Fakfak Torea Airport

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Fakfak Torea Airport

Bandar Udara Torea Fakfak
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerFakfak Government
Operator Ministry of Transportation
Serves Fakfak, West Papua, Indonesia
Elevation  AMSL 462 ft / 141 m
Coordinates 02°55′12″S132°16′01″E / 2.92000°S 132.26694°E / -2.92000; 132.26694
Map
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FKQ
Location in West Papua
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FKQ
Location in Indonesian Papua
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Location in Indonesia
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
10/281,2003,937Asphalt
Source: DAFIF [1] [2]

Fakfak Torea Airport (Indonesian : Bandar Udara Torea Fakfak) ( IATA : FKQ, ICAO : WASF), also known as Fak Fak Airport, serves the town of Fakfak, [1] in the province of West Papua in Indonesia.

Contents

Starting January 15, 2024, several propeller aircraft will be moved to the new airport located in Siboru District.

History

In around the 1950s, the runway was built, when this region was still under Dutch rule as Dutch New Guinea, this airport was named (Luchthaven Fakfak)

In April 1970, it was renamed as Torea Civil Airport.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 462 feet (141 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,200 by 30 metres (3,937 ft × 98 ft).

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Wings Air Sorong

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References

  1. 1 2 Airport information for WASF [usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. Airport information for FKQ / WASF at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).