Dortheys Hiyo Eluay International Airport (Sentani Airport)

Dortheys Hiyo Eluay International Airport (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Internasional Dortheys Hiyo Eluay) (IATA: DJJ, ICAO: WAJJ) (Sentani Airport) is an airport serving Jayapura, the capital of Papua province, Indonesia, on the island of New Guinea. The name of this airport is taken from a lake nearby.

The airport is located 40 km West of Jayapura city. The airport resides at an elevation of 289 feet (88 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 12/30 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,000 by 45 metres (9,843 ft × 148 ft).

Sentani International Airport is the only part of the complex still in use as an airfield today. It is used as the principal entry point into the Indonesian half of the island of Papua.

The airport serves as the main port of entry into the island of Indonesian New Guinea. The air traffic is roughly divided between flights connecting to destinations within the Papua province and flights linking Papua to other parts of Indonesia.

Sentani Airport is also the main base for several aviation organizations, including Associated Mission Aviation, Mission Aviation Fellowship, YAJASI and Tariku Aviation.

Airport Particular

Airport Code: IATA: DJJ, ICAO: WAJJ
Airport Name: Sentani International Airport
City Name: Jayapura
Province: Papua
Distance from city: 40 km
Direction from city: West of Jayapura

Contact Information

Sentani Kota, Sentani
Jayapura
Papua 99359
Indonesia

Phone: +62 21 8087 9000 (Angkasa Pura I Head Office, for general inquiries)

Email: info@angkasapura1.co.id (for general inquiries)

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