Frans Xavier Seda Airport (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Frans Xavier Seda) (IATA: MOF[3], ICAO: WATC[2], formerly WRKC[4]), also known as Wai Oti Airport or Maumere Airport, is an airport serving Maumere, the capital city of Sikka Regency and the largest town on the island of Flores, in the province of East Nusa Tenggara in Indonesia. Maumere is known for its reefs in the Gulf of Maumere which were once considered some of the finest diving in the world. The airport is named in honor of Frans Seda (1926–2009), who is a former finance minister of Indonesia.
To accommodate more passengers, the airport has been renovated. Currently, the airport has an apron with a length of 200 m and width of 120 m. The terminal has an area of 3000 m2. Moreover, the airport is now equipped with Runway Lights and a Precision approach path indicator (PAPI) which allow aircraft to take-off and landing during nighttime. The runway has been expanded and widened to 2,250 x 45 m, which now allows the airport to accommodate narrow-body aircraft such as the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320. The runway is still planned to be extended to 2,500 m in the future. Furthermore, the airport's taxiway has also been enlarged and now have an area measuring 77 x 36 m.[5]
The airport resides at an elevation of 115 feet (35 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 05/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,250 by 45 metres (7,382 ft × 148 ft).[1]
frans, xavier, seda, airport, indonesian, bandar, udara, frans, xavier, seda, iata, icao, watc, formerly, wrkc, also, known, airport, maumere, airport, airport, serving, maumere, capital, city, sikka, regency, largest, town, island, flores, province, east, nus. Frans Xavier Seda Airport Indonesian Bandar Udara Frans Xavier Seda IATA MOF 3 ICAO WATC 2 formerly WRKC 4 also known as Wai Oti Airport or Maumere Airport is an airport serving Maumere the capital city of Sikka Regency and the largest town on the island of Flores in the province of East Nusa Tenggara in Indonesia Maumere is known for its reefs in the Gulf of Maumere which were once considered some of the finest diving in the world The airport is named in honor of Frans Seda 1926 2009 who is a former finance minister of Indonesia Frans Xavier Seda AirportBandar Udara Frans Xavier SedaIATA MOFICAO WATCSummaryAirport typePublicOwnerGovernment of IndonesiaOperatorMinistry of TransportationServesMaumereLocationMaumere Sikka Regency East Nusa Tenggara IndonesiaTime zoneWITA UTC 08 00 Elevation AMSL115 ft 35 mCoordinates08 38 27 08 S 122 14 12 56 E 8 6408556 S 122 2368222 E 8 6408556 122 2368222Websitehttp mof otoritasbandara info MapMOFLocation of airport in FloresRunwaysDirection Length Surface m ft 05 23 2 250 7 381 AsphaltSource DAFIF 1 2 To accommodate more passengers the airport has been renovated Currently the airport has an apron with a length of 200 m and width of 120 m The terminal has an area of 3000 m2 Moreover the airport is now equipped with Runway Lights and a Precision approach path indicator PAPI which allow aircraft to take off and landing during nighttime The runway has been expanded and widened to 2 250 x 45 m which now allows the airport to accommodate narrow body aircraft such as the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 The runway is still planned to be extended to 2 500 m in the future Furthermore the airport s taxiway has also been enlarged and now have an area measuring 77 x 36 m 5 Contents 1 Facilities 2 Airlines and destinations 3 References 4 External linksFacilities editThe airport resides at an elevation of 115 feet 35 m above mean sea level It has one runway designated 05 23 with an asphalt surface measuring 2 250 by 45 metres 7 382 ft 148 ft 1 Airlines and destinations editAirlinesDestinationsWings AirKupang Labuan BajoReferences edit a b Airport information for WATC usurped from DAFIF effective October 2006 a b Airport information for MOF WATC at Great Circle Mapper Source DAFIF effective October 2006 Accident history for MOF WATC at Aviation Safety Network Airport information for WRKC at Great Circle Mapper Kabandara Maumere Fasilitas Bandara Sudah MemadaiExternal links editFrans Seda airport at the DGCA web page nbsp This article about an Indonesian airport is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frans Xavier Seda Airport amp oldid 1223375523, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
