Maimun Saleh Airport

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Maimun Saleh Airport
Bandar Udara Maimun Saleh
Summary
Airport typeMilitary, Public
OwnerGovernment of Indonesia
OperatorMinistry of Transportation
ServesSabang
LocationSabang, Aceh, Indonesia
Elevation AMSL433 ft / 132 m
Coordinates5°52′29″N 95°20′24″E / 5.87472°N 95.34000°E / 5.87472; 95.34000Coordinates: 5°52′29″N 95°20′24″E / 5.87472°N 95.34000°E / 5.87472; 95.34000
Websitesbg.informasibandara.org
Maps
Sumatra region in Indonesia
Sumatra region in Indonesia
SBG is located in Northern Sumatra
SBG
SBG
Location in Northern Sumatra
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 5,906 1,800 Asphalt
Sources: DGCA[2]

Maimun Saleh Airport (IATA: SBG, ICAO: WITN) is a small 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 one of Indonesian Air Force pilot, Maimun Saleh, who died in plane crash at Bogor on August, 1952. The airport is considered to be Indonesia's westernmost airport.

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; it serves both international and domestic flights.

References[]

  1. ^ "Airline and Airport Code Search". IATA. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Page for Maimun Saleh". Indonesian DGCA.


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