Dominique Edward Osok Airport
| Domine Eduard Osok Airport | |||||||||||
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  SOQ | |||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||
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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.
Domine Eduard Osok Airport serves as a major gateway to the Raja Ampat Islands, since it is closer to the city of Sorong, compared to the provincial capital of Manokwari. Due to increasing demand, the government has decided to lengthen the runway to 2,500 m from 2,000 m so that the airport can accommodate wide-body aircraft.[1] This was done in mid-2015. A new terminal with 2 jetbridge is under construction. Construction has started in mid-2013. It is predicted to start operating on February 2016. The new terminal could accommodate 2,4 million passenger per year, three times larger than the current terminal, which could only accommodate 700,000 passenger per year. In total, the project cost up to 239 million rupiah.[2]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Express Air | Jakarta–Soekarno–Hatta, Jayapura, Makassar, Manado |
| Garuda Indonesia | Ambon,[3] Jayapura, Makassar, Manokwari, Manado, Timika |
| NAM Air | Jakarta–Soekarno–Hatta, Jayapura |
| Sriwijaya Air | Makassar, Manokwari, Timika |
| 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.[4]
