Maimun Saleh Airport (IATA: SBG, ICAO: WITN) is a small domestic[3] airport with a runway length of 1,844 m (6,050 ft) and altitude of 120 m (390 ft) in Sabang, Pulau Weh, Indonesia. It is situated on the island right above the northern tip of Sumatra in the Andaman Sea. It is part of the Sabang city in Aceh province. This airport was named after Indonesian Air Force pilot Maimun Saleh, who died in a plane crash at Bogor in August 1952. It is considered to be Indonesia's westernmost and northernmost airport.
Maimun Saleh Airport Bandar Udara Maimun Saleh | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military, public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Indonesia | ||||||||||
| Operator | Ministry of Transportation | ||||||||||
| Serves | Sabang | ||||||||||
| Location | Sabang, Aceh, Indonesia | ||||||||||
| Time zone | WIB (UTC+07:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 433 ft / 132 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 5°52′29″N 95°20′24″E / 5.87472°N 95.34000°E | ||||||||||
| Website | sbg | ||||||||||
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 Sumatra region in Indonesia | |||||||||||
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Sources: DGCA[2] | |||||||||||
This airport is part of Indonesian Navy facility such as El Tari Airport. The nearest airport to Sabang is Sultan Iskandarmuda Airport, which is located in nearby Banda Aceh.
Airlines and destinations
editIn 2024, Susi Air opened a weekly pioneer route to Banda Aceh, it operated 2 times from Tuesday and Friday
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Susi Air | Banda Aceh |
References
edit- ^ "Airline and Airport Code Search". IATA. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ "Page for Maimun Saleh". Indonesian DGCA.
- ^ Expat, Indonesia (2024-04-29). "Indonesia Revokes International Status of 17 Airports". Indonesia Expat. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
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