# El Tari Airport (KOE / WATT) **El Tari Airport** (IATA: KOE, ICAO: WATT) is a medium airport in Kupang, Nusa Tenggara Timur (East Nusa Tenggara), Indonesia. It opened in 2000. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,500 m (8,202 ft). It is operated by InJourney Airports. In 2018 it handled 2.0 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/watt ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: KOE / WATT - Type: Medium airport - Operator: InJourney Airports - Serves: Kupang, Nusa Tenggara Timur (East Nusa Tenggara), Indonesia - Opened: 2000 - Elevation: 102 m / 335 ft - Coordinates: -10.1716, 123.6710 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 2,500 m / 8,202 ft - Passengers: 2,033,039 (2018) - Time zone: UTC+8 · Asia/Makassar - Website: http://www.kupang-airport.com - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Tari_Airport (16 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q571612 - Weather station: WATT - Ident: WATT ## Timeline - 2000: El Tari Airport opens. - 10 Jun 2013: Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 6517. No deaths. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 07/25 | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 076° / 256° | yes | | 12/30 | 1,273 m / 4,175 ft | 64 m / 210 ft | Grass | 125° / 305° | | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2008 | 726,886 | Wikidata | | 2009 | 826,195 | Wikidata | | 2010 | 932,825 | Wikidata | | 2011 | 1,105,531 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 1,314,337 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 1,369,557 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 1,310,734 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 1,523,342 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 1,763,107 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 2,033,039 | Wikidata | ## Routes 17 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (17) - [RTI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/watr.md) David Constantijn Saudale Airport · Indonesia · 93 km / 58 mi · Wings Air, Susi Air - [ABU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wata.md) AA Bere Tallo (Haliwen) Airport · Indonesia · 182 km / 113 mi · Wings Air - [LWE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/watw.md) Wonopito Airport · Indonesia · 203 km / 126 mi · Wings Air - [SAU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wats.md) Sabu-Tardanu Airport · Indonesia · 203 km / 126 mi · Susi Air - [LKA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/watl.md) Larantuka Gewayentana Airport · Indonesia · 223 km / 139 mi · Wings Air - [MOF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/watc.md) Frans Xavier Seda Airport · Indonesia · 232 km / 144 mi · Wings Air, NAM Air - [ARD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/watm.md) Alor Island - Mali Airport · Indonesia · 248 km / 154 mi · Wings Air - [ENE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wate.md) H. Hasan Aroeboesman (Ende) Airport · Indonesia · 265 km / 165 mi · Wings Air - [BJW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/watb.md) Bajawa Soa (Turelelo) Airport · Indonesia · 330 km / 205 mi · Wings Air - [WGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wadw.md) Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport · Indonesia · 373 km / 232 mi · Wings Air - [RTG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/watg.md) Frans Sales Lega Airport · Indonesia · 392 km / 244 mi · Wings Air - [LBJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wato.md) Komodo Airport · Indonesia · 456 km / 283 mi · Wings Air - [TMC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wadt.md) Tambolaka Airport · Indonesia · 493 km / 306 mi · Wings Air, NAM Air - [UPG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/waaa.md) Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport · Indonesia · 726 km / 451 mi · Lion Air - [DPS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wadd.md) Denpasar I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport · Indonesia · 946 km / 588 mi · Super Air Jet, Batik Air - [SUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/warr.md) Juanda International Airport · Indonesia · 1,236 km / 768 mi · Lion Air - [CGK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wiii.md) Soekarno-Hatta International Airport · Indonesia · 1,926 km / 1,197 mi · Lion Air, Citilink, Batik Air ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from KOE, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (1) - M8 [TransNusa Air Services](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transnusa-air-services) ### Passenger (7) - IW [Wings Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wings-air) · 12 - JT [Lion Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lion-air) · 3 - ID [Batik Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/batik-air) · 2 - IN [NAM Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nam-air) · 2 - SI [Susi Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/susi-air) · 2 - QG [Citilink](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/citilink) · 1 - [Super Air Jet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/super-air-jet) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 2.0M (2018) | #567 of 3,974 | #170 in Asia | #23 in ID | | Longest runway | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | =2,333 of 29,858 | =735 in Asia | =25 in ID | | Elevation | 102 m / 335 ft | =30,475 of 43,403 | =1,698 in Asia | #280 in ID | | Age | Opened 2000 | =11,262 of 15,079 | =559 in Asia | #29 in ID | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =31 in Asia | =3 in ID | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | INFO | KUPANG INFO | 341.600 | | TWR | TWR | 118.300 | ## Nearby airports - [WRKN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wrkn.md) Naikliu Airport · 76 km / 47 mi - [RTI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/watr.md) David Constantijn Saudale Airport · 93 km / 58 mi - [OEC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wpoc.md) Oecusse Route of the Sandalwood International Airport · 131 km / 81 mi - [WRKJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wrkj.md) Mena Airport · 149 km / 93 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: “El Tari Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=El_Tari_Airport&oldid=1374887380), revision of 14 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/watt/data