AirportsSangia Nibandera Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Kolaka, in Sulawesi Tenggara (Southeast Sulawesi), Indonesia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KXB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KXB
- ICAO code
- WAWP
- City
- Kolaka
- State or region
- Sulawesi Tenggara (Southeast Sulawesi)
- Country
- Indonesia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 4.3382° S, 121.5240° E
- Elevation
- 12 m (40 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,850 m (6,070 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KXB means Sangia Nibandera Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WAWP. 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 4.3382° S, 121.5240° E. It stands 12 metres (40 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Kendari, about 117 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
Sangia Nibandera Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,850 metres (6,070 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 52.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 1,850 m 6,070 ft | not listed | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Haluoleo AirportKendari | KDI | 103 km |
| Bua - Palopo Lagaligo AirportPalopo | LLO | 199 km |
| Toraja AirportToraja | TRT | 219 km |
| Sultan Hasanuddin International AirportMakassar | UPG | 233 km |
| Selayar - Haji Aroeppala AirportBenteng | KSR | 237 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,993 km | 7 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,926 km | 7 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,849 km | 9 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 12,547 km | 15 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,698 km | 19 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,029 km | 16 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,048 km | 3 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,827 km | 6 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 4,497 km | 5 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.
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