# Sultan Babullah Airport (TTE / WAEE)

**Sultan Babullah Airport** (IATA: TTE, ICAO: WAEE) is a medium airport in Ternate, Maluku Utara (North Maluku), Indonesia. It has one runway, 1,791 m (5,875 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Sultan Babullah Ternate Airport Authority Unit. In 2018 it handled 911 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/waee

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: TTE / WAEE
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Sultan Babullah Ternate Airport Authority Unit
- Serves: Ternate, Maluku Utara (North Maluku), Indonesia
- Elevation: 15 m / 49 ft
- Coordinates: 0.8310, 127.3816
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,791 m / 5,875 ft
- Passengers: 911,487 (2018)
- Time zone: UTC+9 · Asia/Jayapura
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_Babullah_Airport (13 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2581136
- Weather station: WAMT · WMO 97430
- Ident: WAEE

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14/32 | 1,791 m / 5,875 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 141° / 321° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | 342,313 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 860,909 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 911,487 | Wikidata |

## Routes

12 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (12)

- [KAZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wamk.md) Kuabang Airport · Indonesia · 70 km / 43 mi · Wings Air
- [PGQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wame.md) Buli Airport · Indonesia · 112 km / 70 mi · Wings Air, Susi Air
- [GLX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wama.md) Gamarmalamo Airport · Indonesia · 121 km / 75 mi · Susi Air
- [LAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/waph.md) Oesman Sadik Airport · Indonesia · 163 km / 101 mi · Wings Air
- [OTI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/waew.md) Pitu Airport · Indonesia · 171 km / 106 mi · Wings Air
- [GEB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wamj.md) Gebe Airport · Indonesia · 252 km / 157 mi · Susi Air
- [MDC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wamm.md) Sam Ratulangi International Airport · Indonesia · 284 km / 176 mi · Wings Air, TransNusa Air Services, Sriwijaya Air
- [SQN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/waes.md) Emalamo Airport · Indonesia · 362 km / 225 mi · Trigana Air Service, Susi Air
- [AMQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wapp.md) Pattimura International Airport · Indonesia · 511 km / 318 mi · Wings Air
- [UPG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/waaa.md) Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport · Indonesia · 1,090 km / 677 mi · Lion Air, Sriwijaya Air
- [SUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/warr.md) Juanda International Airport · Indonesia · 1,859 km / 1,155 mi · Lion Air
- [CGK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wiii.md) Soekarno-Hatta International Airport · Indonesia · 2,427 km / 1,508 mi · Super Air Jet, Garuda Indonesia, Batik Air

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from TTE, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (9)

- IW [Wings Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wings-air) · 6
- SI [Susi Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/susi-air) · 4
- JT [Lion Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lion-air) · 2
- SJ [Sriwijaya Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sriwijaya-air) · 2
- ID [Batik Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/batik-air) · 1
- GA [Garuda Indonesia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/garuda-indonesia) · 1
- [Super Air Jet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/super-air-jet) · 1
- M8 [TransNusa Air Services](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transnusa-air-services) · 1
- IL [Trigana Air Service](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/trigana-air-service) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 911K (2018) | #861 of 3,974 | #270 in Asia | #35 in ID |
| Longest runway | 1,791 m / 5,875 ft | =4,987 of 29,858 | #1,248 in Asia | #78 in ID |
| Elevation | 15 m / 49 ft | =39,318 of 43,403 | =2,622 in Asia | =461 in ID |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =9 in ID |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | INFO | 122.400 |
| RDO | TERNATE RDO | 905.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [WAMD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wamd.md) Jailolo/Kuripasai Airport · 34 km / 21 mi
- [ID-0273](https://dromopedia.com/airports/id-0273.md) Marimoi Airport · 47 km / 29 mi
- [KAZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wamk.md) Kuabang Airport · 70 km / 43 mi
- [WDB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/id-0181.md) Weda Bay Airport · 75 km / 46 mi
- [PGQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wame.md) Buli Airport · 112 km / 69 mi
- [GLX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wama.md) Gamarmalamo Airport · 121 km / 75 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Sultan Babullah Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sultan_Babullah_Airport&oldid=1370020248), revision of 18 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/waee/data