Bontang Airport
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| Bontang Airport Bandar Udara Bontang Lapangan Terbang Bontang | |||
|---|---|---|---|
IATA: BXT – ICAO: WALC
  BXT | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | PT. Badak NGL | ||
| Operator | PT. Badak NGL | ||
| Serves | Bontang | ||
| Location | Bontang, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 49 ft / 14 m | ||
| Coordinates | 00°07′17.98″N 117°28′35.66″E / 0.1216611°N 117.4765722°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 04/22 | 3,281 | 1,050 | Asphalt |
Bontang Airport (IATA: BXT, ICAO: WALC), is the Airport in Bontang, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. This airport is managed by PT. Badak NGL. Distance from town center is about 1 kilometer.
Bontang Airport is serving one de Havilland Canada Dash-7 and one ATR-42-500 Indonesia Air Transport. One de Havilland Canada Dash-7 is owned by PT. Pupuk Kalimantan Timur (PK-PKT), meanwhile, the other aircraft (ATR-42-500) chartered by PT. Badak NGL (PK-THT)
Total of the air transport service in Bontang achieves at 21.000-22.000 passengers. That total based on passengers count who use de Havilland Canada Dash-7 and ATR-42 in Bontang Airport
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Indonesia Air Transport | Balikpapan |
| Pelita Air Service | Balikpapan |
Accidents and Incidents
- On November 1982, Indonesian Aerospace 212-100 PK-DCR of Deraya Air Taxi and PT Pupuk Kaltim was damaged when it approaching Bontang. No fatalities in this accident.
References
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