 m 4,921 ft 1,500 m
Vickers VC10 8,281 ft 2,524 m 6,381 ft 1,945 m
Boeing 737 Convertible 8,284 ft 2,525 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 737-400 8,333 ft 2,540 m 5,052 ft 1,540 m
Lockheed EC-130H Compass Call 4,701 ft 1,433 m 8,366 ft 2,550 m
Lockheed Martin C5 Galaxy 8,399 ft 2,560 m 3,599 ft 1,097 m
Boeing 737 MAX 9 8,530 ft 2,600 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Boeing 757-300 8,530 ft 2,600 m 5,085 ft 1,550 m
Airbus A350-1000 8,530 ft 2,600 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Boeing 737-500 8,694 ft 2,650 m 4,593 ft 1,400 m
Convair 880 8,760 ft 2,670 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Ilyushin Il-96 400 8,858 ft 2,700 m 5,413 ft 1,650 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Air Tanker 8,858 ft 2,700 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Airbus A380 Private Jet 9,019 ft 2,749 m 5,000 ft 1,524 m
Airbus A380-800 9,019 ft 2,749 m 5,000 ft 1,524 m
Airbus A340-300 9,072 ft 2,765 m 6,004 ft 1,830 m
Airbus A330-200 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330 Corporate Jet 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330-200F 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330-300 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Boeing BBJ 787-800 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 747-400 LCF Dreamlifter 9,199 ft 2,804 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-400 9,236 ft 2,815 m 6,250 ft 1,905 m
Boeing 747SP 9,252 ft 2,820 m 5,249 ft 1,600 m
Boeing 777 Freighter 9,285 ft 2,830 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A300B1 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Airbus A300B2 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Boeing 767-400 9,501 ft 2,896 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Airbus A340-200 9,514 ft 2,900 m 6,201 ft 1,890 m
Airbus A380-900 9,678 ft 2,950 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing 777-200LR 9,744 ft 2,970 m 5,610 ft 1,710 m
Antonov An-124 Ruslan 9,843 ft 3,000 m 2,953 ft 900 m
Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Stars 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 777-300ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Tupolev Tu-144 9,843 ft 3,000 m 8,530 ft 2,600 m
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft 3,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-52 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-51 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-62 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-63 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-53 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-61 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A330-900neo 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A350-900F 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A380 Cargo 9,875 ft 3,010 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing YAL-1 9,902 ft 3,018 m 7,546 ft 2,300 m
Aero Spacelines Super Guppy 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,998 ft 2,133 m
Douglas DC-8 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,499 ft 1,981 m
Boeing 707 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,201 ft 1,890 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A340 Private Jet 10,256 ft 3,126 m 8,999 ft 2,743 m
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 10,299 ft 3,139 m 6,949 ft 2,118 m
Airbus A340-600 10,302 ft 3,140 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Boeing BBJ 787-9 10,397 ft 3,169 m 5,699 ft 1,737 m
VC-25A Air Force One 10,466 ft 3,190 m 7,999 ft 2,438 m
Boeing 747-8 10,466 ft 3,190 m 8,793 ft 2,680 m
Airbus A340-500 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,299 ft 1,920 m
Boeing 747-200 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Boeing 777-300 10,597 ft 3,230 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 747-100 10,650 ft 3,246 m 6,168 ft 1,880 m
Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-8 Freighter 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-300 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,919 ft 2,109 m
Boeing 747-400F 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,890 ft 2,100 m
Boeing 747-400ER 10,892 ft 3,320 m 7,136 ft 2,175 m
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft 3,429 m 7,218 ft 2,200 m
Antonov An-225 Mriya 11,483 ft 3,500 m 10,827 ft 3,300 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

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