Torea Airport

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Torea Airport

Bandar Udara Torea
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Summary
Airport typeDefunct
OwnerFakfak Government
Operator Ministry of Transportation
Serves Fakfak, West Papua, Indonesia
Elevation  AMSL 462 ft / 141 m
Coordinates 02°55′12″S132°16′01″E / 2.92000°S 132.26694°E / -2.92000; 132.26694
Map
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FKQ
Location in West Papua
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FKQ
Location in Indonesian Papua
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FKQ
Location in Indonesia
Torea Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
10/281,2003,937Asphalt
Source: DAFIF [1] [2]

Torea Airport (Indonesian : Bandar Udara Torea) ( IATA : FKQ, ICAO : WASF), also known as Fak Fak Airport, was an airport serving the town of Fakfak, [1] in the province of West Papua in Indonesia.

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History

In around the 1950s, the runway was built, when this region was still under Dutch rule as Dutch New Guinea, this airport was named (Luchthaven Fakfak)

In April 1970, it was renamed as Torea Civil Airport.

The airport closed following the opening of the larger Siboru Airport on January 25, 2024. [3]

Facilities

The airport is at an elevation of 462 feet (141 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,200 by 30 metres (3,937 ft × 98 ft).

References

  1. 1 2 Airport information for WASF [ usurped ] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. Airport information for FKQ / WASF at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. Talla, Anita Kristina (17 January 2024). "Bandara Torea Fakfak kini Tinggal kenangan". rri.co.id (in Indonesian). Fakfak: Radio Republik Indonesia.