David Constantijn Saudale Airport is a small airport serving Ba'a - Rote Island, in Nusa Tenggara Timur (East Nusa Tenggara), Indonesia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is RTI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RTI
- ICAO code
- WATR
- City
- Ba'a - Rote Island
- State or region
- Nusa Tenggara Timur (East Nusa Tenggara)
- Country
- Indonesia
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 10.7658° S, 123.0760° E
- Elevation
- 143 m (470 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,650 m (5,413 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RTI means David Constantijn Saudale Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WATR. 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 10.7658° S, 123.0760° E. It stands 143 metres (470 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Kupang, about 88 km away in a straight line.
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
David Constantijn Saudale Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,650 metres (5,413 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 72.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 1,650 m 5,413 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| El Tari AirportKupang | KOE | 93 km |
| Oecusse Route of the Sandalwood International AirportOecussi-Ambeno, Timor-Leste | OEC | 222 km |
| Frans Xavier Seda AirportWaioti | MOF | 254 km |
| H. Hasan Aroeboesman (Ende) AirportEnde | ENE | 264 km |
| AA Bere Tallo (Haliwen) AirportAtambua | ABU | 275 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,595 km | 8 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,426 km | 8 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 8,349 km | 10 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 13,228 km | 16 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 16,304 km | 20 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,295 km | 16 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,504 km | 3 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,441 km | 7 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,847 km | 5 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
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.