A. A. Bere Tallo Airport

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A. A. Bere Tallo Airport
Summary
Owner Ministry of Transportation
Operator Ministry of Transportation
Serves Atambua, Indonesia
Elevation  AMSL 1,434 ft / 437.18 m
Coordinates 09°04′29″S124°54′12″E / 9.07472°S 124.90333°E / -9.07472; 124.90333 Coordinates: 09°04′29″S124°54′12″E / 9.07472°S 124.90333°E / -9.07472; 124.90333
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
08/265,2491,600 Asphalt

A.A. Bere Tallo Airport, previously known as Haliwen Airport( IATA : ABU [1] , ICAO : WATA [2] , formerly WRKA [3] ) is an airport in Atambua, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. [4] [5]

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It changed its name in 2013, to match local government's regulation on airport naming. [6]

History

The airport was a stop-over location in the early days of pioneering aviation for Bill Lancaster and Jessie Maude "Chubbie" Miller in 1927. This journey was one of the longest flights made in a small aircraft and the first attempted flight between England and Australia. However, the flight was overtaken by Bert Hinkler, who was the first to complete the journey. [7]

In 2006, the airport had a runway length of just 900 meters. [8] It was extended several times, with plans to extend the runway to 2,500 meters eventually. [9]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Susi Air Alor, Kupang [10]
TransNusa Kupang
Wings Air Kupang

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References

  1. "Airline and Airport Code Search (ABU: Haliwen Airport, Atambua)". International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  2. Airport information for Haliwen Airport (IATA: ABU, ICAO: WATA) at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. "WRKA - Atambua [A. A. Bere Tallo Airport], NT, ID - Location - Great Circle Mapper". Gcmap.com. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  4. "ABU - Atambua, Haliwen Airport Current Weather and Airport Delay Conditions". FlightStats.com. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  5. "Atambua Airport (ABU) Details - Indonesia". Archived from the original on 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
  6. "Bandara Haliwen Atambua Ganti Nama". Berita Satu (in Indonesian). 24 February 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  7. The_Lost_Aviator 2014 documentary reference
  8. "SESKO TNI REKOMENDASIKAN PENGEMBANGAN BANDARA HALIWEN". Tni.mil.id (in Indonesian). 16 August 2006. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  9. "Landasan Pacu Bandara AA Bere Tallo Diperpanjang Jadi 2.000 Meter - Kompas.com". KOMPAS (in Indonesian). 9 May 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  10. "Schedule". Susi Air. Archived from the original on 2012-06-20.