Douw Aturure Airport Explained

Douw Aturure Nabire Airport
Nativename:Bandar Udara Douw Aturure Nabire
Iata:NBX
Icao:WABI
Type:Public
Owner:Government of Indonesia
Operator:Ministry of Transportation
City-Served:Nabire
Location:Wanggar, Nabire Regency, Central Papua, Indonesia
Timezone:WITA
Metric-Elev:y
Elevation-M:6
Metric-Rwy:y
Coordinates:-3.4008°N 135.3968°W
Pushpin Map:Indonesia Central Papua#Indonesia_Western New Guinea#Indonesia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Central Papua##Location in Western New Guinea##Location in Indonesia
Pushpin Label:NBX
Pushpin Label Position:left
R1-Number:18/36[1]
R1-Length-M:1,600
R1-Surface:Asphalt

Douw Aturure Nabire Airport (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Douw Aturure Nabire) also called New Nabire Airport 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]

History

Previously, the old airport was used as an airfield which used by Dutch forces in 1941. The construction of airport terminal began in September 1972 and completed on 6 August 1973. 10 days later, it was inaugurated by Kardono with his wife Emil Salim.

On 23 April 2019, a building at the old Nabire airport caught fire. There were no casualties, and the operations of the airport following the fire were unaffected.[4] On 23 November 2023, President Joko Widodo inaugurated the new Douw Aturure Airport alongside Siboru Fakfak Airport. Construction of the new airport took two years from 2020 to 2022, with the runway length of 1600 m and an area of 6,320 m2, capable of serving 289,700 passengers each year.[5]

Airlines and destinations

The following destinations are served from Douw Aturure Airport:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Direktorat Jenderal Perhubungan Udara.
  2. Web site: Udara . Direktorat Jenderal Perhubungan . Direktorat Jenderal Perhubungan Udara . Direktorat Jenderal Perhubungan Udara . 2022-09-05 . id . 2023-12-29.
  3. News: Yuk Cari Tahu Sejarah Berdirinya Bandara Nabire . Nabire.Net . 2019-07-23 . id . 2023-12-31.
  4. News: Kebakaran di Bandara Nabire Akibat Korsleting AC . 28 April 2019 . detiknews . 23 April 2019 . id.
  5. News: Arieza. Ulfa . Diresmikan Jokowi, Ketahui 6 Fakta Bandara Douw Aturure di Nabire Halaman 2 . KOMPAS.com . 2023-11-23 . 2023-12-29.