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Timor-Leste's southern gateway serving the Suai region.
Location
Suai, Timor-Leste
Commander in Chief of FALINTIL, Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, International Airport (IATA: UAI, ICAO: WPDB) is located in Suai, the capital of Cova Lima municipality in southern Timor-Leste. The airport is named in honor of Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, the former commander of the Timorese resistance movement FALINTIL and the first President of Timor-Leste.
The airport serves as a regional hub for the southern part of the country, connecting Suai to the capital Dili and supporting development in the oil-rich Timor Sea region. Its infrastructure has been developed with assistance from international partners, reflecting Timor-Leste's ongoing efforts to improve domestic connectivity.
Suai's airport has strategic importance given the nearby Tasi Mane petroleum development project, which aims to build a petrochemical industry corridor along Timor-Leste's southern coast. Upgrades to the facility have been considered as part of broader national infrastructure investment plans.
Terminals
The airport has a modest single terminal facility suited to limited regional domestic and light international operations.
Getting to & from
Ground transport to Suai town center is primarily by road via taxi or private vehicle, as no formal public transit system serves the airport.
Airlines here
Airnorth has operated services connecting Suai to Dili, with limited regional airline activity overall.
Notable facts
- ›Named after Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, first President and former FALINTIL resistance commander.
- ›Located in Cova Lima municipality in the oil-rich southern coastal region of Timor-Leste.
- ›Strategically important to the Tasi Mane petroleum development corridor project.
- ›One of several regional airports in Timor-Leste outside the capital Dili.
- ›Carries the ICAO code WPDB, reflecting Timor-Leste's WP regional designator.
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