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Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan International Airport

Balikpapan, Indonesia

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Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan International Airport

Balikpapan, Indonesia
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Gateway to East Kalimantan and Indonesia's energy heartland.

Opened
1947
Location
Balikpapan, Indonesia
Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan International Airport (IATA: BPN, ICAO: WALL) serves Balikpapan, the principal commercial hub of East Kalimantan province on the island of Borneo, Indonesia. It is one of the busiest airports in Indonesian Borneo, handling both domestic and international passengers, and plays a critical role in supporting the region's oil, gas, and coal industries. The airport underwent a major expansion and modernization project, with a new terminal opening in 2014 that significantly increased passenger capacity. The facility is managed by Angkasa Pura I, the state-owned airport operator responsible for airports in eastern Indonesia. Balikpapan's strategic importance has grown further as the Indonesian government designated the nearby Nusantara region as the country's new national capital.
Terminals
The airport has a single integrated passenger terminal opened in 2014, designed to handle several million passengers annually across domestic and international concourses.
Getting to & from
Ground transport options include taxis, ride-hailing services, and airport shuttles connecting the airport to central Balikpapan, approximately 8 kilometers away.
Airlines here
Major carriers operating here include Garuda Indonesia, Lion Air, Batik Air, Citilink, and Sriwijaya Air, with limited international services to destinations such as Kuala Lumpur.
Notable facts
  • ›The airport is named after Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman, a historical ruler of the Kutai Kartanegara Sultanate.
  • ›A major terminal expansion completed in 2014 increased annual capacity to over 10 million passengers.
  • ›The airport serves as a key logistics hub for Indonesia's oil and gas sector in East Kalimantan.
  • ›Balikpapan's proximity to the planned new Indonesian capital, Nusantara, has boosted airport traffic and development plans.
  • ›The airport is operated by Angkasa Pura I, which manages major airports across eastern Indonesia.
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Route map (14 destinations)

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Routes

BPN → KULAK · 320
BPN → BEJGA · CRK
BPN → CGKGA · 738 332
BPN → JOGGA · CRK
BPN → MDCGA · CRK
BPN → SINGA · 738
BPN → SUBGA · 738 CRK
BPN → TRKGA · CRK
BPN → UPGGA · 738
BPN → CGKID · 739
BPN → BDJJT · 738
BPN → BEJJT · ATR
BPN → BTHJT · 738
BPN → CGKJT · 739
BPN → JOGJT · 739
BPN → MDCJT · 738
BPN → PLWJT · 738
BPN → SRGJT · 738 739
BPN → SUBJT · 739 738
BPN → TRKJT · 739
BPN → UPGJT · 739
BPN → SINMI · 319 320
BPN → CGKQG · 320
BPN → DPSQG · 320
BPN → JOGQG · 320
BPN → SUBQG · 320
BPN → UPGQG · 320
BPN → BDJSJ · 735
BPN → BEJSJ · 735 733
BPN → CGKSJ · 738 733
BPN → JOGSJ · 733
BPN → PLWSJ · 735
BPN → SUBSJ · 733 735
BPN → TRKSJ · 738 733
BPN → UPGSJ · 735
BPN → SINSQ · 319 320
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Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan Airport
Encyclopaedia

Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan International Airport, formerly named and still commonly known as Sepinggan Airport, is an international airport serving the city of Balikpapan and adjacent areas of East Kalimantan, located in Kalimantan, Indonesia. The airport is named after Aji Muhammad Sulaiman (1838–1899), a former ruler of the Kutai Kertanegara Sultanate. Covering an area of 300 hectares, it serves as the primary gateway to Balikpapan and East Kalimantan, and is the largest airport in the region. In the future, the airport will serve as one of the main gateways to Indonesia’s new capital city, Nusantara, and will be connected to it via a toll road. The airport functions as a key regional hub, offering regular domestic flights to major Indonesian cities such as Jakarta, Surabaya, and Denpasar, along with international routes to Singapore, Malaysia, and Brunei. In 2018, Airports Council International named it the second-best airport in the world for service quality among those handling 5 to 15 million passengers annually. Due to its single runway extending into a densely built-up area, landings at the airport are often described as both visually dramatic and technically challenging for pilots.

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