Fatmawati Soekarno Airport

Fatmawati Soekarno Airport

Bandar Udara Fatmawati Soekarno
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment
OperatorPT. Angkasa Pura II
ServesBengkulu, Indonesia
Time zoneWIB (UTC+07:00)
Elevation AMSL50 ft / 15 m
Coordinates03°51′43″S 102°20′12″E / 3.86194°S 102.33667°E / -3.86194; 102.33667
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BKS is located in Sumatra
BKS
BKS
Location of airport in Sumatra
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 2,500 8,202 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (IATA: BKS, ICAO: WIGG), formerly Padang Kemiling Airport, is an airport in Bengkulu, a city in the Bengkulu province of Indonesia. It is named after Fatmawati Soekarno (1923–1980), the First Lady of Indonesia, married to Soekarno, the first President of Indonesia who was born in the town. The airport is 14 km from downtown of the city.[3]

  1. ^ "Airport information for WIPL". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  2. ^ Airport information for WIPL at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ^ "Bengkulu set to build new airport". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 17 February 2019.