AirportsKarel Sadsuitubun Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Langgur, in Maluku, Indonesia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LUV.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LUV
- ICAO code
- WAPF
- City
- Langgur
- State or region
- Maluku
- Country
- Indonesia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 5.7603° S, 132.7594° E
- Elevation
- 24 m (78 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,350 m (7,710 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LUV means Karel Sadsuitubun Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WAPF. 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 5.7603° S, 132.7594° E. It stands 24 metres (78 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Tual, about 15 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Jayapura, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Karel Sadsuitubun Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,350 metres (7,710 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 111 airports of Indonesia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 34.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 2,350 m 7,710 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Utarom AirportKaimana | KNG | 257 km |
| Mathilda Batlayeri AirportSaumlaki-Yamdena Island | SXK | 280 km |
| Fakfak AirportFakfak | FKQ | 320 km |
| Mozes Kilangin AirportTimika | TIM | 477 km |
| Bilorai AirportBilogai | UGU | 524 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,070 km | 9 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,113 km | 9 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,025 km | 11 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 13,365 km | 16 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,323 km | 19 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,099 km | 15 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,290 km | 4 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,652 km | 6 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,664 km | 4 h 55 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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