Dewadaru Airport

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Dewandaru Airport

Bandar Udara Dewandaru
Dewadaru Airport runway Karimun Jawa.JPG
Dewadaru Airport Karimun Jawa.JPG
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner Indonesian Government
Serves Karimunjawa
Location Karimunjawa, Central Java, Indonesia
Time zone WIB (UTC+07:00)
Elevation  AMSL 15.0 [1]  ft / 5 m
Coordinates 05°48′04″S110°28′43″E / 5.80111°S 110.47861°E / -5.80111; 110.47861
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Dewandaru Airport
Dewadaru Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
13/311,4004,593 Asphalt

Dewandaru Airport( IATA : KWB, ICAO : WAHU) is an airport serving Karimunjawa, an archipelago in Central Java province of Indonesia. It is located on Kemujan Island in Karimunjawa. Kemujan Island is considered to be a part of Karimun Island, the largest island in Karimunjawa, as both islands are only separated by a small river. The distance from the airport to the city centre at Karimun Island is 22 kilometres. Dewandaru Airport has one runway, with dimensions of 1,400 metres (4,593 ft) by 30 metres (98 ft), which allows the operation of aircraft up to ATR 72-600.

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Etymology

The name of this airport comes from the endemic tree of Karimunjawa, called Dewandaru. According to a local belief, the ship of anyone who takes the wood of this tree would sink on leaving Karimunjawa, although taking just a little part of it.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service:

AirlinesDestinations
Susi Air Semarang, Yogyakarta–Adisucipto [2]

References

  1. "WAHU: Dewandaru Airport". SkyVector Aeronautical Charts. SkyVector. 27 February 2020.
  2. "Dewadaru Airport Ready to Serve Commercial Flights to Karimunjawa Starting July 2025". Indonesiaexpat.id. Retrieved 28 June 2025.