AirportsNop Goliat Dekai Airport is a small airport serving Dekai, in Papua Pegunungan (Highland Papua), Indonesia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is DEX.
Key facts
- IATA code
- DEX
- ICAO code
- WAVD
- City
- Dekai
- State or region
- Papua Pegunungan (Highland Papua)
- Country
- Indonesia
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 4.8557° S, 139.4820° E
- Elevation
- 60 m (198 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,950 m (6,398 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, DEX means Nop Goliat Dekai Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WAVD. 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 4.8557° S, 139.4820° E. It stands 60 metres (198 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Wamena, about 103 km away in a straight line.
Local time
Time now at the airport: loading
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
Nop Goliat Dekai Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,950 metres (6,398 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 111 airports of Indonesia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 51.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 1,950 m 6,398 ft | 30 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 | 103 km |
| Oksibil AirportOksibil | OKL | 127 km |
| Bokondini AirportBokondini | BUI | 158 km |
| Tanah Merah AirportTanah Merah | TMH | 165 km |
| Tabubil AirportTabubil, Papua New Guinea | TBG | 199 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,626 km | 9 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,756 km | 9 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,648 km | 12 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 13,652 km | 16 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,836 km | 18 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,425 km | 14 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,002 km | 5 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,493 km | 5 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,453 km | 4 h 40 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
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.