AirportsMutiara - SIS Al-Jufrie Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Palu, in Sulawesi Tengah (Central Sulawesi), Indonesia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PLW.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PLW
- ICAO code
- WAFF
- City
- Palu
- State or region
- Sulawesi Tengah (Central Sulawesi)
- Country
- Indonesia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 0.9165° S, 119.9086° E
- Elevation
- 87 m (284 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,067 m (6,781 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PLW means Mutiara - SIS Al-Jufrie Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WAFF. 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 0.9165° S, 119.9086° E. It stands 87 metres (284 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Makassar, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Mutiara - SIS Al-Jufrie Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,067 metres (6,781 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 47.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 2,067 m 6,781 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tanjung Api AirportTojo Una-Una | OJU | 191 km |
| Maleo AirportMorowali | MOH | 242 km |
| Bua - Palopo Lagaligo AirportPalopo | LLO | 244 km |
| Sultan Bantilan AirportToli Toli-Celebes Island | TLI | 247 km |
| Toraja AirportToraja | TRT | 252 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,611 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,594 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,511 km | 9 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 12,133 km | 15 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,387 km | 19 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,943 km | 16 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 1,787 km | 2 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,549 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 4,906 km | 6 h 25 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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