AirportsMalikus Saleh Airport is a small airport serving Lhok Seumawe-Sumatra Island, in Aceh, Indonesia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LSW.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LSW
- ICAO code
- WIMA
- City
- Lhok Seumawe-Sumatra Island
- State or region
- Aceh
- Country
- Indonesia
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 5.2267° N, 96.9503° E
- Elevation
- 27 m (90 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,850 m (6,070 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LSW means Malikus Saleh Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WIMA. 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 5.2267° N, 96.9503° E. It stands 27 metres (90 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Jakarta, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Malikus Saleh 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 53.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 1,850 m 6,070 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rembele AirportTakengon | TXE | 57 km |
| Cut Nyak Dhien AirportKuala Pesisir | MEQ | 153 km |
| Sultan Iskandar Muda International AirportBanda Aceh | BTJ | 173 km |
| Alas Leuser AirportKutacane | LSR | 228 km |
| Kualanamu International AirportBeringin | KNO | 277 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,333 km | 4 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,031 km | 4 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,954 km | 6 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 10,063 km | 12 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,828 km | 18 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,292 km | 17 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 893 km | 1 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,524 km | 7 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,161 km | 9 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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