Kuabang Airport

Kuabang Airport
Bandar Udara Kuabang
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Government of Indonesia
Operator Indonesian Ministry of Transportation
Serves Tobelo
Location Kao, Halmahera Utara, North Maluku
Elevation AMSL 13 m / 44 ft
Coordinates Coordinates: 0°52′52″N 128°17′39″E / 0.88104°N 128.29403°E / 0.88104; 128.29403
Website http://bandara-kao.com/
Map
KAZ
Location within North Maluku, Indonesia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 6,398 1,950 Asphalt
Sources: Indonesian Ministry of Transportation[1]

Kuabang Airport (IATA: KAZ, ICAO: WAMK), also known as Kao Airport, is an airport located in Jati Village, Kao District, North Halmahera Regency, North Maluku, Indonesia. The airport has a runway size of 1,950 × 45 m, which can accommodate Narrow-body aircraft such as the Boeing 737 Classic. The distance from the airport to Tobelo is about 75 km and takes about 2 hours using land vehicle. The airport currently only serves daily domestic flights to Manado operated by Wings Air using the ATR-72 aircraft.

The airport was originally built by the Empire of Japan at the midst of the Pacific War of World War II. After the Japanese surrendered, the airport was neglected for several years before the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation decided to reactivate the airport to improve air connection to the surrounding area. In 1972, a CN-235 successfully landed smoothly on the airport runway, marking the completiom of the reactivation of the airport.[2]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Wings Air Manado

References

  1. ↑ Indonesian Ministry of Transportation. "Kuabang Kao Airport". Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Indonesian Ministry of Transportation. "Sejarah Bandara Kuabang Kao". Retrieved 19 December 2017.


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