AirportsLarantuka Gewayentana Airport is a small airport serving Tiwatobi, 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 LKA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LKA
- ICAO code
- WATL
- City
- Tiwatobi
- State or region
- Nusa Tenggara Timur (East Nusa Tenggara)
- Country
- Indonesia
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 8.2744° S, 123.0020° E
- Elevation
- 19 m (63 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 900 m (2,953 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LKA means Larantuka Gewayentana Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WATL. 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 8.2744° S, 123.0020° E. It stands 19 metres (63 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Lewoleba, about 47 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
Larantuka Gewayentana Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 900 metres (2,953 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 111 airports of Indonesia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 104.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 900 m 2,953 ft | 23 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 Xavier Seda AirportWaioti | MOF | 93 km |
| H. Hasan Aroeboesman (Ende) AirportEnde | ENE | 161 km |
| Alor Island - Mali AirportKabola | ARD | 176 km |
| Oecusse Route of the Sandalwood International AirportOecussi-Ambeno, Timor-Leste | OEC | 179 km |
| El Tari AirportKupang | KOE | 223 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,403 km | 8 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,279 km | 8 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 8,205 km | 10 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 12,999 km | 16 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 16,052 km | 19 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,148 km | 16 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,363 km | 3 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,181 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 4,057 km | 5 h 25 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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