AirportsKomodo Airport is a small airport serving Labuan Bajo, Manggarai Barat, in Nusa Tenggara Timur (East Nusa Tenggara), Indonesia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LBJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LBJ
- ICAO code
- WATO
- City
- Labuan Bajo, Manggarai Barat
- State or region
- Nusa Tenggara Timur (East Nusa Tenggara)
- Country
- Indonesia
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 8.4807° S, 119.8883° E
- Elevation
- 20 m (66 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,250 m (7,381 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LBJ means Komodo Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WATO. 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 8.4807° S, 119.8883° E. It stands 20 metres (66 feet) above sea level.
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
Komodo Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,250 metres (7,381 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 39.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 2,250 m 7,381 ft | 44 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Frans Sales Lega AirportSatar Tacik, Manggarai | RTG | 66 km |
| Tambolaka AirportRadamata | TMC | 125 km |
| Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin AirportBima | BMU | 132 km |
| Umbu Mehang Kunda AirportWaingapu-Sumba Island | WGP | 140 km |
| H. Hasan Aroeboesman (Ende) AirportEnde | ENE | 199 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,167 km | 7 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,995 km | 7 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,919 km | 10 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 12,816 km | 15 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 16,192 km | 20 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,444 km | 16 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,073 km | 3 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,322 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 4,272 km | 5 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
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