AirportsBuol - Pogogul Airport is a small airport serving Buol, in Sulawesi Tengah (Central Sulawesi), Indonesia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is UOL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- UOL
- ICAO code
- WAFY
- City
- Buol
- State or region
- Sulawesi Tengah (Central Sulawesi)
- Country
- Indonesia
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 1.1023° N, 121.4134° E
- Elevation
- 15 m (49 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 750 m (2,461 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, UOL means Buol - Pogogul Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WAFY. 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 1.1023° N, 121.4134° E. It stands 15 metres (49 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Toli-Toli, about 67 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
Buol - Pogogul Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 750 metres (2,461 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 110.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 750 m 2,461 ft | 21 m | Concrete | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sultan Bantilan AirportToli Toli-Celebes Island | TLI | 69 km |
| Jalaluddin AirportGorontalo | GTO | 168 km |
| Tanjung Api AirportTojo Una-Una | OJU | 220 km |
| Mutiara - SIS Al-Jufrie AirportPalu | PLW | 280 km |
| Bolaang Mongondow AirportLolak | LKM | 292 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,603 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,651 km | 7 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,556 km | 9 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 12,041 km | 15 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,125 km | 18 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,673 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 1,937 km | 2 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,275 km | 5 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 4,984 km | 6 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.
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