Douw Aturure Airport (WABI)

Medium airport · Nabire, Papua Tengah (Central Papua), Indonesia

Airport data

NameDouw Aturure Airport
ICAOWABI
IATANBX
Elevation22 ft (7 m) above mean sea level
CoordinatesS 3°23'53" E 135°23'35"
-3.39797, 135.39307
LocationNabire, Papua Tengah (Central Papua), Indonesia
Scheduled serviceNo

Douw Aturure Airport at a glance

Douw Aturure Airport is a medium airport in Nabire, Papua Tengah (Central Papua), Indonesia, known to airline systems as NBX. The field elevation of 22 ft (7 m) is the number every arriving pilot dials against QNH — circuit heights and initial approach altitudes at WABI are all figured from it. There is no scheduled airline service listed here — typical traffic is general aviation, training and local operations.

No runway records exist for this entry in the source dataset — common for fields whose operators never filed dimensions with the public dataset. The absence of a record says nothing about the runway on the ground: it may be paved, lighted and perfectly serviceable. Treat published charts, national AIP entries and the operator as the authoritative sources for runway data here, and this page as the identity and position reference for the field at Nabire. When the dataset gains a runway record for this field, the next site build picks it up automatically — the reference layer regenerates from source on every rebuild rather than being edited by hand.

For the weather side of planning, the live METAR and TAF page for WABI shows the current observation decoded line by line — wind on an instrument dial, visibility, cloud layers and the resulting flight rules — refreshed continuously from official sources.

Nearest airports to Douw Aturure Airport

Distances are great-circle, measured from the field reference point — planning distances along airways or roads will run longer.

AirportCodeDistance
Old Nabire AirportID-033912 km (6 NM)
Bilorai AirportWAYB186 km (100 NM)
Stevanus Rumbewas AirportWABO190 km (103 NM)
Utarom AirportWASK190 km (103 NM)
Mozes Kilangin AirportWAYY208 km (112 NM)

Flight-planning notes for Douw Aturure Airport

Density altitude is the quiet performance-killer at any field: on a hot day the 22 ft field elevation of Douw Aturure Airport can translate into a substantially higher density altitude, stretching take-off rolls and flattening climb rates — run the numbers rather than trusting the feel of a standard day. Expect published instrument procedures, controlled airspace and clearance requirements; slots and handling may apply to general aviation traffic.

This entry is one of 83 airports and airfields we list for Indonesia — the country index on the airports hub links the rest. Coordinates above are given in both DMS and decimal degrees so they can go straight into a GPS, a flight planner or a chart plot without conversion.

Where this data comes from

The reference layer behind this page builds on the OurAirports dataset — a public-domain, community-maintained register of the world's airports that many flight planners and apps rely on — with equity records preserved from documented historical listings where the dataset is silent. Figures are carried as published: elevations as surveyed, coordinates as filed, runway dimensions as recorded. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap, and the whole layer regenerates from source on every site build, so corrections upstream arrive here automatically.

Frequently asked questions about Douw Aturure Airport

What is the ICAO code of Douw Aturure Airport?

The ICAO identifier of Douw Aturure Airport is WABI, and its IATA code is NBX. The ICAO code is the one used in flight plans, METAR reports and aeronautical charts.

How high is Douw Aturure Airport above sea level?

Douw Aturure Airport sits at an elevation of 22 feet (7 metres) above mean sea level. Field elevation is the reference for pattern altitudes and for setting the altimeter on the ground.

Where exactly is Douw Aturure Airport located?

The airport lies at -3.3980, 135.3931 — in Nabire, Papua Tengah (Central Papua), Indonesia, in the southern hemisphere. The closest listed field is Old Nabire Airport, about 12 km away.

Does WABI publish METAR weather reports?

Where the station reports, the current METAR and TAF for WABI appear on its live weather page on this site, refreshed continuously from the US NWS Aviation Weather Center feed.

Current METAR & TAF for WABI