Muara Bungo Airport

Muara Bungo Airport Bandar Udara Muara Bungo
IATA: BUU ICAO: WIJB
Summary
Airport type	Civil
Operator	Government 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
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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 13/31 2,100 6,890 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]}

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 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 four weekly flight from Jakarta to Muara Bungo using Boeing 737-500 aircraft. Sriwijaya Air later transferred this route to NAM Air and increased the frequency to daily flights.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
NAM Air	Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta

Statistics

Frequency of flights at Muara Bungo Airport

Rank	Destinations	Frequency (weekly)	Airline(s)
1	Jakarta–Soekarno–Hatta, Jakarta	4	NAM Air

References

1. "Bandara Muarabungo mulai dioperasikan". antarajambi.com. November 26, 2012.
2. "Bandara Muara Bungo Beroperasi". Tribun Jambi.
3. "Runway Bandara Muara Bungo Bakal Jadi 2.000 Meter". October 15, 2014.