AirportsRembele Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Takengon, in Aceh, Indonesia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TXE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TXE
- ICAO code
- WITK
- City
- Takengon
- State or region
- Aceh
- Country
- Indonesia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 4.7211° N, 96.8519° E
- Elevation
- 1,417 m (4,648 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,170 m (3,837 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TXE means Rembele Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WITK. 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 4.7211° N, 96.8519° E. It stands 1,417 metres (4,648 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Lhokseumawe, about 61 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
Rembele Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,170 metres (3,837 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 95.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 1,170 m 3,837 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Malikus Saleh AirportLhok Seumawe-Sumatra Island | LSW | 57 km |
| Cut Nyak Dhien AirportKuala Pesisir | MEQ | 101 km |
| Sultan Iskandar Muda International AirportBanda Aceh | BTJ | 182 km |
| Alas Leuser AirportKutacane | LSR | 186 km |
| Kualanamu International AirportBeringin | KNO | 254 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,372 km | 4 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,052 km | 4 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,974 km | 6 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 10,101 km | 12 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,882 km | 18 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,343 km | 17 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 877 km | 1 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,570 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,132 km | 9 h 05 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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