Kotamadya Balikpapan Airport (BPN)
Kotamadya Balikpapan Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman International Airport averages 68 flights per day to 22 destinations, with 16 domestic and 6 international routes. A total of 13 airlines operate at BPN, led by Super Air Jet. This airport provides direct service to 5 countries across three continents, with a route network dominated by domestic flights and Malaysia as its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Kotamadya Balikpapan connects to Basel, with a typical flight time of 14 hrs 50 mins.
- Destinations
- 22 (16 domestic · 6 international)
- Flights per day
- 68 (65 domestic · 4 international)
- Busiest Route
- Jakarta (20/day)
- Longest Direct Flight
- Basel 14 hrs 50 mins
- Shortest Flight
- Mamuju-Celebes Island 1 hr 15 mins
- Top Airline
- Super Air Jet (10 routes)
- Top Country
- Indonesia (65 flights/day)
- Longest Runway
- 8,192 ft / 2,497 m
Weather in Kotamadya Balikpapan
22 Destinations from Kotamadya Balikpapan Airport (BPN)
This week, 22 active routes depart from Kotamadya Balikpapan International Airport. The busiest route connects Kotamadya Balikpapan with Jakarta and is operated by 5 airlines. The longest nonstop flight is to Basel, and the shortest flight is to Mamuju-Celebes Island.
All Destinations
| Flights | Destination | Route | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Jakarta |
BPN → CGK
2 hrs 30 mins |
Batik Air, Citilink, Garuda Indonesia, ONE Airlines, Super Air Jet5 |
| 13 | Surabaya |
BPN → SUB
2 hrs |
Citilink, Indonesia AirAsia, Lion Air, ONE Airlines, Super Air Jet5 |
| 6 | Tarakan Island |
BPN → TRK
1 hr 35 mins |
Citilink, Indonesia AirAsia, Super Air Jet3 |
| 6 | Ujung Pandang-Celebes Island |
BPN → UPG
1 hr 45 mins |
Batik Air, Citilink, Lion Air, Super Air Jet4 |
| 5 | Tanjung Redep-Borneo Island |
BPN → BEJ
1 hr 10 mins |
Indonesia AirAsia, Sriwijaya Air, Super Air Jet, Wings Air (Indonesia)4 |
| 3 | Banjarmasin-Borneo Island |
BPN → BDJ
1 hr 10 mins |
Wings Air (Indonesia)1 |
| 3 | Yogyakarta-Java Island |
BPN → YIA
2 hrs 10 mins |
Lion Air, Super Air Jet2 |
| 2 | Semarang-Java Island |
BPN → SRG
2 hrs 10 mins |
Lion Air, Super Air Jet2 |
| 2 | Denpasar-Bali Island |
BPN → DPS
2 hrs 5 mins |
Indonesia AirAsia, Lion Air2 |
| 2 | Melalan Airport | BPN → — | Wings Air (Indonesia)1 |
| 1 | Pontianak-Borneo Island |
BPN → PNK
2 hrs |
Batik Air1 |
| 1 | Kuala Lumpur |
BPN → KUL
3 hrs 15 mins |
AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines2 |
| 5/week | Palangkaraya-Kalimantan Tengah |
BPN → PKY
1 hr 5 mins |
Wings Air (Indonesia)1 |
| 5/week | Singapore |
BPN → SIN
2 hrs 40 mins |
Scoot1 |
| 4/week | Mamuju-Celebes Island |
BPN → MJU
1 hr 15 mins |
Wings Air (Indonesia)1 |
| 4/week | Palu-Celebes Island |
BPN → PLW
1 hr 10 mins |
Wings Air (Indonesia)1 |
| 3/week | Batam Island |
BPN → BTH
2 hrs 50 mins |
Lion Air1 |
| 3/week | Manado-Celebes Island |
BPN → MDC
2 hrs 5 mins |
Super Air Jet1 |
| 3/week | Mataram |
BPN → LOP
2 hrs |
Super Air Jet1 |
| 3/week | Kolonel RA Bessing Airport | BPN → — | Wings Air (Indonesia)1 |
| 2/week | Basel |
BPN → BSL
14 hrs 50 mins |
Super Air Jet1 |
| 2/week | Bandar Seri Begawan |
BPN → BWN
1 hr 50 mins |
Royal Brunei Airlines1 |
Airlines
Kotamadya Balikpapan International Airport is served by 13 airlines, with Super Air Jet in the lead at 24% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 55% of routes. 6 carriers operate only one route each. A total of 6 airlines operate international routes, compared with 9 serving domestic routes. Super Air Jet is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Basel with a flight time of 14 hrs 50 mins.
- Super Air Jet10 routes
- Wings Air (Indonesia)7 routes
- Lion Air6 routes
- Citilink4 routes
- Indonesia AirAsia4 routes
- Batik Air3 routes
- ONE Airlines2 routes
- Garuda Indonesia1 route
- Sriwijaya Air1 route
- AirAsia1 route
- Malaysia Airlines1 route
- Scoot1 route
- Royal Brunei Airlines1 route
Kotamadya Balikpapan International Airport provides direct service to 5 countries across three continents. The route network is 73% domestic and 27% international, with Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia serving as the primary international destination.
- Indonesia65/day
- Malaysia1/day
- Singapore5/week
- France2/week
- Brunei2/week
Global Rankings of Kotamadya Balikpapan Airport (BPN)
This snapshot shows how Kotamadya Balikpapan Airport (BPN) ranks globally across multiple operational and network dimensions. Rankings reflect relative position worldwide across destination breadth, flight volume, scheduling density, and long-haul reach.
Destinations
Measures how broadly the airport connects distinct endpoints across its route network.
- #644 – Total Destination Count (Network breadth)
- #432 – Domestic Destination Count
- #690 – International Destination Count
Flights & Scheduling
Reflects flight volume and how intensively runway infrastructure is scheduled.
- #316 – Total Flight Count (Operational intensity)
- #214 – Domestic Flight Count
- #609 – International Flight Count
- #235 – Flights per Runway (Scheduling density)
Distance & Reach
Highlights long-haul connectivity and how distance is distributed across flights and runways.
- #375 – Total Distance Flown (Global reach)
- #843 – Distance per Flight (Route profile)
- #296 – Distance per Runway (Long-haul leverage)
2 Runways at Kotamadya Balikpapan Airport (BPN)
| Name | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | 8,192 ft · 2,497 m | 148 ft · 45 m | Asphalt |
| 25 | 8,192 ft · 2,497 m | 148 ft · 45 m | Asphalt |
83 Aircraft Require Longer Runway
Longest runway available is 8,192 ft / 2,497 m long. The following aircraft typically require more runway than is available at Kotamadya Balikpapan International Airport.
| Aircraft | Takeoff required | Landing required |
|---|---|---|
| Boeing BBJ MAX 9 | 8,200 ft · 2,499 m | 4,117 ft · 1,255 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 A330-800neo | 9,088 ft · 2,770 m | n/a |
| 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 |
| Boom Overture | 10,118 ft · 3,084 m | n/a |
| 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 | 10,400 ft · 3,170 m | 5,700 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 |