Dewadaru Airport
| Dewadaru Airport Bandar Udara Dewadaru | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Central Java Province | ||||||||||
| Serves | Karimunjawa | ||||||||||
| Location | Karimunjawa, Central Java, Indonesia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 05°48′04″S 110°28′43″E / 5.80111°S 110.47861°ECoordinates: 05°48′04″S 110°28′43″E / 5.80111°S 110.47861°E | ||||||||||
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Dewadaru Airport (IATA: KWB, ICAO: WARU) is an airport serving Karimunjawa, an archipelago in Central Java province of Indonesia. Dewadaru Airport is located at Kemujan Island in Karimunjawa. Kemujan Island is considered to be a part of Karimun Island, the largest island in Karimunjawa, as both islands are only separated by a small river. The distance from the airport to the city centre at Karimun Island is 22 kilometres. Dewadaru airport has one runway, with dimensions of 1,200 metres (3,937 ft) by 30 metres (98 ft) which allows the operation of aircraft up to ATR 72-600.
Etymology
The name of this airport comes from the endemic tree of Karimunjawa, called Dewadaru. According to a local belief, the ship of anyone who takes the wood of Dewadaru would sink on leaving Karimunjawa, although taking just a little wood.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Airfast Indonesia | Surabaya [1] |
| Wings Air | Semarang |
In addition, Dewadaru Airport also serves charter flights from Semarang by PT Wisata Laut Nusa Permai, Tbk, the owner of Kura-Kura Resort in Karimunjawa.
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