Maimun Saleh Airport Bandar Udara Maimun Saleh | |
Iata: | SBG[1] |
Icao: | WITN |
Type: | Military, public |
Owner: | Government of Indonesia |
Operator: | Ministry of Transportation |
City-Served: | Sabang |
Location: | Sabang, Aceh, Indonesia |
Timezone: | WIB |
Elevation-F: | 433 |
Image Map Caption: | Sumatra region in Indonesia |
Pushpin Map: | Indonesia_Sumatra_North#Indonesia#Bay of Bengal |
Pushpin Mark: | Airplane_silhouette.svg |
Pushpin Label: | SBG |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Northern Sumatra##Location in Indonesia##Location in Bay of Bengal |
Coordinates: | 5.8747°N 95.34°W |
R1-Number: | 10/28 |
R1-Length-F: | 5906 |
R1-Length-M: | 1800 |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
Footnotes: | Sources: DGCA[2] |
Maimun Saleh Airport is a small domestic[3] airport with a runway length of 1844m (6,050feet) and altitude of 120m (390feet) in Sabang, Pulau Weh, Indonesia. It is situated on the island right above the northern tip of Sumatra in the Andaman Sea. It is part of the Sabang city in Aceh province. This airport was named after Indonesian Air Force pilot Maimun Saleh, who died in a plane crash at Bogor in August 1952. It is considered to be Indonesia's westernmost and northernmost airport.
This airport is part of Indonesian Navy facility such as El Tari Airport. The nearest airport to Sabang is Sultan Iskandarmuda Airport, which is located in nearby Banda Aceh.
In 2024, Susi Air opened a weekly pioneer route to Banda Aceh, it operated 2 times from Tuesday and Friday