Cut Nyak Dhien Airport

Cut Nyak Dhien Airport (IATA: MEQ, ICAO: WITC) is an airport located in Nagan Raya Regency, Aceh, Indonesia.

Cut Nyak Dhien Airport

Bandar Udara Cut Nyak Dhien
Cut Nyak Dhien Airport
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Airport typePublic
LocationNagan Raya Regency
Time zoneWIB (UTC+07:00)
Elevation AMSL6 ft / 2 m
Coordinates04°02′37.38″N 96°15′03.01″E / 4.0437167°N 96.2508361°E / 4.0437167; 96.2508361
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MEQ is located in Aceh
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Location in Aceh, Northern Sumatra, Sumatra and Indonesia
MEQ is located in Northern Sumatra
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MEQ (Northern Sumatra)
MEQ is located in Sumatra
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MEQ is located in Indonesia
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 5,905 1,800 Asphalt

The airport is located {{convert|26|km|mi|abbr=on from Suka Makmue, 46 km (29 mi) from Meulaboh, West Aceh Regency, and 347 km (216 mi) from the city of Banda Aceh.[1]

The airport serves both Suka Makmue, the capital of the Nagan Raya Regency and Meulaboh, the capital of West Aceh Regency.

Name

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The airport is named after Cut Nyak Dhien (1848–1908), the woman who led the Acehnese guerrilla forces during the Aceh War against the Dutch for 25 years, and was awarded the title of National Hero of Indonesia in 1964.

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Airfast Indonesia Simeulue
Susi Air Banda Aceh, Simeulue, Singkil[2]
Wings Air Medan

Statistics

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Frequency of flights at Cut Nyak Dien Airport
Rank Destinations Frequency (weekly) Airline(s)
1 Medan, North Sumatra 7 Wings Air
2 Banda Aceh, Aceh 4 Susi Air
3 Simeulue, Aceh 1 Susi Air
4 Singkil, Aceh 1 Susi Air

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Jumlah Penumpang di Bandara Cut Nyak Dhien menurun". October 15, 2011.
  2. ^ "Susi Air Mulai Layani Penerbangan Perintis".