AirportsSultan Iskandar Muda International Airport is a large airport serving Banda Aceh, in Aceh, Indonesia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BTJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BTJ
- ICAO code
- WITT
- City
- Banda Aceh
- State or region
- Aceh
- Country
- Indonesia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 5.5251° N, 95.4200° E
- Elevation
- 20 m (65 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BTJ means Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WITT. 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 5.5251° N, 95.4200° E. It stands 20 metres (65 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Jakarta, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,843 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 111 airports of Indonesia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 9.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 3,000 m 9,843 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Malikus Saleh AirportLhok Seumawe-Sumatra Island | LSW | 173 km |
| Rembele AirportTakengon | TXE | 182 km |
| Cut Nyak Dhien AirportKuala Pesisir | MEQ | 189 km |
| Alas Leuser AirportKutacane | LSR | 360 km |
| Lasikin AirportLubang | LKI | 361 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,207 km | 4 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,871 km | 4 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,792 km | 6 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,932 km | 12 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,765 km | 18 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,368 km | 17 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 1,059 km | 1 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,625 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,310 km | 9 h 20 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.
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