Wamena Airport

Wamena, Papua Pegunungan (Highland Papua), Indonesia

Also known as: WAJW

Regional Airport ✓ Scheduled Service

Timezone Asia/Jayapura

Local Time —

Elevation 5,435 ft (1,657 m)

Coordinates 4.0973°S, 138.9524°E

Runways 2

Airlines 1

WMX is the IATA airport code for Wamena Airport, located in Wamena, Indonesia. Its ICAO code is WAVV. The airport is classified as a Regional Airport with scheduled commercial passenger service. It operates in the Asia/Jayapura timezone at an elevation of 5,435 ft (1,657 m) above sea level. It has 2 runways.

About Wamena Airport

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Wamena Airport is a domestic airport serving the town of Wamena in Jayawijaya Regency, Highland Papua, Indonesia. The airport is located about 1 km from Wamena’s town center. The airport is the largest and busiest in the Papuan highlands and serves as the primary gateway for both passenger and cargo traffic to the region, particularly Jayawijaya Regency, as well as the neighboring regencies of Lanny Jaya and Tolikara. It also serves as the main point of entry to the Baliem Valley, where the annual Baliem Valley Festival is held. It is currently the only airport in the highlands capable of accommodating narrow-body aircraft such as the Airbus A320, Boeing 737, and C-130 Hercules, and functions as the primary aviation hub for the region. At present, the airport handles scheduled flights to cities such as Jayapura and Timika, in addition to pioneer routes serving remote areas across the highland.