Toraja Airport

{{short description|Airport in Indonesia}}

{{Infobox airport

| name = Toraja Airport

| nativename = Bandar Udara Toraja

| image = Toraja Airport, South Sulawesi, Indonesia.jpg

| IATA = TRT

| ICAO = WAFB

| pushpin_map = Indonesia Sulawesi

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of the airport in Sulawesi

| pushpin_label = TRT

| pushpin_label_position = right

| type = Public

| owner = Government of Indonesia

| operator = Government

| city-served = Toraja

| location = Tana Toraja Regency, South Sulawesi, Sulawesi, Indonesia

| metric-elev = y

| elevation-m = 879

| elevation-f = 2,883.86

| coordinates = {{coord|-3.185833|119.91775|region:ID_type:airport|display=inline,title}}

| website =

| metric-rwy = y

| r1-number = 04/22{{cite web|url=http://hubud.dephub.go.id/website/BandaraDetail.php?id=462|title=Data Bandar Udara|lang=id|publisher=Directorate General of Civil Aviation|access-date=19 March 2021}}

| r1-length-m = 2,000

| r1-length-f =

| r1-surface = Asphalt

| footnotes =

}}

Toraja Airport ({{langx|id|Bandar Udara Toraja}}) {{Airport codes|TRT|WAFB}}, formerly Buntu Kunik Airport, is an airport at Mengkendek, Tana Toraja Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia.{{cite news|url=https://en.tempo.co/read/1443360/jokowi-toraja-airport-construction-needs-rp800bn-for-cutting-3-hills|title=Jokowi: Toraja Airport Construction Needs Rp800bn for "Cutting 3 Hills"|newspaper=Tempo|access-date=18 March 2021}} It was built to replace the Pongtiku Airport, which was closed due to lack of land for expansion to cope with increasing passenger demands.{{cite web |url=https://sinarkata.media/2020/01/09/jhon-rende-prediksi-bandara-buntu-kunik-baru-bisa-beroperasi-2022/ |title=Jhon Rende Prediksi Bandara Buntu Kunik Baru Bisa Beroperasi 2022 |author=FIRDAUS |date=January 9, 2020}} The airport started soft operations on 4 September 2020, and was officially inaugurated by President Joko Widodo on 18 March 2021.

Toraja Airport has a passenger terminal with an area of 1,152 square meters, and can serve 45,000 passengers annually.{{cite news|url=https://en.antaranews.com/amp/news/170290/president-jokowi-inaugurates-toraja-airport|title=President Jokowi inaugurates Toraja Airport|newspaper=Antara News|access-date=18 March 2021}}

Airlines and destinations

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|Citilink|Balikpapan

|Wings Air|Makassar

|Susi Air|Seko

}}

References

{{Airports in Indonesia}}

Category:Airports in South Sulawesi

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