AirportsCommander in Chief of FALINTIL, Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Suai, in Cova Lima, Timor-Leste. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is UAI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- UAI
- ICAO code
- WPDB
- City
- Suai
- State or region
- Cova Lima
- Country
- Timor-Leste
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 9.3019° S, 125.2863° E
- Elevation
- 29 m (96 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,500 m (4,921 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, UAI means Commander in Chief of FALINTIL, Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WPDB. 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 9.3019° S, 125.2863° E. It stands 29 metres (96 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Dili, about 88 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Dili, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Commander in Chief of FALINTIL, Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, International 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.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| AA Bere Tallo (Haliwen) AirportAtambua, Indonesia | ABU | 49 km |
| Presidente Nicolau Lobato International AirportDili | DIL | 88 km |
| Oecusse Route of the Sandalwood International AirportOecussi-Ambeno | OEC | 105 km |
| Alor Island - Mali AirportKabola, Indonesia | ARD | 151 km |
| Baucau AirportBaucau | BCH | 152 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,667 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,554 km | 8 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 8,479 km | 10 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 13,238 km | 16 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 16,056 km | 19 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,003 km | 16 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,639 km | 3 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,214 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,807 km | 5 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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