David Constantijn Saudale Airport

David Constantijn Saudale Airport
Bandar Udara David Constantijn Saudale
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Government of Indonesia
Operator Ministry of Transportation
Serves Ba'a
Location Rote Ndao Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Time zone WITA (UTC+08:00)
Elevation AMSL 463 ft / 141 m
Coordinates Coordinates: 10°46′01″S 123°04′30″E / 10.766964°S 123.074957°E / -10.766964; 123.074957
Map
RTI
Location of the airport in the Lesser Sunda Islands
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
03/21 5,413 1,650 Asphalt
Sources: Indonesian Ministry of Transportation[1]

David Constantijn Saudale Airport (IATA: RTI, ICAO: WATR), formerly known as Lekunik Airport, is an airport located in Rote Ndao Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. It serves Ba'a, the capital city of Rote Ndao Regency as well as the largest town in Rote Island. The airport currently serves as one of the main point of entry to Rote Island. Currently, the airport has runway length of 1650 m × 30 m with a taxiway of 75 m × 17 m and aprons measuring 120 m × 85 m. The airport currently can only accommodate small aircraft such as the ATR-72. In addition, the airport also has a 1,170 square meter passenger terminal and an operational building consisting of office buildings, NDB flight navigation building, workshop building, ATC tower, PKP-PK building and PH building.[2] Wings Air is currently the only airline serving the airport, operating 2 daily flights to and from Kupang.[3]

In the next few years, the airport will be developed again. The total land required for airport development is 64.60 hectares. Existing land currently only amounts to 51.40 hectares, so there are still 13.20 hectares that have not been cleared by the local government. The plan of this land will be used as a terminal parking and access road. To support the development of the airport, in 2018 the government has budgeted the cost of Rp. 49,160,428,000 to be used for runway smoothing, terminal interior renovation, drainage development, operational building construction, road upgrading and so on.[4]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Wings Air Kupang

Statistics

The Frequency of Flights at David Constantijn Saudale Airport
RankDestinationsFrequency (Weekly)Airline(s)
1 Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara 14 Wings Air

References

  1. ↑ Indonesian Ministry of Transportation. "David Constantijn Saudale Airport". Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Kemenhub Dorong Pengembangan Bandara DC Saudale di Pulau Rote". Tribunnews.com. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Wings Air dari Rote-Kupang Terpaksa tak Angkut Seluruh Bagasi Penumpang - Pos Kupang". kupang.tribunnews.com. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Indonesian Ministry of Transportation. "Menhub : Fasilitas Bandara D.C Saudale Rote Sudah Cukup Baik". Retrieved 21 January 2018.


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