AirportsLong Apung Airport is a small airport serving Long Apung-Borneo Island, in Kalimantan Utara (North Kalimantan), Indonesia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LPU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LPU
- ICAO code
- WAQL
- City
- Long Apung-Borneo Island
- State or region
- Kalimantan Utara (North Kalimantan)
- Country
- Indonesia
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 1.7069° N, 114.9699° E
- Elevation
- 743 m (2,437 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 799 m (2,620 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LPU means Long Apung Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WAQL. 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 1.7069° N, 114.9699° E. It stands 743 metres (2,437 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Belaga, about 172 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Kuching, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Long Apung Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 799 metres (2,620 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 108.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 799 m 2,620 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Datadawai AirportDatadawai-Borneo Island | DTD | 111 km |
| Long Banga AirportLong Banga, Malaysia | LBP | 173 km |
| Long Lellang AirportLong Datih, Malaysia | LGL | 192 km |
| Bario AirportBario, Malaysia | BBN | 232 km |
| Pangsuma AirportPutussibau-Borneo Island | PSU | 246 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,002 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,972 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,889 km | 8 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 11,578 km | 14 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,224 km | 18 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,183 km | 16 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 1,221 km | 2 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,552 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 5,479 km | 7 h 05 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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