Juwata International Airport

Juwata International Airport
Bandar Udara Internasional Juwata

IATA: TRKICAO: WALR

TRK
Location of airport in Kalimantan

Summary
Airport type Military/Public
Owner Government of Indonesia
Operator Ministry of Transportation
Location Tarakan, North Kalimantan, Indonesia
Elevation AMSL 20 ft / 6 m
Coordinates 03°19′36″N 117°33′56″E / 3.32667°N 117.56556°E / 3.32667; 117.56556
Website www.tarakanairport.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
06/24 8,202 2,500 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 1.012.265
Tarakan airstrip in May 1945

Juwata International Airport (IATA: TRK, ICAO: WALR)[1] is an airport in Tarakan, North Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is located on the island of Tarakan which is off the coast of Borneo. The airport was the main Allied objective during the Battle of Tarakan (1945). A new terminal which has 2 aerobridge was soft-launched on July 2015, replacing the old terminal, which has been demolished to make way for the apron of the new terminal. The new terminal was officially inaugurated on 23 March 2016 by President Joko Widodo.[2]

The airport is planned to be a transit hub for people from other countries such as Malaysia, Brunei and Philippines who is going to travel to other cities in Indonesia.[3] Juwata Airport is a destination point of the ASEAN Single Aviation Market under Protocol I and II.

During 2010 Tarakan riot, negotiation between communities to end the conflict was held here.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Batik Air Balikpapan
Citilink Balikpapan
Garuda Indonesia Balikpapan
Kal Star Aviation Balikpapan, Berau, Malinau, Nunukan, Tanjung Selor, Samarinda
Lion Air Balikpapan, Jakarta–Soekarno–Hatta, Makassar, Surabaya
Malaysia Airlines
operated by MASwings
Kota Kinabalu, Tawau
Sriwijaya Air Balikpapan
Susi Air Long Bawan, Malinau, Nunukan, Tanjung Selor

Expansion

Due to the airport is used both by military and civil aviation, so the apron is also used together. In July 2014, the airport authority initials to build 183 meters taxiway to the military apron which can accommodate 4 Sukhoi and 2 Hercules together and the project is predicted to be finished in December 2014.[4]

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