AirportsAlor Island - Mali Airport is a small airport serving Kabola, in Nusa Tenggara Timur (East Nusa Tenggara), Indonesia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ARD.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ARD
- ICAO code
- WATM
- City
- Kabola
- State or region
- Nusa Tenggara Timur (East Nusa Tenggara)
- Country
- Indonesia
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 8.1323° S, 124.5970° E
- Elevation
- 3 m (10 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,398 m (4,586 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ARD means Alor Island - Mali Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WATM. ICAO codes that begin with W belong to Indonesia, Malaysia and nearby island countries. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 8.1323° S, 124.5970° E. It stands 3 metres (10 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Dili, about 117 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Makassar, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Alor Island - Mali Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,398 metres (4,586 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 111 airports of Indonesia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 85.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 1,398 m 4,586 ft | 27 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| AA Bere Tallo (Haliwen) AirportAtambua | ABU | 110 km |
| Presidente Nicolau Lobato International AirportDili, Timor-Leste | DIL | 112 km |
| Oecusse Route of the Sandalwood International AirportOecussi-Ambeno, Timor-Leste | OEC | 122 km |
| Commander in Chief of FALINTIL, Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, International AirportSuai, Timor-Leste | UAI | 151 km |
| Larantuka Gewayentana AirportTiwatobi | LKA | 176 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,525 km | 8 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,425 km | 8 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 8,350 km | 10 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 13,088 km | 16 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,969 km | 19 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,994 km | 16 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,516 km | 3 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,112 km | 6 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,955 km | 5 h 15 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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