Wamena Airport
Wamena, Indonesia
Wamena Airport (IATA: WMX, ICAO: WAVV) is a domestic airport serving the town of Wamena in Jayawijaya Regency, Highland Papua, Indonesia. The airport is located about 1 km (0.62 miles) from Wamena’s town center. The airport is the largest and busiest in the Papuan highlands and serves as the primary gateway for both passenger and cargo traffic to the region, particularly Jayawijaya Regency, as well as the neighboring regencies of Lanny Jaya and Tolikara. It also serves as the main point of entry to the Baliem Valley, where the annual Baliem Valley Festival is held. It is currently the only airport in the highlands capable of accommodating narrow-body aircraft such as the Airbus A320, Boeing 737, and C-130 Hercules, and functions as the primary aviation hub for the region. At present, the airport handles scheduled flights to cities such as Jayapura and Timika, in addition to pioneer routes serving remote areas across the highland.
Airport data from the OpenFlights open database.