Batom Airport

IATA BXMICAO WABMSmall airfield

Batom Airport is a small airfield near Batom in Papua Pegunungan (Highland Papua), Indonesia. It is listed as IATA BXM and ICAO WABM. The airport is located at -4.4427° / 140.8836° at an elevation of 121 m (396 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 771 m. The nearest airport is Basir Airstrip, 22 km (14 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Batom Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Batom Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`BXM`
ICAO code	`WABM`
Identifier	`WAJG`
Type	Small airfield
City	Batom
Region	Papua Pegunungan (Highland Papua)
Country	Indonesia
Coordinates	-4.44269, 140.88357
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	4° 26′ 33.67″ S 140° 53′ 00.83″ E
Elevation	121 m (396 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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