Dominique Edward Osok Airport

Domine Eduard Osok Airport
Bandar Udara Domine Eduard Osok
IATA: SOQICAO: WASS
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Government of Indonesia
Operator Ministry of Transportation
Serves Sorong
Location Sorong, West Papua, Indonesia
Elevation AMSL 10 ft / 3 m
Coordinates 00°53′39″S 131°17′20″E / 0.89417°S 131.28889°E / -0.89417; 131.28889Coordinates: 00°53′39″S 131°17′20″E / 0.89417°S 131.28889°E / -0.89417; 131.28889
Map
SOQ

Location of the airport in West Papua, Indonesia

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 2,500 6,398 Asphalt

Sorong Airport (also known as Domine Eduard Osok Airport) (IATA: SOQ, ICAO: WASS) is an airport in Sorong, West Papua, Indonesia. It is one of the largest and busiest airports on the Bird's Head Peninsula. It replaced the smaller, former World War II airfield, Jefman Airport on the island of Jefman.

Domine Eduard Osok Airport serves as a major gateway to the Raja Ampat Islands, since it is closer to the city of Sorong, compared to the provincial capital of Manokwari. Due to increasing demand, the government has decided to lengthen the runway to 2,500 m from 2,000 m so that the airport can accommodate wide-body aircraft.[1] This was done in mid-2015. A new terminal with 2 jetbridge is under construction. Construction has started in mid-2013. It is predicted to start operating in February 2016. The new terminal could accommodate 2,4 million passenger per year, three times larger than the current terminal, which could only accommodate 700,000 passenger per year. In total, the project cost up to 239 million rupiah.[2]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinationsTerminal
Batik Air Makassar Domestic
Garuda Indonesia Ambon, Jayapura, Makassar, Manado, Manokwari, Timika Domestic
Nam Air Jakarta–Soekarno–Hatta, Jayapura Domestic
Sriwijaya Air Makassar, Manokwari, Timika Domestic
Wings Air Ambon, Babo, Fakfak, Manado Domestic
XpressAir Jayapura, Manado Domestic

Airport development

In 2013, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation allocated IDR 50 billion ($5.1 million) for runway width expansion to 45 meters from the 0 meters.[3]

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