AirportsMinangkabau International Airport is a large airport serving Padang (Katapiang), in Sumatera Barat (West Sumatra), Indonesia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PDG.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PDG
- ICAO code
- WIEE
- City
- Padang (Katapiang)
- State or region
- Sumatera Barat (West Sumatra)
- Country
- Indonesia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 0.7860° S, 100.2804° E
- Elevation
- 5 m (18 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PDG means Minangkabau International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WIEE. 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 0.7860° S, 100.2804° E. It stands 5 metres (18 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
Minangkabau International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,843 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 12.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 3,000 m 9,843 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mentawai AirportSipura Island | RKI | 160 km |
| Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport / Roesmin Nurjadin AFBPekanbaru | PKU | 189 km |
| Departi Parbo AirportSungai Penuh | KRC | 197 km |
| Muko Muko AirportMuko Muko | MPC | 215 km |
| Muara Bungo AirportMuara Bungo | BUU | 227 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,091 km | 5 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,720 km | 5 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,627 km | 7 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 10,818 km | 13 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,543 km | 19 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,559 km | 18 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 476 km | 1 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,749 km | 7 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 6,442 km | 8 h 15 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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