David Constantijn Saudale Airport

Coordinates: 10°46′01″S 123°04′30″E / 10.766964°S 123.074957°E / -10.766964; 123.074957
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David Constantijn Saudale Airport

Bandar Udara David Constantijn Saudale
  • AMSL
463 ft / 141 m
Coordinates10°46′01″S 123°04′30″E / 10.766964°S 123.074957°E / -10.766964; 123.074957
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RTI is located in Lesser Sunda Islands
RTI
RTI
Location of the airport in the Lesser Sunda Islands
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
04/22 5,413 1,650 Asphalt
Sources: Indonesian Ministry of Transportation[1]

David Constantijn Saudale Airport (

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]

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

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.