A. A. Bere Tallo Airport

A.A. Bere Tallo Airport, previously known as Haliwen Airport (IATA: ABU[1], ICAO: WATA[2], formerly WRKA[3]) is an airport in Atambua, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.[4][5]

A. A. Bere Tallo Airport
Summary
OwnerMinistry of Transportation
OperatorMinistry of Transportation
ServesAtambua, Indonesia
Elevation AMSL1,434 ft / 437.18 m
Coordinates09°04′29″S 124°54′12″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08/26 5,249 1,600 Asphalt

It changed its name in 2013, to match government's regulation on airport naming.[6]

History

In 2006, the airport had a runway length of just 900 meters.[7] It was extended several times, with plans to extend the runway to 2,500 meters eventually.[8]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Susi Air Alor, Kupang[9]
TransNusa Kupang
Wings Air Kupang

References

  1. "Airline and Airport Code Search (ABU: Haliwen Airport, Atambua)". International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  2. Airport information for Haliwen Airport (IATA: ABU, ICAO: WATA) at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. "WRKA - Atambua [A. A. Bere Tallo Airport], NT, ID - Location - Great Circle Mapper". Gcmap.com. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  4. "ABU - Atambua, Haliwen Airport Current Weather and Airport Delay Conditions". FlightStats.com. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2012-02-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Bandara Haliwen Atambua Ganti Nama". Berita Satu (in Indonesian). 24 February 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  7. "SESKO TNI REKOMENDASIKAN PENGEMBANGAN BANDARA HALIWEN". Tni.mil.id (in Indonesian). 16 August 2006. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  8. "Landasan Pacu Bandara AA Bere Tallo Diperpanjang Jadi 2.000 Meter - Kompas.com". KOMPAS (in Indonesian). 9 May 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  9. "Schedule". Susi Air. Archived from the original on 2012-06-20.


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