Toraja Airport (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Toraja) (IATA: TRT, ICAO: WAFB), formerly Buntu Kunik Airport, is an airport at Mengkendek, Tana Toraja Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia.[2] It was built to replace the Pongtiku Airport, which was closed due to lack of land for expansion to cope with increasing passenger demands.[3] The airport started soft operations on 4 September 2020, and was officially inaugurated by President Joko Widodo on 18 March 2021.
Toraja Airport Bandar Udara Toraja | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Indonesia | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Toraja | ||||||||||
| Location | Tana Toraja Regency, South Sulawesi, Sulawesi, Indonesia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 879 m / 2,883.86 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 3°11′09″S 119°55′04″E / 3.185833°S 119.91775°E | ||||||||||
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  TRT Location of the airport in Sulawesi | |||||||||||
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Toraja Airport has a passenger terminal with an area of 1,152 square meters, and can serve 45,000 passengers annually.[4]
Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Citilink | Balikpapan |
| Wings Air | Makassar |
| Susi Air | Seko |
References
edit- ^ "Data Bandar Udara" (in Indonesian). Directorate General of Civil Aviation. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Jokowi: Toraja Airport Construction Needs Rp800bn for "Cutting 3 Hills"". Tempo. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ FIRDAUS (January 9, 2020). "Jhon Rende Prediksi Bandara Buntu Kunik Baru Bisa Beroperasi 2022".
- ^ "President Jokowi inaugurates Toraja Airport". Antara News. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
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