Airports / Indonesia / WMX
Wamena Airport
WAVV / WMXWamena, IndonesiaELEV 5,435 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
111 nm
To the nearest alternate
Oksibil Airport (OKL).
Overview
Located in Wamena, Indonesia, Wamena Airport (WAVV / WMX) operates as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 5,435 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
WMX has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Oksibil Airport (OKL, 111 nm), Bilorai Airport (UGU, 117 nm), and Mozes Kilangin Airport (TIM, 126 nm).
Quotes for flights out of WMX vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as WAJW. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from WMX, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
WAVV
IATA
WMX
FAA / Local
WAVV
Elevation
5,435 ft
Coordinates
4.0973° S · 138.9524° 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
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Indonesia fields
state range 3–7,348 ft
At 5,435 ft, WMX sits higher than 98% of the 83 Indonesia fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 111nmOKLOksibil AirportOksibil
- 117nmUGUBilorai AirportBilogai
- 126nmTIMMozes Kilangin AirportTimika
- 131nmDJJDortheys Hiyo Eluay International AirportSentani
- 145nmTMHTanah Merah AirportTanah Merah
- 164nmVAIVanimo AirportVanimo
Location
Open the full mapWAVV · Wamena Airport · Wamena, Indonesia