Sultan Babullah Airport

Sultan Babullah Airport

Bandar Udara Sultan Babullah
Sultan Babullah Airport; Bandar Udara Sultan Babullah
	IATA: TTE; ICAO: WAEE;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government of Indonesia
Operator	Ministry of Transportation
Serves	Ternate
Location	Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia
Opened	14 April 1971
Hub for
Map
	TTE Location of the airport in Maluku
Runways
Statistics (2011)
Passengers
Passengers	724.256
Aircraft movements	10.242
Cargo	2.122.742
	Sources: List of the busiest airports in Indonesia

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The Terminal Sultan Babullah Airport

Sultan Babullah Airport (IATA: TTE, ICAO: WAEE), also known as Ternate Airport, is located in North Maluku, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) northeast of Ternate. The airport is named after the Baabullah of Ternate, a Sultan of Ternate who fought against the Portuguese in the 1570s. It is designated as one of the 11 main entry ports to Indonesia by the Ministry of Tourism and Culture of Indonesia and serves as the main gateway to the. It is served by four airlines.

Facilities

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New Interior of Sultan Babullah Terminal

The passenger terminal is equipped with a bank, automated teller machines, restaurants and cafes (i.e., KFC, Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts), Indomaret, Excelso) bars, a VIP Lounge, duty-free shopping, newsagent/tobacconist, gift shops, travel agents, car rental, taxi service/rank, First Aid service, and an elevator for the disabled.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger airlines

Airlines	Destinations
Dimonim Air	Gebe, Manggole, Morotai, Sanana
Garuda Indonesia	Ambon, Jakarta–Soekarno–Hatta, Manado
Lion Air	Makassar
Sriwijaya Air	Ambon, Jakarta–Soekarno–Hatta, Makassar, Manado, Surabaya
Wings Air	Buli-Halmahera timur, Manado, Morotai
XpressAir	Ambon, Labuha, Sanana

Ground transportation

Taxi

Plenty of metered-taxis standby at the airport until the last flight of the day arrives.

Bus

Damri buses from the airport to the city.

August 2007 riots

On August 22, 2007, this airport was the site of a violent protest by over 1,000 people about a gubernatorial election. Several police and protesters were injured, including four shot by police.^[1]