Sepinggan International Airport

Sepinggan International Airport (IATA: BPN, ICAO: WALL) is the principal airport serving East Kalimantan area on the island of Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is located about 4.5 km east of Balikpapan. The airport began its new operational phase in 1997, with new building and runway structure, replacing old structure on the same site. This airport is named after Sepinggan, a village (kelurahan) in which the airport is located. The construction of Sepi... More

Sepinggan International Airport (IATA: BPN, ICAO: WALL) is the principal airport serving East Kalimantan area on the island of Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is located about 4.5 km east of Balikpapan. The airport began its new operational phase in 1997, with new building and runway structure, replacing old structure on the same site. This airport is named after Sepinggan, a village (kelurahan) in which the airport is located. The construction of Sepinggan had been started since the Dutch colonial era prior to Indonesian independence time. It was used mainly for the Dutch Oil Company's activities in Balikpapan area. The airport soon would become public and commercial airport after its management was handed over to Direktorat Jenderal Perhubungan Udara of Republic Indonesia in 1960. Sepinggan was finally managed by Perum Angkasa Pura I (PT Angkasa Pura I on present day) due to Government Regulation (PP) No.1 on January 9th 1987. Sepinggan Airport had been renovated twice during 1991 until...

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