El Tari Airport Explained

El Tari Airport
Nativename:Indonesian: Bandar El Tari
Image2-Width:250
Iata:KOE
Icao:WATT
Wmo:97372
Type:Public / Military
Owner:Government of Indonesia
Operator:PT Angkasa Pura I
City-Served:Kupang
Location:Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Focus City:Wings Air
Elevation-F:345
Elevation-M:105
Website:kupang-airport.com
Timezone:WITA
Coordinates:-10.1714°N 123.6711°W
Pushpin Map:Timor#Indonesia#Southeast Asia#Asia
Pushpin Label:KOE
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Timor##Location in Indonesia
Metric-Elev:yes
Metric-Rwy:yes
R1-Number:08/26
R1-Length-F:8,202
R1-Length-M:2,500
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:12/30
R2-Length-F:4,175
R2-Length-M:1,273
R2-Surface:Dirt/Grass
Stat-Year:2017
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:2.453.229
Stat2-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat2-Data:24.345
Stat3-Header:Cargo
Stat3-Data:5.224.455
Footnotes:Sources: List of the busiest airports in Indonesia

El Tari Airport[1] (Indonesian: Bandar Udara El Tari), formerly Penfui Airport, is a domestic airport in Kupang on the island of Timor in the province of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The airport is named after El Tari (1926–1978), the governor of East Nusa Tenggara from 1966 to 1978. The airport's ICAO code was changed from WRKK to WATT in 2004.[2] As of December 2018, there were at least 258 outbound flights per week from the airport.[3]

On 2 April 2024, the Ministry of Transportation revoked the international airport status of the airport.[4]

Development

The airport is currently undergoing an expansion. Two aero-bridges will be added and the terminal area will be expanded from current 7,400 square meters to 15,900 square meters.[5] The terminal will be built into two floors with waiting rooms on the upper floor.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Accidents and incidents

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Direktorat Jenderal Perhubungan Udara .
  2. http://aviation-safety.net/database/airport/airport.php?id=KOE Kupang-Eltari Airport profile
  3. News: East Nusa Tenggara optimistic about tourism prospects. The Jakarta Post. 26 December 2018.
  4. Web site: Expat . Indonesia . 2024-04-29 . Indonesia Revokes International Status of 17 Airports . 2024-05-15 . Indonesia Expat . en-GB.
  5. News: AP I akan Tambah Sejumlah Fasilitas di Bandara El Tari Kupang. Kompas.com. 26 December 2018.
  6. Web site: Merpati Air Plane Passengers Unharmed in Emergency Landing . Bernama . 4 December 2009.
  7. Web site: Merpati Plane Crash-Lands in Kupang: All Survive. Thejakartaglobe.com. 10 June 2013. 10 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130613233120/http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/merpati-plane-crash-lands-in-kupang-all-survive/. 13 June 2013. dead. dmy-all.
  8. Web site: The Aviation Herald. Avherald.com. 23 January 2019.
  9. Web site: Kalstar E195 incident at Kupang . Avherald.com. 21 December 2013.