UPG · Makassar, Indonesia
Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport.
--:--:-- · WITA (UTC+08:00) · 5.0755° S, 119.5537° E
Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport
Airport serving Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for UPG
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 26745; ident WAAA; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
hasanuddin-airport.co.id
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
19 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
UPG / WAAA
OurAirports ident
WAAA
GPS / local code
WAAA
ISO region
ID-SN
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
hasanuddin-airport.co.id
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q1432006
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 7:09 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--WITA · UTC+08:00
Time zone
WITA
Asia/Makassar · UTC+08:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
16 km
Approximate distance to central Makassar.
Official source
hasanuddin-airport.co.idOfficial airport website listed in the airport facts snapshot
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Jakarta
Languages
Indonesian
Currency
IDR (Rp)
Country area
1,904,569 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
10,171 ft / 3,100 m
Runway surface
ASPH, asphalt
Opened / operator
1935 · Angkasa Pura
Owner / entity
Q1432006
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
19 source-backed signals
Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Makassar, Indonesia. Makassar's built-up core sits roughly 16 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Asia/Makassar (UTC+08:00, WITA). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (UPG / WAAA) is at 5.0755° S, 119.5537° E, elevation 47 ft (14 m), serving Makassar, Indonesia.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Makassar is in Indonesia (capital Jakarta); on Asia/Makassar (WITA, UTC+08:00); working languages: Indonesian; currency: IDR (Rp).
Distance from central Makassar: 16 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for UPG.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (UPG / WAAA)
Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport · Airport serving Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
Source identifiers
WAAA · WAAA · ID-SN
hasanuddin-airport.co.id · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
Named after Sultan Hasanuddin (1631–1670), the Sultan of Gowa and a national hero of Indonesia who resisted the Dutch East India Company in the 1660s, the airport serves as the main gateway to eastern Indonesia and is a major aviation hub in the region.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for UPG; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
The airport is located on the border between Makassar and Maros, a suburb in South Sulawesi, approximately 20 km (12 mi) or 15 minutes from Makassar city center via the freeway/tollway, and about 23 km (14 mi) or 20 minutes via the highway.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Maros
maros · 8.0 km from UPG
Indonesia · Asia/Makassar · +0h · population 30,000 · city coordinates -5.0060, 119.5727
2. Makassar
makassar · 16 km from UPG
Indonesia · Asia/Makassar · +0h · population 1,423,877 · city coordinates -5.1486, 119.4319
3. Galesong
galesong · 34 km from UPG
Indonesia · Asia/Makassar · +0h · population 83,050 · city coordinates -5.3166, 119.3661
4. Sinjai
sinjai · 78 km from UPG
Indonesia · Asia/Makassar · +0h · population 40,797 · city coordinates -5.1241, 120.2530
5. Watampone
watampone · 105 km from UPG
Indonesia · Asia/Makassar · +0h · population 149,336 · city coordinates -4.5386, 120.3279
6. Sengkang
sengkang · 118 km from UPG
Indonesia · Asia/Makassar · +0h · population 59,523 · city coordinates -4.1279, 120.0297
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. DIL WPDL
Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport · Dili
764 km from UPG · Asia/Dili · +1h · elevation 154 ft (47 m) · airport coordinates -8.5466, 125.5245
2. SUB WARR
Juanda International Airport · Surabaya
791 km from UPG · Asia/Jakarta · -1h · elevation 9 ft (3 m) · airport coordinates -7.3798, 112.7870
3. SOC WAHQ
Adisoemarmo International Airport · Surakarta
1009 km from UPG · Asia/Jakarta · -1h · elevation 421 ft (128 m) · airport coordinates -7.5160, 110.7575
Route-time reference set
1. UPG-DIL
Dili · 764 km · 1h 48m
Asia/Dili · +1h from UPG; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. UPG-SUB
Surabaya · 791 km · 1h 50m
Asia/Jakarta · -1h from UPG; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. UPG-SOC
Surakarta · 1009 km · 2h 7m
Asia/Jakarta · -1h from UPG; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 10,171 ft / 3,100 m. 2 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
ASPH, asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for UPG.
