Tanah Merah Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Tanah Merah, in Papua Selatan (South Papua), Indonesia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TMH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TMH
- ICAO code
- WAKT
- City
- Tanah Merah
- State or region
- Papua Selatan (South Papua)
- Country
- Indonesia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 6.0967° S, 140.3035° E
- Elevation
- 17 m (57 ft)
- Runways
- not listed
- Longest runway
- not listed
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TMH means Tanah Merah Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WAKT. 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 6.0967° S, 140.3035° E. It stands 17 metres (57 feet) above sea level.
Runways
The open data has no runway details for this airport.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kiunga AirportKiunga, Papua New Guinea | UNG | 108 km |
| Tabubil AirportTabubil, Papua New Guinea | TBG | 137 km |
| Oksibil AirportOksibil | OKL | 137 km |
| Bosset AirportBosset, Papua New Guinea | BOT | 155 km |
| Nop Goliat Dekai AirportDekai | DEX | 165 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,778 km | 9 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,893 km | 10 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,790 km | 12 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 13,816 km | 17 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,895 km | 18 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,426 km | 14 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,115 km | 5 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,631 km | 6 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,293 km | 4 h 30 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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