Maimun Saleh Airport
Maimun Saleh Airport Bandar Udara Maimun Saleh | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
| 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] | |||||||||||
Maimun Saleh Airport (IATA: SBG, ICAO: WITN) is a small domestic 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 on August, 1952. It is considered to be Indonesia's westernmost and northernmost airport.
On 2 April 2024, the Ministry of Transportation revoked the international status of the airport.[3]
This airport is part of Indonesian Navy facility such as El Tari Airport. The nearest airport to Sabang is Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport, which is located in nearby 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.