# Komodo Airport (LBJ / WATO)

**Komodo Airport** (IATA: LBJ, ICAO: WATO) is a small airport in Labuan Bajo, Manggarai Barat, Nusa Tenggara Timur (East Nusa Tenggara), Indonesia. It has one runway, 2,250 m (7,381 ft) long, asphalt. In 2018 it handled 470 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LBJ / WATO
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Labuan Bajo, Manggarai Barat, Nusa Tenggara Timur (East Nusa Tenggara), Indonesia
- Elevation: 20 m / 66 ft
- Coordinates: -8.4807, 119.8883
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,250 m / 7,381 ft
- Passengers: 470,000 (2018)
- Time zone: UTC+8 · Asia/Makassar
- Website: http://lbj.otoritasbandara.info/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komodo_International_Airport (17 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1927261
- Ident: WATO

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 2,250 m / 7,381 ft | 44 m / 145 ft | Asphalt | 172° / 352° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 130,317 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 189,237 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 265,521 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 200,212 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 150,967 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 470,000 | Wikidata |

## Routes

13 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (13)

- [TMC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wadt.md) Tambolaka Airport · Indonesia · 125 km / 78 mi · Wings Air
- [BJW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/watb.md) Bajawa Soa (Turelelo) Airport · Indonesia · 131 km / 81 mi · Wings Air
- [WGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wadw.md) Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport · Indonesia · 140 km / 87 mi · Susi Air
- [ENE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wate.md) H. Hasan Aroeboesman (Ende) Airport · Indonesia · 199 km / 124 mi · Wings Air
- [MOF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/watc.md) Frans Xavier Seda Airport · Indonesia · 259 km / 161 mi · Wings Air
- [UPG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/waaa.md) Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport · Indonesia · 380 km / 236 mi · Wings Air
- [LOP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wadl.md) Lombok International Airport · Indonesia · 398 km / 247 mi · Wings Air
- [KOE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/watt.md) El Tari Airport · Indonesia · 456 km / 283 mi · Wings Air
- [DPS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wadd.md) Denpasar I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport · Indonesia · 520 km / 323 mi · Batik Air, Indonesia AirAsia
- [SUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/warr.md) Juanda International Airport · Indonesia · 792 km / 492 mi · Super Air Jet
- [CGK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wiii.md) Soekarno-Hatta International Airport · Indonesia · 1,483 km / 921 mi · Super Air Jet, Citilink, Batik Air, Indonesia AirAsia
- [SIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wsss.md) Singapore Changi Airport · Singapore · 2,073 km / 1,288 mi · Scoot
- [KUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkk.md) Kuala Lumpur International Airport · Malaysia · 2,371 km / 1,473 mi · AirAsia

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (8)

- IW [Wings Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wings-air) · 7
- ID [Batik Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/batik-air) · 2
- QZ [Indonesia AirAsia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/indonesia-airasia) · 2
- [Super Air Jet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/super-air-jet) · 2
- AK [AirAsia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airasia) · 1
- QG [Citilink](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/citilink) · 1
- TZ [Scoot](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/scoot) · 1
- SI [Susi Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/susi-air) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 470K (2018) | #1,141 of 3,974 | #365 in Asia | #41 in ID |
| Longest runway | 2,250 m / 7,381 ft | =3,190 of 29,858 | =981 in Asia | =41 in ID |
| Elevation | 20 m / 66 ft | =38,344 of 43,403 | =2,482 in Asia | =429 in ID |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =9 in ID |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | LABUHAN BAJO RDO | 449.500 |
| INFO | LABUHAN BAJO INFO | 122.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [RTG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/watg.md) Frans Sales Lega Airport · 66 km / 41 mi
- [TMC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wadt.md) Tambolaka Airport · 125 km / 78 mi
- [BJW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/watb.md) Bajawa Soa (Turelelo) Airport · 131 km / 81 mi
- [BMU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wadb.md) Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport · 132 km / 82 mi
- [WGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wadw.md) Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport · 140 km / 87 mi

## Sources

- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Komodo International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Komodo_International_Airport&oldid=1374695146), revision of 13 Sep 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/wato/data