Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport

Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport

Bandar Udara Abdul Rachman Saleh
New public terminal, 2015 airside view
Original public terminal in 2008
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OwnerGovernment of East Java Province
OperatorAngkasa Pura
ServesMalang
LocationPakis, Malang, East Java 65154, Indonesia
Built1937; 87 years ago (1937)
Time zoneWIB (UTC+07:00)
Elevation AMSL526 m / 1,726 ft
Coordinates07°55′42″S 112°42′48″E / 7.92833°S 112.71333°E / -7.92833; 112.71333[2]
Map
MLG/WARA is located in Java
MLG/WARA
MLG/WARA
Location of airport in Java
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 2,500[3] 8,202 Asphalt
17L/35R 1,500[1] 4,921 asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers893,678[4]
Abdul Rachman Saleh Air Force Base
Pangkalan Udara (Lanud) Abdul Rachman Saleh
Part of the Indonesian National Armed Forces
East Java, Indonesia
Type Air Force base
Site information
Owner Indonesian Air Force
Controlled byGovernment of Indonesia
Garrison information
Current
commander
Air Marshal Fairlyanto, S.T., M.A.P.[8]
Occupants
  • 4th Air Squadron (Light Transport)
  • 21st Air Squadron (Counter Insurgent)
  • 32nd Air Squadron (Transport)
  • 022nd Engineering Squadron

Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (IATA: MLG, ICAO: WARA; formerly WIAS) is a small class 1 commercial airport[5] serving Malang, the second largest city in East Java province of Indonesia. This airport is named after Abdoel Rachman Saleh (1909–1947), an Indonesian aviator and physiologist whose aircraft was shot down by the Dutch while landing in Maguwo Airfield (now Adisucipto Airport), Sleman Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta, during the Indonesian National Revolution.

The airport was temporarily closed in October 2009 due to significant damage found in the runway, but has opened again after some repairs were done as the result of Rp 130 million funding by three local authorities.[9]

The new terminal was opened on 30 December 2011, replacing the old terminal that is now used by the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU). The new terminal is located near the south-west end of the runway, adjacent to the old terminal.

In 2007, the dimensions of the main runway (17/35) were 1,987 by 40 metres (6,519 by 131 feet).[2] In late 2012, it was extended to 2,300 metres (7,546 feet). As of October 2022, 17/35 is reported as further extended to 2,500 by 40 metres (8,202 by 131 feet).[3] Its second runway (17L/35R) is 1,500 by 30 metres (4,921 by 98 feet).[1] It has an aircraft parking area of 22,000 square metres (236,806 square feet), measuring 200 by 110 metres (656 by 361 feet).[5]

  1. ^ a b c "Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG)". World-Airport-Codes.com. Aldershot, England: Fubra Limited. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b National Transportation Safety Committee (2009). Aircraft Accident Investigation Report – Boeing Aircraft Company B737-200 PK-RIL (PDF) (Report). Jakarta, Indonesia: Ministry of Transportation. Retrieved 23 October 2022 – via Reports.Aviation-Safety.net.
  3. ^ a b "WARA – Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport". SkyVector.com. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  4. ^ Lukman Hakim (14 January 2020). "Abdulrachman Saleh Tetap Diupyakan Jadi Bandara Internasional". SINDOnews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "DGCA Indonesia – airport information – MLG – Abdur Rahman Saleh". hubud.dephub.go.id. Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DJPU). 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Airport information for Abdul Rachman Saleh – WARA". WorldAeroData.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  7. ^ Airport information for MLG at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  8. ^ DISPEN TNI (10 July 2023). "Danlanud Abd Saleh Malang Hadiri Penutupan Batu Internasional Tourism Paragliding Festival 2023". Indonesian National Armed Forces (in Indonesian). Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Malang airport still closed for commercial flights". The Jakarta Post. PT Bina Media Tenggara. 27 October 2009. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011.