Douw Aturure Airport

Douw Aturure Nabire Airport Bandar Udara Douw Aturure Nabire
IATA: NBX ICAO: WABI
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government of Indonesia
Operator	Ministry of Transportation
Serves	Nabire
Location	Wanggar, Nabire Regency, Central Papua, Indonesia
Time zone	WITA (UTC+09:00)
Elevation  AMSL	6 m / 20 ft
Coordinates	003°24′2.7468″S135°23′48.408″E / 3.400763000°S 135.39678000°E / -3.400763000; 135.39678000
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 18/36 [1] 1,600 5,249 Asphalt

Douw Aturure Nabire Airport (Indonesian : Bandar Udara Douw Aturure Nabire) also called New Nabire Airport( IATA : NBX, ICAO : WABI) is an airport in Wanggar District, Nabire Regency, Central Papua, Indonesia. ^[2] This is a newly built airport to replace the old Nabire Airport (also called "Douw Aturure Airport") located in Nabire District, which is located just a few hundred meters away from the city center. The airport is named after Nabire Regent, Isaias Douw, with Douw Aturure being a title given by coastal tribes in Nabire. ^[3]

History

Previously, the old airport was used as an airfield which used by Dutch forces in 1941. The construction of airport terminal began in September 1972 and completed on 6 August 1973. 10 days later, it was inaugurated by Kardono with his wife Emil Salim.

On 23 April 2019, a building at the old Nabire airport caught fire. There were no casualties, and the operations of the airport following the fire were unaffected. ^[4] On 23 November 2023, President Joko Widodo inaugurated the new Douw Aturure Airport alongside Siboru Fakfak Airport. Construction of the new airport took two years from 2020 to 2022, with the runway length of 1600 m and an area of 6,320 m², capable of serving 289,700 passengers each year. ^[5]

Airlines and destinations

The following destinations are served from Douw Aturure Airport:

Airlines	Destinations
Batik Air	Makassar, Timika (both begin 17 August 2025) [6]
Sriwijaya Air	Jayapura, [7] Makassar
Smart Aviation	Bilorai, Beoga, Dagai, Enarotali, Faowi, Illu, Ilaga, Kaimana, Mulia, Moanamani, Pogapa, Sinak, Wasior, Waghete
Wings Air	Jayapura, Manokwari, Timika

Gallery

Douw Aturure Airport (Old Nabire Airport) in Nabire District

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References

1. "Direktorat Jenderal Perhubungan Udara".
2. Udara, Direktorat Jenderal Perhubungan (2022-09-05). "Direktorat Jenderal Perhubungan Udara". Direktorat Jenderal Perhubungan Udara (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-12-29.
3. "Yuk Cari Tahu Sejarah Berdirinya Bandara Nabire". Nabire.Net (in Indonesian). 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
4. "Kebakaran di Bandara Nabire Akibat Korsleting AC". detiknews (in Indonesian). 23 April 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
5. Arieza, Ulfa (2023-11-23). "Diresmikan Jokowi, Ketahui 6 Fakta Bandara Douw Aturure di Nabire Halaman 2". KOMPAS.com. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
6. "Batik Air will serve commercial flights in Nabire". nabire.net.
7. "Sriwijaya Air Resmi Hadirkan Rute Baru Makassar-Sorong-Nabire". regional.kompas.com. Retrieved 5 December 2024.

External links

• Nabire Airport - Indonesia Airport global website