AirportsDortheys Hiyo Eluay International Airport is a large airport serving Sentani, in Papua, Indonesia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is DJJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- DJJ
- ICAO code
- WAJJ
- City
- Sentani
- State or region
- Papua
- Country
- Indonesia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 2.5796° S, 140.5199° E
- Elevation
- 88 m (289 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,842 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, DJJ means Dortheys Hiyo Eluay International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WAJJ. 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 2.5796° S, 140.5199° E. It stands 88 metres (289 feet) above sea level.
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
Dortheys Hiyo Eluay International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,842 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 14.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 3,000 m 9,842 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vanimo AirportVanimo, Papua New Guinea | VAI | 88 km |
| Bokondini AirportBokondini | BUI | 239 km |
| Wamena AirportWamena | WMX | 242 km |
| Oksibil AirportOksibil | OKL | 259 km |
| Nop Goliat Dekai AirportDekai | DEX | 278 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,586 km | 9 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,769 km | 9 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,643 km | 12 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 13,482 km | 16 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,562 km | 18 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,188 km | 14 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,084 km | 5 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,240 km | 5 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,659 km | 4 h 55 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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