Runway identifiers
03/21 · 13/31
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. SUB WARR
Juanda International Airport · Surabaya · 791 km from UPG
large airport · Asia/Jakarta · indonesia · 9 ft (3 m) · -7.3798, 112.7870
2. SOC WAHQ
Adisoemarmo International Airport · Surakarta · 1009 km from UPG
large airport · Asia/Jakarta · indonesia · 421 ft (128 m) · -7.5160, 110.7575
3. SRG WAHS
Jenderal Ahmad Yani Airport · Semarang · 1037 km from UPG
large airport · Asia/Jakarta · indonesia · 10 ft (3 m) · -6.9707, 110.3732
4. YIA WAHI
Yogyakarta International Airport · Yogyakarta · 1095 km from UPG
large airport · Asia/Jakarta · indonesia · 24 ft (7 m) · -7.9053, 110.0573
5. HLP WIHH
Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport · Jakarta · 1407 km from UPG
large airport · Asia/Jakarta · indonesia · 84 ft (26 m) · -6.2670, 106.8903
6. CGK WIII
Soekarno-Hatta International Airport · Jakarta · 1432 km from UPG
large airport · Asia/Jakarta · indonesia · 34 ft (10 m) · -6.1256, 106.6560
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
Named after Sultan Hasanuddin (1631–1670), the Sultan of Gowa and a national hero of Indonesia who resisted the Dutch East India Company in the 1660s, the airport serves as the main gateway to eastern Indonesia and is a major aviation hub in the region.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for UPG.
Source note 2
The airport serves as a key hub connecting western and eastern Indonesia, offering domestic flights to major cities in western Indonesia such as Jakarta, Surabaya, Denpasar, and Balikpapan, as well as destinations in eastern Indonesia, including Ambon, Ternate, Sorong, and Jayapura.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for UPG.
Country and authority
UPG sits in Indonesia (Republic of Indonesia), whose capital is Jakarta. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Asia, South-Eastern Asia.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Indonesian. Currency context: IDR (Rp). UPG is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Airport serving Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: Named after Sultan Hasanuddin (1631–1670), the Sultan of Gowa and a national hero of Indonesia who resisted the Dutch East India Company in the 1660s, the airport serves as the main gateway to eastern Indonesia and is a major aviation hub in the region. Location cue: The airport is located on the border between Makassar and Maros, a suburb in South Sulawesi, approximately 20 km (12 mi) or 15 minutes from Makassar city center via the freeway/tollway, and about 23 km (14 mi) or 20 minutes via the highway.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q1432006 · Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport. Administrative area: Makassar. Named after: Makassar · Hasanuddin of Gowa
Field and clock profile
Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport is a near sea-level field at 47 ft (14 m), positioned at 5.0755° S, 119.5537° E in the Southern deep tropics. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 10,171 ft / 3,100 m. The airport clock uses Asia/Makassar (WITA, UTC+08:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Maros is the closest retained city-time anchor at 8.0 km. DIL Dili is the closest retained airport alternative at 764 km.
Country airport peers
UPG is compared with SUB Surabaya at 791 km, SOC Surakarta at 1009 km, SRG Semarang at 1037 km, YIA Yogyakarta at 1095 km, HLP Jakarta at 1407 km inside the retained Indonesia airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
UPG-DIL Dili: 764 km, about 1h 48m, +1h. UPG-SUB Surabaya: 791 km, about 1h 50m, -1h. UPG-SOC Surakarta: 1009 km, about 2h 7m, -1h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident WAAA backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. hasanuddin-airport.co.id is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 10,171 ft / 3,100 m
Runway identifiers
03/21, 13/31
OurAirports classifies UPG as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Makassar.
UPG (WAAA) is a near sea-level field at 47 ft (14 m) in the deep tropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
UPG sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
UPG's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 10,171 ft / 3,100 m and source surfaces recorded as ASPH, asphalt.
Angkasa Pura is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for UPG.
- Named after Sultan Hasanuddin (1631–1670), the Sultan of Gowa and a national hero of Indonesia who resisted the Dutch East India Company in the 1660s, the airport serves as the main gateway to eastern Indonesia and is a major aviation hub in the region.
