Larantuka Gewayentana Airport guide

Gewayantana Airport is the air gateway to Larantuka and eastern Flores in East Nusa Tenggara. It stands in Tiwatobi village, Ile Mandiri District, East Flores Regency, about 10 km from the centre of Larantuka. The name comes from a local language of East Flores.

The East Flores regency government started the project in 1972. Construction began in 1974 and the airport opened in 1976. The Government of Indonesia owns it and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation operates it. The runway is 1,600 m by 30 m, and an extension to 1,800 m is planned. It has no instrument approach, so flights are limited to daytime visual operations.

The terminal covers 600 square metres and has departure gates for up to 120 passengers at peak times. It was built between 2016 and 2019 and had its interior renovated in 2023. Wings Air is the only airline flying here, on a route to Kupang. Merpati Nusantara Airlines and TransNusa no longer serve it.

Traffic peaked at 102,050 passengers in 2018 and fell to 30,562 in 2022. It recovered to 56,632 passengers and 951 aircraft movements in 2024. Eruptions of the Lewotobi and Ile Lewotolok volcanoes have closed the airport for days at a time, in January 2024, September 2025 and June 2026.