Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport

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Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport

Bandar Udara Umbu Mehang Kunda
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Summary
Airport typePublic
Serves Waingapu, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Time zone WITA (UTC+08:00)
Elevation  AMSL 33 ft / 10 m
Coordinates 09°40′09″S120°18′07″E / 9.66917°S 120.30194°E / -9.66917; 120.30194
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Mau
Location of airport in Sumba
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
15/332,2007,218Asphalt
Source: DAFIF [1] [2]
NAM Air Boeing 737-500 taking off from Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport NAM Air Boeing 737-500 taking off from Mau Hau Airport.jpg
NAM Air Boeing 737-500 taking off from Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport

Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (Indonesian : Bandar Udara Umbu Mehang Kunda) ( IATA : WGP [3] , ICAO : WATU [2] , formerly WRRW [4] ), also formerly known as Mau Hau Airport, is an airport serving Waingapu, the largest town on the island of Sumba, in the province of East Nusa Tenggara in Indonesia.

Contents

The airport inaugurated a new terminal in 2016 which has enabled improved passenger services. There are some car parking lots and taxi stand outside the terminal.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 33 feet (10 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway, designated 15/33, with an asphalt surface measuring 2,200 by 45 metres (7,218 ft × 148 ft). [1]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Wings Air Denpasar, Kupang

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References

  1. 1 2 Airport information for WADW [usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. 1 2 Airport information for WGP / WATU at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. Accident history for WGP / WATU at Aviation Safety Network
  4. Airport information for WRRW at Great Circle Mapper.