Namniwel Airport
Namniwel Airport Bandar Udara Namniwel | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Indonesia | ||||||||||
| Operator | UPT Ditjen Hubud | ||||||||||
| Serves | Namlea | ||||||||||
| Location | Namlea, Buru island, Maluku Islands, Indonesia | ||||||||||
| Time zone | WITA (UTC+09:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 41 ft (12 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 003°14′13″S 127°06′01″E / 3.23694°S 127.10028°E | ||||||||||
| Website | hubud | ||||||||||
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  NAM Location of the airport in Namlea, Buru | |||||||||||
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Namniwel Airport (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Namniwel) (IATA: NAM, ICAO: WAPN) is a domestic airport serving Buru Regency, Maluku, Indonesia.The airport is located in Namlea District on Buru Island and is operated by the Technical Implementation Unit of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation.[1]
History
[edit]Construction of Namniwel Airport was completed in 2015.[2][3] The airport was inaugurated, conducted its first test landing, and was declared ready for operation in November 2017.[4] Commercial flights commenced in December 2017 when Wings Air began operating ATR 72 services between Pattimura Airport in Ambon and Namniwel Airport.[5]
Facilities
[edit]Namniwel Airport is a Class III airport operated by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. The airport has a runway measuring 1,600 x 30 metres, a taxiway measuring 185 x 12 metres, and an apron measuring 130 x 70 metres.[1]
The passenger terminal has an area of 1,350 square metres and yearly capacity of 20,838 passengers.[1]
Airlines and destinations
[edit]| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Wings Air | Ambon[5] |
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Bandara Namniwel" (in Indonesian). Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Ministry of Transportation. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- ↑ Rahayu, Juwita Trisna (28 December 2018). Sinaga, Royke (ed.). "Kemenhub dorong penambahan frekuensi Bandara Namniwel". Antara (in Indonesian). Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- ↑ Naomy (21 December 2018). "Bandara Namniwel Gerbang Baru Pulau Buru" (in Indonesian). BeritaTrans. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- ↑ "Asyik! Liburan Jadi Makin Cepat dengan Bandara Baru" (in Indonesian). Bank Sinarmas. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Bandara Namniwel Diresmikan, Buru Kini Punya Gerbang Udara". MalukuNews (in Indonesian). 9 December 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
External links
[edit]- Namlea Airport - Indonesia Airport Global Website
- Accident history for NAM at Aviation Safety Network
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