Toraja Airport

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Toraja Airport

Bandar Udara Toraja
Toraja Airport, South Sulawesi, Indonesia.jpg
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner Government of Indonesia
OperatorGovernment
Serves Toraja
Location Tana Toraja Regency, South Sulawesi, Sulawesi, Indonesia
Elevation  AMSL 879 m / 2,883.86 ft
Coordinates 3°11′09″S119°55′04″E / 3.185833°S 119.91775°E / -3.185833; 119.91775
Map
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TRT
Location of the airport in Sulawesi
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
04/22 [1] 2,0006,562 Asphalt

Toraja Airport (Indonesian : Bandar Udara Toraja) ( IATA : TRT, ICAO : WAFB), formerly Buntu Kunik Airport, is an airport at Mengkendek, Tana Toraja Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. [2] It was built to replace the Pongtiku Airport, which was closed due to lack of land for expansion to cope with increasing passenger demands. [3] The airport started soft operations on 4 September 2020, and was officially inaugurated by President Joko Widodo on 18 March 2021.

Toraja Airport has a passenger terminal with an area of 1,152 square meters, and can serve 45,000 passengers annually. [4]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Citilink Balikpapan
Susi Air Seko

References

  1. ↑ "Data Bandar Udara" (in Indonesian). Directorate General of Civil Aviation. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "Jokowi: Toraja Airport Construction Needs Rp800bn for "Cutting 3 Hills"". Tempo. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  3. ↑ FIRDAUS (January 9, 2020). "Jhon Rende Prediksi Bandara Buntu Kunik Baru Bisa Beroperasi 2022".
  4. ↑ "President Jokowi inaugurates Toraja Airport". Antara News. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
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