Suai Airport

Suai Airport (IATA: UAI, ICAO: WPDB), also known as Commander in Chief of FALINTIL Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão International Airport, is an airport located 4 km (2.5 mi) east of Suai, in Cova Lima Municipality, East Timor.[1][2][3]

Suai Airport
(Covalima Airport)
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment
Elevation AMSL96 ft / 29 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 1,500 4,921 Bitumen
Sources: AIP Timor-Leste[1] and DAFIF[2][3]

The current airport was officially inaugurated in June 2017, after significant upgrading of the former airport. The new facilities include a 1,500m runway, a terminal building, a control tower, a fire station, a meteorological station and a helipad.[4] The Indonesian company PT Waskita Karya upgraded the airport, for a total of $86.7 million.[5]

References

  1. Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) Archived 2008-08-27 at the Wayback Machine from Timor-Leste Civil Aviation Department Archived 2007-08-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Airport information for WPDB at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  3. Airport information for UAI at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  4. "Inauguration of Suai Airport « Government of Timor-Leste". timor-leste.gov.tl.
  5. "Suai Supply Base". laohamutuk.org.


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