Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport

Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (IATA: MLG, ICAO: WARA, formerly WIAS) is an airport serving Malang, the second largest city in East Java province of Indonesia. This airport is named after Abdoel Rachman Saleh, an Indonesian aviator and physiologist whose plane was shot down by the Dutch while landing in Maguwo Airfield (now Adisucipto International Airport), Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta during the Indonesian National Revolution.

Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport

Bandar Udara Abdul Rachman Saleh
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OwnerGovernment of East Java Province
ServesMalang
LocationPakis, Malang, East Java, Indonesia
Built1937
Time zoneWIB (UTC+07:00)
Elevation AMSL1,726 ft / 526 m
Coordinates07°55′35″S 112°42′52″E
Websiteabdulrachmansaleh.com
Map
MLG
Location of airport in Java
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 2,300 7,546 Asphalt
17L/35R 1,500 4,921 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

The airport was closed in October 2009 due to numerous damages found in the runway, but has opened again after some repairs were done.[3]

The new terminal was opened on 30 December 2011 replacing the old terminal that is used by the Indonesian Air Force. The new terminal is at the south end of the runway. The runway was extended into 2.300 meters in late 2012.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service:

AirlinesDestinations
Batik Air Jakarta–Halim Perdanakusuma
Citilink Jakarta–Halim Perdanakusuma, Jakarta-Soekarno Hatta, Yogyakarta–Adisucipto[4]
Garuda Indonesia Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta
Lion Air Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta
Sriwijaya Air Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta
TransNusa Yogyakarta–Adisucipto[4]
Wings Air Denpasar/Bali

Statistics
The Frequency of Flights at Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport
RankDestinationsFrequency (Weekly)Airline(s)
1 Jakarta–Soekarno–Hatta, Jakarta 56 Garuda Indonesia, Lion Air, Sriwijaya Air
2 Jakarta–Halim Perdanakusuma, Jakarta 40 Batik Air, Citilink
3 Denpasar, Bali 8 Wings Air

References
  1. Airport information for WARA at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  2. Airport information for MLG at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. The Jakarta Post (27 October 2009). "Malang airport still closed for commercial flights". The Jakarta Post.



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