AirportsBokondini Airport is a small airport serving Bokondini, in Papua Pegunungan (Highland Papua), Indonesia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BUI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BUI
- ICAO code
- WAVB
- City
- Bokondini
- State or region
- Papua Pegunungan (Highland Papua)
- Country
- Indonesia
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 3.6846° S, 138.6774° E
- Elevation
- 1,387 m (4,550 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 853 m (2,798 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BUI means Bokondini Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WAVB. 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 3.6846° S, 138.6774° E. It stands 1,387 metres (4,550 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Tiom, about 36 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Jayapura, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Bokondini Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 853 metres (2,798 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 107.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 853 m 2,798 ft | 23 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wamena AirportWamena | WMX | 55 km |
| Nop Goliat Dekai AirportDekai | DEX | 158 km |
| Bilorai AirportBilogai | UGU | 183 km |
| Mozes Kilangin AirportTimika | TIM | 220 km |
| Dortheys Hiyo Eluay International AirportSentani | DJJ | 239 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,480 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,624 km | 9 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,511 km | 12 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 13,494 km | 16 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,779 km | 18 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,427 km | 14 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,895 km | 5 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,364 km | 5 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,605 km | 4 h 50 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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