AirportsSultan Muhammad Kaharuddin III Airport is a small airport serving Sumbawa Besar, in Nusa Tenggara Barat (West Nusa Tenggara), Indonesia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SWQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SWQ
- ICAO code
- WADS
- City
- Sumbawa Besar
- State or region
- Nusa Tenggara Barat (West Nusa Tenggara)
- Country
- Indonesia
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 8.4890° S, 117.4120° E
- Elevation
- 5 m (16 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,800 m (5,906 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SWQ means Sultan Muhammad Kaharuddin III Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WADS. 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 8.4890° S, 117.4120° E. It stands 5 metres (16 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Mataram, about 143 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
Sultan Muhammad Kaharuddin III Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,800 metres (5,906 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 62.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 1,800 m 5,906 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lombok International AirportMataram (Pujut, Lombok Tengah) | LOP | 128 km |
| Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin AirportBima | BMU | 140 km |
| Tambolaka AirportRadamata | TMC | 226 km |
| Denpasar I Gusti Ngurah Rai International AirportKuta, Badung | DPS | 248 km |
| Komodo AirportLabuan Bajo, Manggarai Barat | LBJ | 272 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,973 km | 7 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,764 km | 7 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,686 km | 9 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 12,654 km | 15 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 16,273 km | 20 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,667 km | 17 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 1,846 km | 2 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,430 km | 7 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 4,463 km | 5 h 55 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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