Douw Aturure Airport

Douw Aturure Nabire Airport

Bandar Udara Douw Aturure Nabire
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Indonesia
OperatorMinistry of Transportation
ServesNabire
LocationWanggar, Nabire Regency, Central Papua, Indonesia
Time zoneWITA (UTC+09:00)
Elevation AMSL6 m / 20 ft
Coordinates003°24′2.7468″S 135°23′48.408″E / 3.400763000°S 135.39678000°E / -3.400763000; 135.39678000
Map
NBX is located in Central Papua
NBX
NBX
Location in Central Papua
NBX is located in Western New Guinea
NBX
NBX
Location in Western New Guinea
NBX is located in Indonesia
NBX
NBX
Location in Indonesia
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36[1] 1,600 5,249 Asphalt

Douw Aturure Nabire Airport (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Douw Aturure Nabire) also called New Nabire Airport (IATA: NBX, ICAO: WABI) is an airport in Wanggar District, Nabire Regency, Central Papua, Indonesia.[2] This is a newly built airport to replace the old Nabire Airport (also called "Douw Aturure Airport") located in Nabire District, which is located just a few hundred meters away from the city center. The airport is named after Nabire Regent, Isaias Douw, with Douw Aturure being a title given by coastal tribes in Nabire.[3]

  1. ^ "Direktorat Jenderal Perhubungan Udara".
  2. ^ Udara, Direktorat Jenderal Perhubungan (2022-09-05). "Direktorat Jenderal Perhubungan Udara". Direktorat Jenderal Perhubungan Udara (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  3. ^ "Yuk Cari Tahu Sejarah Berdirinya Bandara Nabire". Nabire.Net (in Indonesian). 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2023-12-31.