Tempuling Airport

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|nativename = Bandar Udara Tempuling

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|type = Civil

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|operator = Government

|city-served = Tembilahan

|location = Tembilahan, Riau, Indonesia

|timezone = WIB

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Tempuling Airport is a domestic airport located at Tembilahan, the capital of Indragiri Hilir Regency, Riau province, Indonesia. It serves Tembilahan and surrounding areas. Currently, this airport only serves flights to and from Pekanbaru.{{Cite web|url=http://www.beritasatu.com/food-travel/246528-susi-air-lakukan-penerbangan-perdana-di-indragiri-hilir.html|title=Susi Air Lakukan Penerbangan Perdana di Indragiri Hilir}} This airport is able to serve mid-sized aircraft such as BAe 146 and ATR 72.{{Cite web|url=https://www.goriau.com/serbaserbi/aviastar-kaji-ulang-penerbangan-batam-tembilahan.html|title=Aviastar Kaji Ulang Penerbangan Batam-Tembilahan|date=5 November 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://fokusriau.com/berita-wabup-lepas-keberangkatan-jch-inhil-kloter-8.html |title=Wabup Lepas Keberangkatan JCH Inhil Kloter 8 |website=fokusriau.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308165232/http://fokusriau.com/berita-wabup-lepas-keberangkatan-jch-inhil-kloter-8.html |archive-date=2018-03-08}}

History

The airport construction started in 2006 and finished in 2008.http://gis.dephub.go.id/mapping/Bandara/InformasiUmumView.aspx?idbdr=843 {{Dead link|date=March 2022}} This airport is actually located in Sungai Salak Village, Tempuling District, 24 km from Tembilahan. The runway has been extended from 1,350 metres to 1,800 metres to accommodate larger aircraft than previous, and the airport now is able to accommodate aircraft equivalent to BAe 146 and ATR 72.{{cite web|url=https://www.goriau.com/berita/gonews-group/bandara-tempuling-bisa-lebih-maju-jika-dikelola-kemenhub.html|publisher=goriau.com|title=GoRiau - Bandara Tempuling Bisa Lebih Maju Jika Dikelola Kemenhub|date=15 June 2016|access-date=2016-11-03}}

A new airport terminal is under construction and was expected to be finished in 2019.