Iskandar Airport (IATA: PKN, ICAO: WAGI (previous: WAOI)) is a military type-C airport in Pangkalan Bun, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia and is the only airport in Central Kalimantan which has an Avtur fuel station. It is the largest military airport in Indonesia, with around a 3,570 hectare area; however, only 200 hectares is currently used for runway and buildings. Iskandar Airport is named after an Indonesian paratrooper from central Kalimantan, Iskandar (1928–1947).
Iskandar Airport Bandar Udara Iskandar | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military/public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Pangkalan Bun | ||||||||||
| Location | Pangkalan Bun, West Kotawaringin Regency, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia | ||||||||||
| Time zone | WIB (UTC+07:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 75 ft / 23 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 2°42′18″S 111°40′23″E / 2.70500°S 111.67306°E | ||||||||||
| Website | centralkalimantanairport | ||||||||||
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  PKN Location of airport in Kalimantan | |||||||||||
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Sumber: List of the busiest airports in Indonesia
Indonesian Directorate General of Civil Aviation,[1] DAFIF[2][3] | |||||||||||
Facilities
editThe airport resides at an elevation of 75 feet (23 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 13/31 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,650 by 30 metres (5,413 ft × 98 ft).[2]
The runway was extended to 2,120 by 45 metres (6,955 ft × 148 ft) in 2014 to accommodate Airbus A320 and Boeing 737.[1]
Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Batik Air | Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta,[4] Semarang,[5] Surabaya[6] |
| NAM Air | Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Semarang, Surabaya |
| Wings Air | Balikpapan,[7] Banjarmasin,[8] Pontianak,[9] Sampit[7] |
References
edit- ^ a b "Iskandar Airport, Pangkalan Bun". Directorate General of Civil Aviation. Retrieved 31 Dec 2014.
- ^ a b "Airport information for WAOI". 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 WAOI at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ "Instagram".
- ^ "Batik Air Ajak Explore di Indonesi Aja dengan Rute Baru Semarang - Pangkalan Bun". KONTAN.CO.ID. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ "Batik Air Layani Penerbangan di Kobar Mulai Februari 2024". www.borneonews.co.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ^ a b "LION AIR GROUP CARRIERS AUG 2024 INDONESIA NETWORK ADDITIONS". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Mulai 28 Agustus 2024, Wing Air akan melayani rute baru dari Pangkalan Bun ke Banjarmasin". dayaknews. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Wings Air telah meluncurkan rute baru Pontianak (PNK) – Pangkalan Bun (PKN) mulai 28 Agustus 2024". lensanusantara. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
External links
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