# Dortheys Hiyo Eluay International Airport (DJJ / WAJJ) **Dortheys Hiyo Eluay International Airport** (IATA: DJJ, ICAO: WAJJ) is a large airport in Sentani, Papua, Indonesia. It opened in 1944. It has one runway, 3,000 m (9,842 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by InJourney. In 2018 it handled 2.3 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/wajj ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: DJJ / WAJJ - Type: Large airport - Operator: InJourney - Serves: Sentani, Papua, Indonesia - Opened: 1944 - Elevation: 88 m / 289 ft - Coordinates: -2.5796, 140.5199 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 3,000 m / 9,842 ft - Passengers: 2,334,614 (2018) - Time zone: UTC+9 · Asia/Jayapura - Website: https://sentani-airport.co.id/en - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentani_International_Airport (20 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q963169 - Weather station: WAJJ · WMO 97690 - Ident: WAJJ ## Timeline - 1944: Dortheys Hiyo Eluay International Airport opens. - 5 Nov 2024: Trigana Air Flight 273. No deaths. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 12/30 | 3,000 m / 9,842 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 127° / 307° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2010 | 1,070,527 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 1,333,625 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 1,728,549 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 1,929,813 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 2,207,997 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 2,334,614 | Wikidata | ## Routes 11 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (11) - [BUI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wajb.md) Bokondini Airport · Indonesia · 239 km / 149 mi · Susi Air - [WMX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wavv.md) Wamena Airport · Indonesia · 242 km / 150 mi · Wings Air, Sriwijaya Air - [TIM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wabp.md) Mozes Kilangin Airport · Indonesia · 458 km / 285 mi · Lion Air, Sriwijaya Air - [BIK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wabb.md) Frans Kaisiepo Airport · Indonesia · 514 km / 319 mi · Lion Air, Sriwijaya Air - [NBX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wabi.md) Douw Aturure Airport · Indonesia · 577 km / 359 mi · Wings Air, Sriwijaya Air - [MKQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wakk.md) Mopah International Airport · Indonesia · 661 km / 411 mi · Lion Air - [MKW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wasr.md) Rendani Airport · Indonesia · 743 km / 462 mi · Lion Air - [SOQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wass.md) Domine Eduard Osok Airport · Indonesia · 1,043 km / 648 mi · Lion Air, Sriwijaya Air - [MDC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wamm.md) Sam Ratulangi International Airport · Indonesia · 1,793 km / 1,114 mi · Lion Air - [UPG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/waaa.md) Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport · Indonesia · 2,342 km / 1,455 mi · Lion Air, Citilink, Batik Air, Sriwijaya Air - [CGK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wiii.md) Soekarno-Hatta International Airport · Indonesia · 3,774 km / 2,345 mi · Lion Air, Citilink, Batik Air ### Cargo (1) - [WMX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wavv.md) Wamena Airport · Indonesia · 242 km / 150 mi · My Indo Airlines, Jayawijaya Dirgantara ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from DJJ, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (1) - [Dimonim Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/dimonim-air) ### Passenger (6) - JT [Lion Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lion-air) · 8 - SJ [Sriwijaya Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sriwijaya-air) · 6 - ID [Batik Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/batik-air) · 2 - QG [Citilink](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/citilink) · 2 - IW [Wings Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wings-air) · 2 - SI [Susi Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/susi-air) · 1 ### Cargo (2) - [Jayawijaya Dirgantara](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jayawijaya-dirgantara) · 1 - 2Y [My Indo Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/my-indo-airlines) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 2.3M (2018) | #531 of 3,974 | #160 in Asia | #21 in ID | | Longest runway | 3,000 m / 9,842 ft | =1,325 of 29,858 | =389 in Asia | #15 in ID | | Elevation | 88 m / 289 ft | =31,622 of 43,403 | =1,784 in Asia | #293 in ID | | Age | Opened 1944 | =2,300 of 15,079 | =152 in Asia | #17 in ID | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =9 in ID | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | JAYAPURA APP | 119.100 | | ATIS | ATIS | 128.800 | | INFO | JAYAPURA INFO | 295.600 | | TWR | SENTANI TOWER | 118.100 | ## Nearby airports - [ID-0046](https://dromopedia.com/airports/id-0046.md) Doyo Baru Airport · 7.7 km / 4.8 mi - [WREL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/id-0222.md) Begowre Airstrip · 63 km / 39 mi - [AYBW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/aybw.md) Blackwara Airport · 64 km / 40 mi - [LHI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wajl.md) Lereh Airport · 84 km / 52 mi - [BWP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/aybi.md) Bewani Airport · 87 km / 54 mi - [VAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ayvn.md) Vanimo Airport · 88 km / 55 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: “Sentani International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sentani_International_Airport&oldid=1372143009), revision of 30 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/wajj/data