Tempuling Airport

Tempuling Airport Bandar Udara Tempuling
IATA: none – ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Civil
Operator	Government
Serves	Tembilahan
Location	Tembilahan, Riau, Indonesia
Elevation AMSL	55 ft / 17 m
Coordinates	00°25′14.4″S 102°59′31.9″E / 0.420667°S 102.992194°E / -0.420667; 102.992194Coordinates: 00°25′14.4″S 102°59′31.9″E / 0.420667°S 102.992194°E / -0.420667; 102.992194
Map
Tempuling Airport Location of the airport in Sumatra
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 15/33 1,800 5,905 Asphalt

Tempuling Airport is a domestic airport located at Tembilahan, the capital of Indragiri Hilir Regency, Riau province. It serves Tembilahan and surrounding areas. It has some facilities like other airports. Currently, this airport only serves flights to and from Pekanbaru.^[1] This airport is able to serve aircraft equivalent to ATR 72.

History

The airport was built since 2006 and finished in 2008.^[2] This airport is actually located in Sungai Salak Village, Tempuling Subdistrict, located 24 km from Tembilahan. The runway has been extended from 1350 meters to 1800 meters to accommodate larger aircraft than previous, which the airport now is able to accommodate aircraft equivalent to Fokker 70 and ATR 72.^[3]

Airlines and destinations

Statistics

References

1. ↑ http://www.beritasatu.com/food-travel/246528-susi-air-lakukan-penerbangan-perdana-di-indragiri-hilir.html
2. ↑ http://gis.dephub.go.id/mapping/Bandara/InformasiUmumView.aspx?idbdr=843
3. ↑ "GoRiau - Bandara Tempuling Bisa Lebih Maju Jika Dikelola Kemenhub". goriau.com. Retrieved 2016-11-03.