Toraja Airport

Toraja Airport

Bandar Udara Toraja
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Indonesia
OperatorGovernment
ServesToraja
LocationTana Toraja Regency, South Sulawesi, Sulawesi, Indonesia
Elevation AMSL879 m / 2,883.86 ft
Coordinates3°11′09″S 119°55′04″E / 3.185833°S 119.91775°E / -3.185833; 119.91775
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TRT is located in Sulawesi
TRT
TRT
Location of the airport in Sulawesi
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22[1] 2,000 6,562 Asphalt

Toraja Airport (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Toraja) (IATA: TRT, ICAO: WAFB), formerly Buntu Kunik Airport, is an airport at Mengkendek, Tana Toraja Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia.[2] It was built to replace the Pongtiku Airport, which was closed due to lack of land for expansion to cope with increasing passenger demands.[3] The airport started soft operations on 4 September 2020, and was officially inaugurated by President Joko Widodo on 18 March 2021.

Toraja Airport has a passenger terminal with an area of 1,152 square meters, and can serve 45,000 passengers annually.[4]

  1. ^ "Data Bandar Udara" (in Indonesian). Directorate General of Civil Aviation. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Jokowi: Toraja Airport Construction Needs Rp800bn for "Cutting 3 Hills"". Tempo. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  3. ^ FIRDAUS (January 9, 2020). "Jhon Rende Prediksi Bandara Buntu Kunik Baru Bisa Beroperasi 2022".
  4. ^ "President Jokowi inaugurates Toraja Airport". Antara News. Retrieved 18 March 2021.