Frans Xavier Seda Airport Explained

Frans Xavier Seda Airport
Nativename:Bandar Udara Frans Xavier Seda
Image2-Width:270px
Iata:MOF
Icao:WATC
Pushpin Map:Indonesia Flores
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Flores
Pushpin Label:MOF
Pushpin Label Position:top
Type:Public
Owner:Government of Indonesia
Operator:Ministry of Transportation
City-Served:Maumere
Location:Maumere, Sikka Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Timezone:WITA
Elevation-F:115
Coordinates:-8.6409°N 122.2368°W
Website:http://mof.otoritasbandara.info/
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:05/23
R1-Length-M:2250
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Source: DAFIF[1]

Frans Xavier Seda Airport (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Frans Xavier Seda), 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 long and wide. The terminal has an area of . The airport is now equipped with runway lights and a precision approach path indicator, which allows aircraft to take-off and landing at night. The runway has been expanded and widened to, 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 in the future. Furthermore, the airport's taxiway has also been enlarged and now have an area measuring .[2]

Facilities

The airport is at 115feet above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 05/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 2250mx45mm (7,380feetx148feetm).

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

External links

Notes and References

  1. from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. http://kupang.tribunnews.com/2016/07/10/kabandara-maumere-fasilitas-bandara-sudah-memadai Kabandara Maumere :Fasilitas Bandara Sudah Memadai