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Malikus Saleh Airport

Coordinates: 5°13′36″N 96°57′1″E / 5.22667°N 96.95028°E / 5.22667; 96.95028
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Malikus Saleh Airport

Bandar Udara Malikus Saleh
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Lhokseumawe
OperatorKementerian Perhubungan
ServesLhokseumawe
LocationLhokseumawe, Indonesia
Opened1985
Elevation AMSL90 ft / 27 m
Coordinates5°13′36″N 96°57′1″E / 5.22667°N 96.95028°E / 5.22667; 96.95028
Map
LSW is located in Aceh
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Location in Aceh, Northern Sumatra, Sumatra and Indonesia
LSW is located in Northern Sumatra
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LSW (Northern Sumatra)
LSW is located in Sumatra
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LSW
LSW (Sumatra)
LSW is located in Indonesia
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LSW (Indonesia)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
06R/24L 6,069 1,850 Paved
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Malikus Saleh Airport is an airport located in North Aceh, Aceh province. The airport operated by Pertamina, and later by Government of North Aceh Regency.

History

The airport was built by PT Arun NGL to facilitate the transport of Lhokseumawe and its vicinity to the city of Medan. The airport served by the airline ever since at least Jatayu Air passenger land transport between Banda Aceh and Medan. It is caused by a conflict that broke out between the TNI and GAM, threatening the land transportation in Aceh.

PT Arun NGL initially using aircraft owned by Pelita Air Service to daily flights Lhokseumawe - Medan route. After a few years, flight operations were taken over by the Beechcraft 1900D Airliner Owned by Travira Air . Towards the lid PT Arun NGL, operation and ownership of the airport was turned over to the City of Lhokseumawe.

Currently, Garuda Indonesia and Wings Air are the airlines that fly to airport Malikussaleh on Lhokseumawe-Medan route.[3]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Garuda Indonesia
operated by Explore		 Medan[4]
Wings Air Medan

Lhoksukon airport, owned by Pt Exxon Mobil is also nearby.

Statistics

The Frequency of Flights at Malikus Saleh Airport
Rank Destinations Frequency (Weekly) Airline(s)
1 Medan, North Sumatra 9 Garuda Indonesia, Wings Air


References

  1. ^ Template:WAD
  2. ^ Airport information for LSW at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ^ "Rute baru: Kualanamu – Meulaboh – Lhokseumawe – Sabang - Garuda Indonesia". www.garuda-indonesia.com. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
  4. ^ http://indo-aviation.com/2014/12/12/garuda-indonesia-akan-buka-rute-baru-medan-lhokseumawe/
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