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Marinda Airport

Coordinates:00°25′31.8″S130°46′33″E/ 0.425500°S 130.77583°E/-0.425500; 130.77583
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Marinda Airport

Bandar Udara Marinda
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Indonesia
OperatorMinistry of Transportation
ServesWaisai
LocationWaisai,Raja Ampat Regency,Southwest Papua,Indonesia
Time zoneWIT(UTC+09:00)
ElevationAMSL9 ft / 3 m
Coordinates00°25′31.8″S130°46′33″E/ 0.425500°S 130.77583°E/-0.425500; 130.77583
Map
RJM is located in Raja Ampat Islands
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RJM
RJM is located in Western New Guinea
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RJM is located in Indonesia
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Location inIndonesia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 4,593 1,400 Asphalt
Sources: Indonesian Ministry of Transportation[1]

Marinda Airport(IATA:RJM,ICAO:WASN), also known asRaja Ampat Airport,is an airport servingWaisai,Raja Ampat Regency,Southwest Papua,Indonesia.The airport serves as one of the main ports of entry to theRaja Ampat Islands,which contains the richest marine biodiversity on earth; it is second in the province only to the largerDomine Eduard Osok AirportinSorong.Marinda Airport was inaugurated on 9 May 2012 by former Minister of Transport E. E. Mangindaan.[2]The airport was built due to the rapid increase of tourism around Raja Ampat Islands and the remoteness of the surrounding area, which was previously very difficult to access. The airport can only accommodate small aircraft such as theATR-72.

The initial construction of the airport was carried out in 2007, five years after Raja Ampat became its own regency. In 2010 there was a runway with a length of 800 meters with a width of 18 meters which was financed by government funds. In 2012 the runway was extended and widened to 1,200 meters at 30 meters by government funds. On December 19, 2014, the airport originally managed by the Work Unit (Satker) turned into a UPBU. Due to the pursuit of theSail Raja Ampatevent in 2014 which was attended by PresidentSusilo Bambang Yudhoyonoand other state officials, the runway was extended again to 1,400 meters. The apron was expanded to 90 meters by 75 meters using government funds. It also built a building for power house, generator with a capacity of 150 Kwh, buildings and fire trucks.[3]

Airlines and destinations[edit]

AirlinesDestinations
Susi AirKabare,[4]Sorong

References[edit]

  1. ^Indonesian Ministry of Transportation."Marinda Airport".Retrieved25 December2017.
  2. ^"Bandara Marinda di Raja Ampat Siap Go International".CNN Indonesia. 19 October 2017.Retrieved25 December2017.
  3. ^Indonesian Ministry of Transportation."Antisipasi Wisatawan Ke Raja Ampat, Bandara Marinda Terus Berbenah".Retrieved25 December2017.
  4. ^Operated for pioneer flights only