AirportsMopah International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Merauke, in Papua Selatan (South Papua), Indonesia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MKQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MKQ
- ICAO code
- WAKK
- City
- Merauke
- State or region
- Papua Selatan (South Papua)
- Country
- Indonesia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 8.5239° S, 140.4197° E
- Elevation
- 3 m (10 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,850 m (6,070 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MKQ means Mopah International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WAKK. 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 8.5239° S, 140.4197° E. It stands 3 metres (10 feet) above sea level.
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
Mopah International 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 54.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Obo AirportObo, Papua New Guinea | OBX | 144 km |
| Bosset AirportBosset, Papua New Guinea | BOT | 162 km |
| Lake Murray AirportLake Murray, Papua New Guinea | LMY | 206 km |
| Boigu Island AirportBoigu Island, Australia | GIC | 213 km |
| Mabuiag Island AirportMabuiag Island, Australia | UBB | 251 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,938 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,010 km | 10 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,919 km | 12 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 14,059 km | 17 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,103 km | 18 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,563 km | 14 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,184 km | 5 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,901 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,034 km | 4 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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