AirportsGusti Syamsir Alam Airport is a small airport serving Stagen, in Kalimantan Selatan (South Kalimantan), Indonesia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KBU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KBU
- ICAO code
- WAOK
- City
- Stagen
- State or region
- Kalimantan Selatan (South Kalimantan)
- Country
- Indonesia
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 3.2948° S, 116.1638° E
- Elevation
- 1 m (4 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,650 m (5,413 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KBU means Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WAOK. 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 3.2948° S, 116.1638° E. It stands 1 metres (4 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Martapura, about 145 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Makassar, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,650 metres (5,413 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 71.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 1,650 m 5,413 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bersujud AirportBatu Licin | BTW | 23 km |
| Warukin AirportTanta-Tabalong | TJG | 145 km |
| Syamsudin Noor International AirportBanjarbaru | BDJ | 157 km |
| Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan International AirportBalikpapan | BPN | 240 km |
| Tjilik Riwut AirportPalangkaraya | PKY | 274 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,471 km | 7 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,348 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,273 km | 9 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 12,107 km | 15 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,744 km | 19 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,434 km | 16 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 1,448 km | 2 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,971 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 4,974 km | 6 h 30 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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