Andi Jemma Airport

Andi Jemma Airport Bandara Andi Jemma
IATA: MXB ICAO: WAWM
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Government
Serves	Masamba
Location	North Luwu Regency, South Sulawesi, Sulawesi Island, Indonesia
Time zone	WITA (UTC+08:00)
Elevation  AMSL	55 m / 180.45 ft
Coordinates	02°33′35″S120°19′50.01″E / 2.55972°S 120.3305583°E / -2.55972; 120.3305583 [1]
Map
MXB Location of the airport in Sulawesi
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 02/20 [2] 900 2,953 Asphalt

Andi Jemma Airport (Indonesian : Bandara Andi Jemma) ( IATA : MXB, ICAO : WAWM) is an airport near Masamba, the capital city of North Luwu Regency in the province of South Sulawesi on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. ^[3]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 55 metres (180 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 02/20 with an asphalt surface measuring 900 by 23 metres (2,953 ft × 75 ft).

Since August 2014, the service was left to a state-owned enterprise in charge of the management of several airports in eastern Indonesia, namely PT. Angkasa Pura 1 (Persero) and the Government of North Luwu Regency (begins division in August 2014).

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Susi Air	Bua, Makassar, Rampi, Seko

Accidents and incidents

• On 2 October 2015, an Aviastar DHC-6 Twin Otter, registered as PK-BRM, operating Aviastar Flight 7503 with three crew members and seven passengers on board, crashed near Palopo 11 minutes after takeoff. There were no survivors. The flight was taking off from Andi Jemma Airport for Makassar. The passengers were four adults, two children, and a baby. ^[4]

References

1. "TLI – Tolitoli [Sultan Bantilan Airport], ST, ID – Airport – Great Circle Mapper".
2. id:Bandar Udara Andi Djemma
3. "Direktorat Jenderal Perhubungan Udara". Archived from the original on 6 September 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
4. Kurniawan, Tri Yari (2 October 2015). "Pesawat Aviastar Rute Masamba-Makassar Hilang Kontak". Tempo.co. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.