West Kutai Melalan Airport

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West Kutai Melalan Airport

Bandar Udara Melalan Kutai Barat
Summary
Airport typePublic
Serves Melak, West Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
Time zone WITA (UTC+08:00)
Elevation  AMSL 101 m / 330 [1]  ft
Coordinates 00°12′13.56″S115°45′35.61″E / 0.2037667°S 115.7598917°E / -0.2037667; 115.7598917
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WALE
Location in Kalimantan
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
03/219002,953 Asphalt

West Kutai Melalan Airport (Indonesian : Bandar Udara Melalan Kutai Barat) ( IATA : GHS, ICAO : WALE formerly WRLE) [2] serves Melak, a district in West Kutai Regency, in the province of East Kalimantan, Indonesia.

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Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 183 metres (600 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 03/21 which measures 900 by 30 metres (2,953 ft × 98 ft).

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Susi Air Datadawai, Samarinda [3]
Wings Air Balikpapan

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References

  1. West Kutai Melalan Airport
  2. Location
  3. "--- SUSI AIR -- Passenger and Cargo Aircraft Charter". Archived from the original on June 20, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2012.