Frans Xavier Seda Airport — 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. To accommodate more passengers, the airport has been renovated. Currently, the airport has an apron 200 m long and 120 m wide. The terminal has an area of 3000 m2. The airport is now equipped with runway lights and a precision approach path indicator, which allows aircraft to take-off and landing at night. The runway has been expanded and widened to 2250 x, which now allows the airport to accommodate narrow-body aircraft such as the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737. The runway is still planned to be extended to 2500 m in the future. Furthermore, the airport's taxiway has also been enlarged and now have an area measuring 77 x.

Facilities

The airport is at 115 ft above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 05/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 2250 x.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger