# Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan International Airport (BPN / WALL) **Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan International Airport** (IATA: BPN, ICAO: WALL) is a large airport in Balikpapan, Kalimantan Timur (East Kalimantan), Indonesia. It opened in 1940. It has one runway, 2,500 m (8,202 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by InJourney Airports. In 2018 it handled 7.6 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/wall ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: BPN / WALL - Type: Large airport - Operator: InJourney Airports - Serves: Balikpapan, Kalimantan Timur (East Kalimantan), Indonesia - Opened: 1940 - Elevation: 4 m / 12 ft - Coordinates: -1.2683, 116.8945 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 2,500 m / 8,202 ft - Passengers: 7,553,190 (2018) - Time zone: UTC+8 · Asia/Makassar - Website: http://www.sepingganairport.com - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_Aji_Muhammad_Sulaiman_Sepinggan_Airport (18 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q263652 - Weather station: WALL · WMO 96633 - Ident: WALL ## Timeline - 1940: Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan International Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 07/25 | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 067° / 247° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2008 | 3,576,380 | Wikidata | | 2009 | 4,311,322 | Wikidata | | 2010 | 5,105,031 | Wikidata | | 2011 | 5,680,961 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 6,620,750 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 6,586,997 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 7,701,216 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 7,374,517 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 7,510,090 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 7,380,121 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 7,553,190 | Wikidata | ## Routes 24 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (24) - [GHS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wale.md) Melalan Airport · Indonesia · 173 km / 107 mi · Wings Air - [MJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wafj.md) Tampa Padang Airport · Indonesia · 279 km / 173 mi · Wings Air - [PLW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/waff.md) Mutiara - SIS Al-Jufrie Airport · Indonesia · 337 km / 209 mi · Wings Air - [BDJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/waoo.md) Syamsudin Noor International Airport · Indonesia · 338 km / 210 mi · Citilink, Wings Air - [PKY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wagg.md) Tjilik Riwut Airport · Indonesia · 345 km / 214 mi · Wings Air - [BEJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/waqt.md) Kalimarau Airport · Indonesia · 385 km / 239 mi · Super Air Jet, Wings Air, Sriwijaya Air - [TJS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/walg.md) Tanjung Harapan Airport · Indonesia · 460 km / 286 mi · Wings Air - [UPG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/waaa.md) Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport · Indonesia · 516 km / 321 mi · Lion Air, Super Air Jet, Citilink, Batik Air - [TRK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/walr.md) Juwata International Airport / Suharnoko Harbani AFB · Indonesia · 516 km / 321 mi · Super Air Jet, Citilink - [APD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wawn.md) Arung Palakka Airport · Indonesia · 519 km / 322 mi · FlyJaya - [LNU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/waqm.md) Robert Atty Bessing · Indonesia · 539 km / 335 mi · Wings Air - [SUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/warr.md) Juanda International Airport · Indonesia · 818 km / 508 mi · Lion Air, Super Air Jet, Citilink, Pelita Air Service - [LOP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wadl.md) Lombok International Airport · Indonesia · 836 km / 519 mi · Super Air Jet - [PNK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wioo.md) Supadio International Airport · Indonesia · 842 km / 523 mi · Batik Air - [DPS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wadd.md) Denpasar I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport · Indonesia · 853 km / 530 mi · Lion Air - [MDC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wamm.md) Sam Ratulangi International Airport · Indonesia · 946 km / 588 mi · Super Air Jet - [SRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wars.md) Jenderal Ahmad Yani Airport · Indonesia · 962 km / 598 mi · Lion Air, Super Air Jet - [YIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wahi.md) Yogyakarta International Airport · Indonesia · 1,057 km / 657 mi · Lion Air, Super Air Jet, Citilink, Pelita Air Service - [BDO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wicc.md) Husein Sastranegara International Airport · Indonesia · 1,208 km / 751 mi · Super Air Jet, Citilink - [CGK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wiii.md) Soekarno-Hatta International Airport · Indonesia · 1,258 km / 782 mi · Super Air Jet, Citilink, Pelita Air Service, Garuda Indonesia, Batik Air - [BTH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/widd.md) Hang Nadim International Airport · Indonesia · 1,445 km / 898 mi · Lion Air - [SIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wsss.md) Singapore Changi Airport · Singapore · 1,464 km / 910 mi · Scoot - [KUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkk.md) Kuala Lumpur International Airport · Malaysia · 1,746 km / 1,085 mi · Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia - [KNO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wimm.md) Kualanamu International Airport · Indonesia · 2,076 km / 1,290 mi · Lion Air ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from BPN, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (1) - GA [Garuda Indonesia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/garuda-indonesia) · 1 ### Passenger (11) - [Super Air Jet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/super-air-jet) · 10 - IW [Wings Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wings-air) · 8 - QG [Citilink](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/citilink) · 7 - JT [Lion Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lion-air) · 7 - ID [Batik Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/batik-air) · 3 - 6D [Pelita Air Service](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pelita-air-service) · 3 - AK [AirAsia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airasia) · 1 - [FlyJaya](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flyjaya) · 1 - MH [Malaysia Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/malaysia-airlines) · 1 - TZ [Scoot](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/scoot) · 1 - SJ [Sriwijaya Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sriwijaya-air) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 7.6M (2018) | #262 of 3,974 | #83 in Asia | #6 in ID | | Longest runway | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | =2,333 of 29,858 | =735 in Asia | =25 in ID | | Elevation | 4 m / 12 ft | =42,227 of 43,403 | =3,059 in Asia | =564 in ID | | Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =111 in Asia | =8 in ID | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =9 in ID | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | BALIKPAPAN APP | 120.400 | | ATIS | ATIS | 127.600 | | INFO | BALIKPAPAN INFO | 341.600 | | TWR | TWR | 118.100 | ## Nearby airports - [WALK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/walk.md) Nusantara International Airport · 24 km / 15 mi - [TNB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wrlh.md) Tanah Grogot Airport · 99 km / 61 mi - [AAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wals.md) Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport · 107 km / 66 mi - [KOD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/id-kod.md) Kotabangun Airport · 117 km / 72 mi - [WALQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/walq.md) Muara Badak Pujangan Airport · 122 km / 76 mi - [WALT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/walt.md) Tanjung Santan Airport · 144 km / 90 mi ## Sources - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sultan_Aji_Muhammad_Sulaiman_Sepinggan_Airport&oldid=1375562235), revision of 18 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/wall/data