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iata: DIL
name: Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport
city: Dili
country: Timor-Leste
lastUpdated: '2026-09-26'
officialWebsite: 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidente_Nicolau_Lobato_International_Airport'
sources:
  - 'https://www.aerodili.com/about/'
  - >-
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidente_Nicolau_Lobato_International_Airport
  - 'https://www.flightconnections.com/flights-from-dili-dil'
  - >-
    https://aviability.com/en/airport/dil-dili-presidente-nicolau-lobato/destinations
quickFacts:
  - IATA DIL / ICAO WPDL — Presidente Nicolau Lobato International
  - 'GPS -8.546562, 125.524507 · Madohi, western Dili'
  - No Priority Pass / public airline lounge verified on research day
  - >-
    Airlines: Aero Dili · Citilink · Batik Air Malaysia · QantasLink · Airnorth
    — confirm live
  - 'Ground: short taxi into central Dili — confirm live USD (USD widely used)'
  - No official MCT or security wait minutes — omitted
bentoTips:
  - label: Banks
    title: DPS / DRW / KUL + Aero Dili Asia pins
    detail: Confirm live 8G / QG / OD / QF / TL strips day-of.
    summary: >-
      Citilink and Aero Dili dominate Bali; Airnorth / QantasLink cover Darwin;
      Batik and Aero Dili reach KUL; Aero Dili also lists SIN / China pins.
    category: timing
  - label: Plant
    title: Compact single terminal
    detail: Expansion / new terminal works are staged — follow live wayfinding.
    summary: >-
      Arrival / departure / VIP sections in one small plant — easy curb-to-gate
      walk when quiet.
    category: terminal
  - label: F&B
    title: Thin airside F&B expectation
    detail: No invented bottle prices — omitted.
    summary: Guides consistently flag limited café/shop depth after security.
    category: food
  - label: Ground
    title: Short taxi into Dili
    detail: Confirm live USD fare; agree before departure.
    summary: >-
      Airport sits in western suburbs — taxis cover central Dili quickly when
      traffic cooperates.
    category: status
lounges: []
waterOptions: []
airportistScore: 5.5
slug: dil
region: Asia-Pacific
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# Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL)
Dili, Timor-Leste · Asia-Pacific
Timor-Leste’s primary international gateway with **Aero Dili · Citilink · Batik Air Malaysia · QantasLink · Airnorth** banks to **DPS / DRW / KUL / SIN / XMN / FOC** plus domestic Oecusse — compact plant; **no Priority Pass / public airline lounge** verified on research day (VIP framing restricted).
## Airportist Score

**5.5 / 10**
Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge).
- Ease of use (25%): 6.4 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
- Comfort & amenities (20%): 5.0 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
- Food & retail (15%): 4.6 — Food and retail quality and variety.
- Ground access (15%): 6.6 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
- Reliability (15%): 6.2 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
- Lounges (10%): 2.8 — Worth-it density and access quality.

## At a glance

- Passengers: undefined
- Terminals: Single passenger terminal (arrival / departure / VIP sections framing)
- Typical security: undefined min
- On-time: undefined%
- Disruption: normal

## Best for

- Bali / Darwin / Kuala Lumpur connectors
- Aero Dili national-carrier banks
- Travelers using short western-suburb taxis into Dili

## Watch out for

- No Priority Pass or public walk-up lounge verified on research day
- Thin airside F&B — eat before longer connections
- Runway expansion / terminal rebuild works ongoing into late 2020s — confirm live ops notices
- No published MCT

## More intel

- [Lounge directory](/airports/dil/lounges.md) (free)
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- [Traveler tips](/airports/dil/tips.md) (free)
- [Water](/airports/dil/water.md) (free)
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