Sutan Sjahrir Air Force Base Explained

Sutan Sjahrir Air Force Base
Nativename:Indonesian: Pangkalan Udara Sutan Sjahrir
Iata:PDG
Icao:WIMG
Coordinates:-0.8807°N 100.3539°W
Pushpin Map:Indonesia Sumatra
Pushpin Label:WIMG
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Sumatra
Type:Military
Operator:Government
Location:Nanggalo, Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia
Elevation-F:9
Elevation-M:3
Metric-Elev:yes
R1-Number:16/34
R1-Length-F:7217
R1-Length-M:2200
R1-Surface:Concrete
Metric-Rwy:yes
Footnotes:Source: DAFIF

Sutan Sjahrir Air Force Base, formerly Tabing Airport, is a military air base in Padang, Indonesia. Tabing Airport was West Sumatra's primary airport for civil aviation prior to the opening of Minangkabau International Airport on 22 July 2005. Tabing Airport is now used by the Indonesian Air Force. It has been renamed after Sutan Sjahrir, Indonesia's first prime minister.

Former airlines and destinations

Passenger

Incidents and accidents

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Accident description . Aviation Safety Network.
  2. Web site: Indonesia plane lands at Tabing not Padang. 2013-06-10. BBC News Asia. 2012.
  3. Web site: SRIWIJAYA AIR NYASAR : KNKT Periksa Percakapan Pilot. 2013-02-19. Solo Pos. 2012. id.