Balikpapan: facts

At a glance

• Country: Indonesia
• Region: East Kalimantan
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 695,287
• Coordinates: 1.2675° S, 116.8289° E
• Time zone: Asia/Makassar (UTC+08:00)
• Currency: Rupiah (IDR)
• Distance to the capital, Jakarta: 1,237 km (768 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan International Airport (BPN): 7.3 km (4.5 mi), straight line
• Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport (AAP): 110 km (68 mi), straight line
• LNG Badak Airport (BXT): 170 km (106 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Penajam: 6.9 km (4.3 mi)
• Waru: 27 km (17 mi)
• Samboja: 35 km (21 mi)
• Longkali: 63 km (39 mi)
• Handilenam: 68 km (42 mi)