Iskandar Airport

Iskandar International Airport
Bandar Udara Iskandar

IATA: PKN – ICAO: WAOI

PKN
Location of airport in Kalimantan

Summary
Airport type Public/Military
Operator Government
Location Pangkalan Bun, West Kotawaringin Regency, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
Elevation AMSL 75 ft / 23 m
Coordinates 02°42′18″S 111°40′23″E / 2.70500°S 111.67306°ECoordinates: 02°42′18″S 111°40′23″E / 2.70500°S 111.67306°E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 2,120 6,955 Asphalt
Sources: Indonesian Directorate General of Civil Aviation,[1] DAFIF[2][3]

Iskandar Airport (IATA: PKN, ICAO: WAOI) is an military type-C airport in Pangkalan Bun, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia and is the only airport in the Central Kalimantan has a fueling station (gas station) avtur. It is the largest military airport in Indonesia with around 3,000 hectares area, however only built 200 hectares for runway and buildings. Due to has still vast area, it is functioned as forest in the city.[4]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 75 feet (23 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 13/31 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,650 by 30 metres (5,413 ft × 98 ft).[2]

The runway was extended to 2,120 metres (6,955 ft) in 2014 to accommodate Boeing 737.[1]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations Route
Kal Star Aviation Jakarta–Soekarno–Hatta, Ketapang, Palangkaraya, Sampit, Semarang, Surabaya Domestic
Susi Air Palangkaraya Domestic
Trigana Air Service Banjarmasin, Jakarta–Soekarno–Hatta, Ketapang, Semarang, Solo, Surabaya Domestic

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Iskandar Airport, Pangkalan Bun". Directorate General of Civil Aviation. Retrieved 31 Dec 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Airport information for WAOI at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  3. ↑ Airport information for WAOI at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
  4. ↑ Nani (January 10, 2015). "Ternyata tak Semua Anggota TNI Tahu Lanud Terluas di Indonesia Ini".

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