- The airport serves as a key hub connecting western and eastern Indonesia, offering domestic flights to major cities in western Indonesia such as Jakarta, Surabaya, Denpasar, and Balikpapan, as well as destinations in eastern Indonesia, including Ambon, Ternate, Sorong, and Jayapura.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at hasanuddin-airport.co.id, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for UPG
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
UPG uses Asia/Makassar (WITA, UTC+08:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport is about 16 km from central Makassar; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
DIL Dili is the closest retained alternate at 764 km, time difference +1h.
When source checks matter
hasanuddin-airport.co.id is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place UPG inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
UPG ranks #7 in the curated Indonesia airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 8 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
UPG has no other retained airport in the same IANA zone cohort, making Asia/Makassar a more distinctive signal for this page.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
UPG is 47 ft (14 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include KOA 47 ft (14 m) (0 ft delta) · CHS 46 ft (14 m) (1 ft delta) · HOU 46 ft (14 m) (1 ft delta) · JED 48 ft (15 m) (1 ft delta) · SNN 46 ft (14 m) (1 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
UPG's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are DIL 764 km +1h · SUB 791 km -1h · SOC 1009 km -1h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dili | DIL | 764 km | 1h 48m | +1h | --:--:-- |
| Surabaya | SUB | 791 km | 1h 50m | -1h | --:--:-- |
| Surakarta | SOC | 1009 km | 2h 7m | -1h | --:--:-- |
UPG to DIL
Dili
Distance 764 km; estimated travel window 1h 48m; destination zone Asia/Dili is +1h from UPG. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
UPG to SUB
Surabaya
Distance 791 km; estimated travel window 1h 50m; destination zone Asia/Jakarta is -1h from UPG. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
UPG to SOC
Surakarta
Distance 1009 km; estimated travel window 2h 7m; destination zone Asia/Jakarta is -1h from UPG. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Makassar is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from UPG, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Maros
maros · 8.0 km · Asia/Makassar
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Makassar
makassar · 16 km · Asia/Makassar
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Galesong
galesong · 34 km · Asia/Makassar
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Sinjai
sinjai · 78 km · Asia/Makassar
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Watampone
watampone · 105 km · Asia/Makassar
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Sengkang
sengkang · 118 km · Asia/Makassar
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Parepare
parepare · 118 km · Asia/Makassar
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Majene
majene · 183 km · Asia/Makassar
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Polewali
polewali · 184 km · Asia/Makassar
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Rantepao
rantepao · 237 km · Asia/Makassar
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Palopo
palopo · 242 km · Asia/Makassar
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Masamba
masamba · 293 km · Asia/Makassar
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Dili (DIL), Surabaya (SUB), Surakarta (SOC). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 2 runways; longest runway 10,171 ft / 3,100 m; identifiers 03/21, 13/31.
- Runway surfaces: ASPH, asphalt; 2 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Angkasa Pura.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1935.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from UPG. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Presidente Nicolau Lobato International AirportDIL
Dili · large airport
- Distance
- 764 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +1h
- Elevation
- 154 ft (47 m)
Compare against DIL when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Juanda International AirportSUB
Surabaya · large airport
- Distance
- 791 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- -1h
- Elevation
- 9 ft (3 m)
Compare against SUB when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Adisoemarmo International AirportSOC
Surakarta · large airport
- Distance
- 1009 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- -1h
- Elevation
- 421 ft (128 m)
Compare against SOC when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (UPG) in?▾
Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport is in the Asia/Makassar timezone (UTC+08:00, WITA).
What are the codes for Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport?▾
Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport uses IATA code UPG and ICAO code WAAA.
Where is Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport located?▾
Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport is located in Makassar, Indonesia at coordinates 5.0755° S, 119.5537° E, with an elevation of 47 ft (14 m) (near sea-level field in the deep tropics).
How far is Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport from central Makassar?▾
Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport sits roughly 16 km from the nearest mapped city center for Makassar.
Which route reference is most useful from UPG?▾
Dili (DIL) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 48m, destination timezone Asia/Dili, and a +1h difference from UPG.
What other airports in Indonesia are close peers to UPG?▾
UPG's curated peers in Indonesia on this site include SUB Surabaya, SOC Surakarta, SRG Semarang, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport have?▾
Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 10,171 ft / 3,100 m; identifiers include 03/21, 13/31.