David Constantijn Saudale Airport (IATA: RTI, ICAO: WATR), formerly known as Lekunik Airport, is an airport 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 serves as one of the main points of entry to Rote Island. The airport has a runway length of 1650 m × 30 m with a taxiway of 75 m × 17 m and aprons measuring 120 m × 85 m. The airport can only accommodate small aircraft such as the ATR-72. It 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 two daily flights to and from Kupang.[3]
David Constantijn Saudale Airport Bandar Udara David Constantijn Saudale | |||||||||||
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| 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 | 10°46′01″S 123°04′30″E / 10.766964°S 123.074957°E | ||||||||||
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  RTI Location of the airport in the Lesser Sunda Islands | |||||||||||
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Sources: Indonesian Ministry of Transportation[1] | |||||||||||
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]
The airport is not currently operational
Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Wings Air | Kupang[5][6] |
References
edit- ^ Indonesian Ministry of Transportation. "David Constantijn Saudale Airport". Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Kemenhub Dorong Pengembangan Bandara DC Saudale di Pulau Rote". Tribunnews.com. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Wings Air dari Rote-Kupang Terpaksa tak Angkut Seluruh Bagasi Penumpang - Pos Kupang". kupang.tribunnews.com. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ Indonesian Ministry of Transportation. "Menhub : Fasilitas Bandara D.C Saudale Rote Sudah Cukup Baik". Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Wings Air to launch Kupang-Rote service from 21 March 2024". agent.lionair. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
- ^ "Wings Air Buka Lagi Rute Baru Hubungkan Kupang dan Pulau Rote". travel.detik. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
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