Muara Bungo Airport

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Muara Bungo Airport

Bandar Udara Muara Bungo
BAe 146-200 Aviastar at Muara Bungo.JPG
Summary
Airport typeCivil
OperatorGovernment Bungo Regency
Serves Muara Bungo
Location Bungo Regency, Jambi, Indonesia
Coordinates 01°32′33″S102°10′58″E / 1.54250°S 102.18278°E / -1.54250; 102.18278
Website mrb.informasibandara.org
Map
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WIJB
Location in Sumatra
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WIJB
Location in Indonesia
Runways
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mft
13/312,1006,890 Asphalt

Muara Bungo Airport( IATA : BUU, ICAO : WIJB) is an airport in Muara Bungo, Jambi, Indonesia. The airport started operating on November 25, 2012. [1] [2]

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Until October 2014 only Aviastar used the airport three times a week due to the runway being only 1,350 meters long. Runway extension is still ongoing; it was predicted to be 1,500 meters at the end of 2014 and was expected to reach its final 2,000 meters at the end of 2015. [3]

Around 2016, runway extension for Muara Bungo Airport was finished. On July 3, 2016, Sriwijaya Air inaugurated a four times weekly flight from Jakarta to Muara Bungo using Boeing 737-500 aircraft. Sriwijaya Air later transferred this route to NAM Air and increased flights from four times weekly to daily flights.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
NAM Air Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta

Statistics

Frequency of flights at Muara Bungo Airport
RankDestinationsFrequency (weekly)Airline(s)
1 Jakarta–Soekarno–Hatta, Jakarta4NAM Air

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References

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