Airports / Indonesia / UPG
Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport
WAAA / UPGMakassar, IndonesiaELEV 47 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
116 nm
To the nearest alternate
Toraja Airport (TRT).
Overview
Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (WAAA / UPG) is a large commercial airport serving Makassar, Indonesia. The airport sits 47 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into UPG for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Toraja Airport (TRT, 116 nm), Sangia Nibandera Airport (KXB, 126 nm), and Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU, 214 nm).
Charter pricing from UPG depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Makassar.
Field capability
ICAO
WAAA
IATA
UPG
FAA / Local
WAAA
Elevation
47 ft
Coordinates
5.0755° S · 119.5537° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Indonesia fields
state range 3–7,348 ft
At 47 ft, UPG sits lower than 60% of the 83 Indonesia fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 116nmTRTToraja AirportToraja
- 126nmKXBSangia Nibandera AirportKolaka
- 214nmBMUSultan Muhammad Salahuddin AirportBima
- 230nmPSJKasiguncu AirportPoso-Celebes Island
- 244nmWNIMatahora AirportWangi-wangi Island
- 251nmPLWMutiara - SIS Al-Jufrie AirportPalu
Location
Open the full mapWAAA · Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport · Makassar, Indonesia