Jalaluddin Airport
| Jalaluddin Airport Bandar Udara Jalaluddin | |||||||||||
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| IATA: GTO – ICAO: WAMG | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Indonesia | ||||||||||
| Operator | Ministry of Transportation | ||||||||||
| Serves | Gorontalo City | ||||||||||
| Location | Gorontalo City, Gorontalo, Indonesia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 32 m / 105 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 00°38′14″N 122°50′59.5″E / 0.63722°N 122.849861°E | ||||||||||
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 Sulawesi region in Indonesia   GTO | |||||||||||
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Jalaluddin Airport is an airport in Gorontalo City, Gorontalo, Indonesia (IATA: GTO, ICAO: WAMG).
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aviastar | Ampana, Buol, Luwuk, Palu, Toli-Toli |
| Batik Air | Makassar |
| Garuda Indonesia | Makassar |
| Lion Air | Makassar |
| Sriwijaya Air | Makassar |
| Wings Air | Luwuk, Manado, Palu |
Expansion
A new 2,500 meter runway with 45 meters width will be built on a 40 hectares leasing of Indonesian Air Force land due to extent the old runway will disturb flights. The project is predicted will be finished in 2015 including terminal and proper fence to avoid cattle in to the airport area.[3]
Incidents
On August 6, 2013 Lion Air JT897 hit a cow when landing and the aircraft slipped sideway to the grass, but all 117 passengers including aircraft crews only shocked and no one injured.[4]
References
- ↑ Airport information for WAMG at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- ↑ Airport information for GTO at Great Circle Mapper.
- ↑ "Air Force leases land for airport expansion". August 26, 2013.
- ↑ "Pesawat Tabrak Sapi, Gubernur Gorontalo Janji Bina Peternak". August 15, 2013.
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