Baucau Airport
| Airoporto Baucau | |
|---|---|
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | WPEC |
| IATA code | BCH |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 542 m (1778 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 6 km west of Baucau |
| Basic data | |
| operator | Government of East Timor |
| Start-and runway | |
| 14/32 | 2509 m × 56 m asphalt |
The Baucau airport ( port. : Airoporto Baucau , formerly Cakung Airport ) (IATA code: BCH) is located about six kilometers southwest of Baucau , in Suco Bahu , at an altitude of 542 m above sea level. It is the only airport in East Timor where larger planes than the Boeing 737 can land. It is primarily used for military and supply flights.
In the Portuguese colonial times, the airport was the only destination for international scheduled flights, such as those operated by Trans Australia Airlines . Baucau was the home airport of the Transportes Aéreos de Timor (TAT). With the Indonesian occupation of East Timor in 1975 the regular service ended. On January 31, 2003, an Ilyushin Il-76TD crashed into the airport. Two passengers and four crew members were killed.
Currently, regular civil flight connections to Baucau are not recorded in the airlines' international booking system. These fly to Presidente Nicolau Lobato Airport in Dili .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Civil Aviation Division Timor-Leste: Aeronautical Information Publication, Part 3: Aerodromes (AIP-AD), March 2004 pp. 24-27 (available online - pdf, 874.5 kB) ( Memento from October 29, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Aviation Safety