Suai Airport
09°18′14″S 125°17′12″E / 9.30389°S 125.28667°E
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 96 ft / 29 m | ||||||||||
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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]
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
- ^ a b 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
- ^ a b Template:WAD
- ^ a b Airport information for UAI at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ "Inauguration of Suai Airport « Government of Timor-Leste". timor-leste.gov.tl.
- ^ "Suai Supply Base". laohamutuk.org.
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