Stevanus Rumbewas Airport

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Stevanus Rumbewas Airport

Bandar Udara Stevanus Rumbewas
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner Ministry of Transportation
Operator UPT Ditjen Hubud
Serves Serui
Location Yapen Islands Regency, Papua, Indonesia
Time zone WITA (UTC+09:00)
Elevation  AMSL 6 m / 20 ft
Coordinates 01°49′43.7″S136°03′50.9″E / 1.828806°S 136.064139°E / -1.828806; 136.064139
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Location in Papua
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Location in Western New Guinea
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Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
10/281,6005,249 Asphalt

Stevanus Rumbewas Airport( IATA : ZRI, ICAO : WABO) (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Stevanus Rumbewas) is an airport serving the town of Serui and the nearby towns and islands in the Yapen Islands Regency, Papua, Indonesia. The airport commenced operation on 19 December 2014, replacing the old Sudjarwo Tjondronegoro Airport which has been closed due to the lack of land for expansion to cope with the increasing passenger demands. [1] The airport is named after Stevanus Rumbewas, a former Indonesian Navy officer who originated from Serui, [2] and member of Indonesian Irian Independence Party (PKII). [3]

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Facility

The airport resides at an elevation of 6 metres (20 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,600 m x 30 m (5,249 ft × 98 ft). Furthermore, the airport has an apron with a size of 120 m x 55 m (39 ft × 180 ft) which can accommodate a maximum of 1 ATR 42 aircraft and 1 DHC-6 Twin Otter type aircraft. In addition, it has a terminal building covering an area of 600 square meters.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Trigana Air Service Biak, Jayapura [4]

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