Frans Xavier Seda Airport

Frans Xavier Seda Airport (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Frans Xavier Seda) (IATA: MOF[3], ICAO: WATC[2], formerly WRKC[4]), also known as Wai Oti Airport or Maumere Airport, is an airport serving Maumere, the capital city of Sikka Regency and the largest town on the island of Flores, in the province of East Nusa Tenggara in Indonesia. Maumere is known for its reefs in the Gulf of Maumere which were once considered some of the finest diving in the world. The airport is named in honor of Frans Seda (1926–2009), who is a former finance minister of Indonesia.

Frans Xavier Seda Airport Bandar Udara Frans Xavier Seda
IATA: MOF ICAO: WATC
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government of Indonesia
Operator	Ministry of Transportation
Serves	Maumere
Location	Maumere, Sikka Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Time zone	WITA (UTC+08:00)
Elevation AMSL	115 ft / 35 m
Coordinates	08°38′27.08″S 122°14′12.56″E
Website	http://mof.otoritasbandara.info/
Map
MOF Location of airport in Flores
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 05/23 2,250 7,381 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

To accommodate more passengers, the airport has been renovated. Currently, the airport has an apron with a length 200 m and width of 120 m. The terminal has an area of 3000 m2. Moreover, the airport is now equipped with Runway Lights and a Precision approach path indicator (PAPI) which allow aircraft to take-off and landing during nighttime. The runway has been expanded and widened to 2,250 x 45 m, which now allows the airport to accommodate narrow-body aircraft such as the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320. The runway is still planned to be extended to 2,500 m in the future. Furthermore, the airport's taxiway has also been enlarged and now have an area measuring 77 x 36 m.[5]