Timika

Timika
Town

Main street in Timika
Timika

Location of Timika in Papua

Coordinates: 4°33′S 136°53′E / 4.55°S 136.89°E / -4.55; 136.89
Country  Indonesia
Province Papua
Regency Mimika Regency

Timika is a chartered city (kota), and the capital of Mimika Regency of Papua, Indonesia. In 2014, the city had a population of around 130,000. [1]

Air transport

In August 2012, the Indonesian government announced plans to develop a new commercial airport in Timika. The Mozes Kilangin Airport will feature a new apron and taxiway created on an 800x300m plot of land adjacent to the existing airport.[2]

Beginning from August 15, 2014, the airline Garuda Indonesia has been serving the Timika-Sorong-Manado route for 3 times a week with a Bombardier CRJ-1000 plane that has 84 economy class seats and 12 business class seats.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Reckinger, Carole; Lemaire, Antoine. "Faultlines and fractures". Inside Indonesia. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Mimika to develop commercial airport". The Jakarta Post. 2012-06-23. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
  3. ↑ "Garuda to Operate Timika-Sorong-Manado Route". August 12, 2014.

Coordinates: 4°33′S 136°53′E / 4.55°S 136.89°E / -4.55; 136.89


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