Bua - Palopo Lagaligo Airport is a small airport serving Palopo, in Sulawesi Selatan (South Sulawesi), Indonesia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LLO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LLO
- ICAO code
- WAFD
- City
- Palopo
- State or region
- Sulawesi Selatan (South Sulawesi)
- Country
- Indonesia
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 3.0823° S, 120.2448° E
- Elevation
- 4 m (14 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,400 m (4,593 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LLO means Bua - Palopo Lagaligo Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WAFD. 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 3.0823° S, 120.2448° E. It stands 4 metres (14 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
Bua - Palopo Lagaligo Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,400 metres (4,593 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 83.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 1,400 m 4,593 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Toraja AirportToraja | TRT | 38 km |
| Maleo AirportMorowali | MOH | 186 km |
| Sangia Nibandera AirportKolaka | KXB | 199 km |
| Sultan Hasanuddin International AirportMakassar | UPG | 235 km |
| Mutiara - SIS Al-Jufrie AirportPalu | PLW | 244 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,794 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,735 km | 7 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,658 km | 9 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 12,352 km | 15 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,608 km | 19 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,060 km | 16 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 1,872 km | 2 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,753 km | 6 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 4,695 km | 6 h 10 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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