AirportsPresidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport is a large airport serving Dili, in Timor-Leste. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is DIL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- DIL
- ICAO code
- WPDL
- City
- Dili
- State or region
- Dili
- Country
- Timor-Leste
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 8.5466° S, 125.5245° E
- Elevation
- 47 m (154 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,849 m (6,065 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, DIL means Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WPDL. 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 8.5466° S, 125.5245° E. It stands 47 metres (154 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Dili, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,849 metres (6,065 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 1,849 m 6,065 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Commander in Chief of FALINTIL, Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, International AirportSuai | UAI | 88 km |
| AA Bere Tallo (Haliwen) AirportAtambua, Indonesia | ABU | 90 km |
| Baucau AirportBaucau | BCH | 97 km |
| Alor Island - Mali AirportKabola, Indonesia | ARD | 112 km |
| Oecusse Route of the Sandalwood International AirportOecussi-Ambeno | OEC | 149 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,633 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,536 km | 8 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 8,462 km | 10 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 13,184 km | 16 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,969 km | 19 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,935 km | 16 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,628 km | 3 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,126 km | 6 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,855 km | 5 h 10 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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