AirportsTjilik Riwut Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Palangkaraya, in Kalimantan Tengah (Central Kalimantan), Indonesia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PKY.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PKY
- ICAO code
- WAGG
- City
- Palangkaraya
- State or region
- Kalimantan Tengah (Central Kalimantan)
- Country
- Indonesia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 2.2271° S, 113.9434° E
- Elevation
- 25 m (82 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,500 m (8,202 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PKY means Tjilik Riwut Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WAGG. 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 2.2271° S, 113.9434° E. It stands 25 metres (82 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Pontianak, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Tjilik Riwut Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,500 metres (8,202 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 29.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 2,500 m 8,202 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sampit (H.Asan) AirportSampit | SMQ | 112 km |
| Tumbang Samba AirportTumbang Samba-Borneo Island | TBM | 128 km |
| Syamsudin Noor International AirportBanjarbaru | BDJ | 163 km |
| Warukin AirportTanta-Tabalong | TJG | 166 km |
| Haji Muhammad Sidik AirportMuara Teweh | HMS | 173 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,211 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,075 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,000 km | 8 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 11,866 km | 14 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,674 km | 19 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,552 km | 16 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 1,175 km | 1 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,986 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 5,229 km | 6 h 50 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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