AirportsMentawai Airport is a small airport serving Sipura Island, in Sumatera Barat (West Sumatra), Indonesia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is RKI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RKI
- ICAO code
- WIEB
- City
- Sipura Island
- State or region
- Sumatera Barat (West Sumatra)
- Country
- Indonesia
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 2.1001° S, 99.7044° E
- Elevation
- 8 m (26 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,500 m (4,921 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RKI means Mentawai Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WIEB. 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 2.1001° S, 99.7044° E. It stands 8 metres (26 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Padang, about 147 km away in a straight line.
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
Mentawai Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,500 metres (4,921 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 111 airports of Indonesia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 78.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 1,500 m 4,921 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Minangkabau International AirportPadang (Katapiang) | PDG | 160 km |
| Muko Muko AirportMuko Muko | MPC | 161 km |
| Departi Parbo AirportSungai Penuh | KRC | 196 km |
| Muara Bungo AirportMuara Bungo | BUU | 282 km |
| Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport / Roesmin Nurjadin AFBPekanbaru | PKU | 344 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,176 km | 5 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,762 km | 5 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,658 km | 7 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 10,893 km | 13 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,680 km | 19 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,709 km | 18 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 612 km | 1 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,902 km | 7 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 6,397 km | 8 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.
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