Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Makassar, Sulawesi Selatan (South Sulawesi) (Indonesia)

IATA: UPG ICAO: WAAA

Longest Active Runway

10,171 ft

3,100 meters

Field Elevation

47 ft

14 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

-5.0755°, 119.5537°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #512 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#844 of 7558

Top 11.2% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Indonesia)

#6 of 9 in ID

#8 of 192 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+1.7%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 UPG in numbers: 10,171 ft longest runway · tied #512 of 650 published · #844 of 7,558 worldwide (top 11.2%) · #6 in Indonesia.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

UPG lies at 14 m (47 ft), #521 of 650 published airports by elevation and 18.5 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is equal to the Indonesia median; LOP is highest at 319 ft, 272 ft higher than UPG.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of UPG. Nearest published airport: Lombok International Airport (LOP), 295 NM, 10,826 ft (655 ft longer than UPG); none other within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,171 ft (3,100 m)

UPG runways: 03/21 10,171 × 148 ft asphalt (asph); 13/31 8,202 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #6 of 9 in Indonesia; BTH leads by 3,047 ft (13,218 ft). +1.7% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
03/21	10,171 ft (3100 m / 3.100 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASPH)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
13/31	8,202 ft (2500 m / 2.500 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →