AirportsUmbu Mehang Kunda Airport is a small airport serving Waingapu-Sumba Island, in Nusa Tenggara Timur (East Nusa Tenggara), Indonesia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is WGP.
Key facts
- IATA code
- WGP
- ICAO code
- WATU
- City
- Waingapu-Sumba Island
- State or region
- Nusa Tenggara Timur (East Nusa Tenggara)
- Country
- Indonesia
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 9.6692° S, 120.3020° E
- Elevation
- 10 m (33 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,650 m (5,415 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, WGP means Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WATU. 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 9.6692° S, 120.3020° E. It stands 10 metres (33 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Labuan Bajo, about 138 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
Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,650 metres (5,415 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 70.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 1,650 m 5,415 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tambolaka AirportRadamata | TMC | 120 km |
| Frans Sales Lega AirportSatar Tacik, Manggarai | RTG | 121 km |
| Komodo AirportLabuan Bajo, Manggarai Barat | LBJ | 140 km |
| H. Hasan Aroeboesman (Ende) AirportEnde | ENE | 175 km |
| Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin AirportBima | BMU | 218 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,291 km | 8 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,103 km | 7 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 8,025 km | 10 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 12,949 km | 16 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 16,302 km | 20 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,481 km | 16 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,182 km | 3 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,428 km | 7 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 4,145 km | 5 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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