Kaimana Airport
Bandar Udara Kaimana |
Kaimana Airstrip, 1962
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| IATA: KNG – ICAO: WASK
Location of the airport in Indonesia
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| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public |
| Owner |
Kaimana Regency Government |
| Serves |
Kaimana, West Papua, Indonesia |
| Elevation AMSL |
19 ft / 6 m |
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| Map |
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Location of the airport in West Papua, Indonesia |
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Kaimana Airport (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Kaimana) (IATA: KNG, ICAO: WASK) is an airport serving Kaimana,[1] located in the province of West Papua in Indonesia.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 19 feet (6 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 01/19 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,600 by 30 metres (5,249 ft × 98 ft).[1]
Airlines and destinations
Accidents and incidents
Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 8968 was a domestic passenger flight from Sorong, West Papua, Indonesia, to Kaimana, West Papua, Indonesia. On May 7, 2011, the Merpati Nusantara Airlines Xian MA60 aircraft operating the flight crashed off the coast of West Papua on approach to Kaimana Airport in heavy rain. There were 21 passengers and 4 crew on board the aircraft; all were killed.[3][4][5][6][7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Airport information for WASK from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ↑ Airport information for Kaimana, Indonesia (WASK / KNG) at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
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