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El Tari International Airport

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Airport type
  
Public / Military

Serves
  
Kupang

Code
  
KOE

Phone
  
+62 380 881668

Operator
  
PT Angkasa Pura I

Elevation AMSL
  
102 m / 335 ft

Elevation
  
335 m

Province
  
East Nusa Tenggara

El Tari International Airport

Owner
  
Government of Indonesia

Location
  
Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Address
  
Jalan Adi Sucipto Terminal B, Maulafa, Penfui, Kupang, Kota Kupang, Nusa Tenggara Tim. 85361, Indonesia

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El Tari International Airport (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Internasional El Tari) (IATA: KOE, ICAO: WATT) is an airport in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The airport is named after El Tari, the governor of East Nusa Tenggara from 1966 to 1978. The airport's ICAO code was changed from WRKK to WATT in 2004. The airport used to serve international routes to Dili and Darwin. This was closed in the 1990s, due to the alleged violation of human rights by the Indonesian Armed Forces in East Timor. The Kupang-Dili route is planned to be resumed as soon as possible, operated by Lion Air.

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Accidents and incidents

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • On 21 December 2015 a Kalstar Aviation Embraer ERJ-195 PK-KDC overshot the runway at El Tari Airport in Kupang.

    • References

    El Tari International Airport Wikipedia
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