Dominique Edward Osok Airport

Domine Eduard Osok Airport

IATA: SOQICAO: WASS

SOQ
Location of the airport in Indonesia

Summary
Airport type Civilian airport
Operator Directorate General of Civil Aviation
Serves Sorong
Location Sorong, West Papua, Indonesia
Elevation AMSL 10 ft / 3 m
Coordinates 00°53′39″S 131°17′20″E / 0.89417°S 131.28889°ECoordinates: 00°53′39″S 131°17′20″E / 0.89417°S 131.28889°E
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SOQ

Location of the airport in West Papua, Indonesia

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 1,950 6,398 Asphalt

Sorong Airport (also known as Domine Eduard Osok Airport) (IATA: SOQ, ICAO: WASS) is an airport in Sorong, West Papua, Indonesia. It is one of the largest and busiest airports on the Bird's Head Peninsula. It replaced the smaller, former World War II airfield, Jefman Airport on the island of Jefman.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Express Air Jakarta–Soekarno–Hatta, Jayapura, Makassar, Manado
Garuda Indonesia Makassar, Manokwari, Manado, Timika
Sriwijaya Air Jakarta–Soekarno–Hatta, Makassar, Manokwari, Surabaya
Susi Air Bintuni, Kambuaya
Wings Abadi Air Ambon, Babo, Fakfak, Manado

Airport development

In 2013, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation allocated IDR 50 billion ($5.1 million) for runway width expansion to 45 meters from the 0 meters.[1]

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