Tempuling Airport

Bandar Udara Tempuling
Summary
Airport typeCivil
OperatorGovernment
ServesTembilahan
LocationTembilahan, Riau, Indonesia
Time zoneWIB (UTC+07:00)
Elevation AMSL55 ft / 17 m
Coordinates00°25′14.4″S 102°59′31.9″E / 0.420667°S 102.992194°E / -0.420667; 102.992194
Map
Tempuling Airport is located in Sumatra
Tempuling Airport
Tempuling Airport
Location of the airport in Sumatra
Tempuling Airport is located in Indonesia
Tempuling Airport
Tempuling Airport
Tempuling Airport (Indonesia)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15/33 1,800 5,906 Asphalt

Tempuling Airport is a domestic airport located at Tembilahan, the capital of Indragiri Hilir Regency, Riau province, Indonesia. It serves Tembilahan and surrounding areas. Currently, this airport only serves flights to and from Pekanbaru.[1] This airport is able to serve aircraft equivalent to BAe 146 and ATR 72.[2][3]

History

The airport was built since 2006 and finished in 2008.[4] This airport is actually located in Sungai Salak Village, Tempuling District, 24 km from Tembilahan. The runway has been extended from 1,350 metres to 1,800 metres to accommodate larger aircraft than previous, and the airport now is able to accommodate aircraft equivalent to BAe 146 and ATR 72.[5]

A new airport terminal is under construction and was expected to be finished in 2019.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Susi Air Pekanbaru

Statistics

Frequency of flights at Tempuling Airport
RankDestinationsFrequency (weekly)Airline(s)
1 Pekanbaru, Riau 1 Susi Air

References

  1. ↑ "Susi Air Lakukan Penerbangan Perdana di Indragiri Hilir".
  2. ↑ "Aviastar Kaji Ulang Penerbangan Batam-Tembilahan". 5 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "Wabup Lepas Keberangkatan JCH Inhil Kloter 8". fokusriau.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-08.
  4. ↑ http://gis.dephub.go.id/mapping/Bandara/InformasiUmumView.aspx?idbdr=843
  5. ↑ "GoRiau - Bandara Tempuling Bisa Lebih Maju Jika Dikelola Kemenhub". goriau.com. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.