Malikus Saleh Airport

Malikus Saleh Airport

Bandar Udara Malikus Saleh
Malikus Saleh Airport; Bandar Udara Malikus Saleh
	IATA: LSW; ICAO: WITM;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government of Lhokseumawe
Operator	Kementerian Perhubungan
Serves	Lhokseumawe
Location	North Aceh Regency, Aceh, Indonesia
Opened	1985
Elevation AMSL	90 ft / 27 m
Coordinates	5°13′36″N 96°57′1″E / 5.22667°N 96.95028°ECoordinates: 5°13′36″N 96°57′1″E / 5.22667°N 96.95028°E
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Runways
	Source: DAFIF

Malikus Saleh Airport is an airport located in Pinto Makmur, Muara Batu, North Aceh Regency, Aceh province. The airport operated by Pertamina, and later by Government of North Aceh Regency.

History[]

The airport was built by to facilitate the transport of Lhokseumawe and its vicinity to the city of Medan. The airport served by the airline ever since at least Jatayu Air passenger land transport between Banda Aceh and Medan. It is caused by a conflict that broke out between the TNI and GAM, threatening the land transportation in Aceh.

initially using aircraft owned by Pelita Air Service to daily flights Lhokseumawe - Medan route. After a few years, flight operations were taken over by the Beechcraft 1900D Airliner Owned by Travira Air. Towards the lid , operation and ownership of the airport was turned over to the City of Lhokseumawe.

Currently, Citilink and Wings Air are the airlines that fly to airport Malikussaleh on Lhokseumawe-Medan route.^[3]

Airlines and destinations[]

Airlines	Destinations
Citilink	Medan^[4]
Wings Air	Medan

Statistics[]

**The Frequency of Flights at Malikus Saleh Airport**
Rank	Destinations	Frequency (Weekly)	Airline(s)
1	Medan, North Sumatra	14	Citilink, Wings Air

References[]

^ "Airport information for WITM". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
^ Airport information for LSW at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
^ "Rute baru: Kualanamu – Meulaboh – Lhokseumawe – Sabang - Garuda Indonesia". www.garuda-indonesia.com. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
^ "Rute Baru ATR KNO". www.citilink.co.id. Retrieved 17 February 2019.

[WAD-1] "Airport information for WITM". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.

[GCM-2] Airport information for LSW at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).

[3] "Rute baru: Kualanamu – Meulaboh – Lhokseumawe – Sabang - Garuda Indonesia". www.garuda-indonesia.com. Retrieved 2015-11-10.

[4] "Rute Baru ATR KNO". www.citilink.co.id. Retrieved 17 February 2019.

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