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
References
{{Airports in Indonesia}}
Category:Airports in South Sulawesi
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