A. A. Bere Tallo Airport
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A.A. Bere Tallo Airport, previously known as Haliwen Airport (IATA: ABU[1], ICAO: WATA[2], formerly WRKA[3]) is located in Atambua, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.[4][5]
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| Owner | Ministry of Transportation | ||||||||||
| Operator | Ministry of Transportation | ||||||||||
| Serves | Atambua, Indonesia | ||||||||||
| Time zone | WITA (UTC+08:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,434 ft / 437.18 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 09°04′29″S 124°54′12″E | ||||||||||
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It changed its name in 2013, to match local government's regulation on airport naming.[6]
History
The airport was a stop-over location in the early days of pioneering aviation for Bill Lancaster and Jessie Maude "Chubbie" Miller in 1927. This journey was one of the longest flights made in a small aircraft and the first attempted flight between England and Australia. However, the flight was overtaken by Bert Hinkler, who was the first to complete the journey. [7]
In 2006, the airport had a runway length of just 900 meters.[8] It was extended several times, with plans to extend the runway to 2,500 meters eventually.[9]
Airlines and destinations
References
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