OurAirports: Comments on airports in Timor-Leste

[WPDL] "re: Comoro" by david

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 08:38:41 -0400

Comment by @david on Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport, Timor-Leste:

Reply to @Ozguy: Good catch -- thanks. We had Timor-Leste as a separate country, but a few of the airports (including Comoro) were still under Indonesia. I think they're all properly assigned now -- please feel free to edit any incorrect airports you find, or let me know, and I'll fix them ASAP.

[WPDL] "Comoro" by Ozguy

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:23:17 -0400

Comment by @Ozguy on Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport, Timor-Leste:

A bit surprising that Timor Leste has been an independent nation since 2002, yet still appears listed under Indonesia. I notice it is that way in the Jeppesen manuals too.

Lots of high terrain to the south, necessitating a steep descent when quite close to the airport. Runway is pretty rough, but adequate. Lots of helicopters here, mainly associated with UN work.

[ID-0009] "re: Wrong ID?" by david

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 08:50:47 -0500

Comment by @david on Dili Heliport, Timor-Leste:

I've removed the id, and will probably delete this soon: I generally include helipads at an airport only when they're assigned a separate code (otherwise, they're just POIs).

[ID-0009] "Wrong ID?" by ptomblin

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 21:44:47 -0500

Comment by @ptomblin on Dili Heliport, Timor-Leste:

I think the airport should get the ICAO id WPDL, not this one.

[WPDL] "Only controlled airport" by david

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:53:14 -0400

Comment by @david on Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport, Timor-Leste:

This is the only controlled airport in East Timor, and the only one with scheduled airline service (to Darwin, Australia, and Denpasar, Indonesia.

The Australian Defence Force took control of the airport during the international Operation Astute peacekeeping mission, which began in May 2006 during the riots in Dili between government supporters and disaffected troops.