El_Tari_Airport
El Tari International Airport
Airport in Kupang, Indonesia
El Tari Airport[1] (Indonesian: Bandar Udara El Tari) (IATA: KOE, ICAO: WATT), formerly Penfui Airport, is an airport in Kupang on the island of Timor in the province of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The airport is named after El Tari (1926–1978), the governor of East Nusa Tenggara from 1966 to 1978. The airport's ICAO code was changed from WRKK to WATT in 2004.[2] As of December 2018, there were at least 258 outbound flights per week from the airport.[3]
El Tari Airport Bandar El Tari | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Indonesia | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | PT Angkasa Pura I | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Kupang | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | ||||||||||||||
| Focus city for | Wings Air | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | WITA (UTC+08:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 105 m / 345 ft | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 10°10′17″S 123°40′16″E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | kupang-airport.com | ||||||||||||||
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The airport is currently[when?] undergoing an expansion program. Two aero-bridge will be added and the terminal area will be expanded from current 7,400 square meters to 15,900 square meters.[4] The terminal will be built into two floors with waiting rooms at the upper floor.
The airport used to serve international routes to Dili and Darwin. International routes were suspended in the 1990s due to alleged human rights violations by the Indonesian Armed Forces in East Timor.[citation needed]The Kupang-Dili route was resumed on 15 December 2017, operated by Air Timor.
Passenger
- On 27 November 2009, Batavia Air Flight 711, operated by a Boeing 737-400 made an emergency landing after a problem was discovered with the landing gear.[8]
- On 2 December 2009, Merpati Nusantara Airlines Fokker 100 PK-MJD made an emergency landing when the left main gear failed to extend. There were no injuries among the passengers and crew.[8]
- On 10 June 2013, Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 6517, a Xian MA60 operated by Merpati Nusantara Airlines suffered a structural failure and crashed on the runway after a hard landing. No one was killed in the crash, but 25 people were injured. 5, including the Captain, was seriously injured. An investigation by the NTSC found that the pilot moved the throttle to the way back, causing the aircraft to lose lift. The crash was the second hull loss of a Xi'an MA60 operated by Merpati.[9]
- On 21 December 2015[10] a Kalstar Aviation Embraer ERJ-195 PK-KDC operating a flight from Ende to Surabaya via Kupang overshot the runway at El Tari Airport in Kupang.[11]
- Kupang-Eltari Airport profile at Aviation Safety Network
- "East Nusa Tenggara optimistic about tourism prospects". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- "AP I akan Tambah Sejumlah Fasilitas di Bandara El Tari Kupang". Kompas.com. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- "Lion Air to launch daily Makassar-Kupang service from 21 March 2024". centreforaviation.com. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- "Merpati Air Plane Passengers Unharmed in Emergency Landing". Bernama. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
- "Merpati Plane Crash-Lands in Kupang: All Survive". Thejakartaglobe.com. 10 June 2013. Archived from the original on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- "The Aviation Herald". Avherald.com. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- "Kalstar E195 incident at Kupang". Avherald.com. 21 December 2013.
- Airport information for WATT / KOE at Great Circle Mapper.
- Accident history for WATT / KOE at Aviation Safety Network
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