Wamena Airport

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Recently, a new terminal was inaugurated by President Joko Widodo. The new terminal, which resembles the traditional Papuan home honai, was inaugurated on 30 December 2015.{{cite news | url=https://www.liputan6.com/news/read/2401015/jokowi-resmikan-2-bandara-baru-di-papua | title=Jokowi Resmikan 2 Bandara Baru di Papua | publisher=Liputan6 | date=30 December 2015 | accessdate=12 March 2025 }} The new terminal which has an area of 4.000 m2 replaced the old run-down terminal which only has an area of 965 m2.[http://bisnis.liputan6.com/read/2399810/bandara-wamena-siap-diresmikan-presiden-jokowi Bandara Wamena Siap Diresmikan Presiden Jokowi] Moreover, the runway is also being extended from 2,175 m to 2,400 m. Further improvement involves the building of a parallel taxiway in the airport.[http://nasional.republika.co.id/berita/nasional/daerah/16/04/12/o5ipwy219-parallel-taxiway-akan-dibangun-di-bandara-wamena Parallel Taxiway Akan Dibangun di Bandara Wamena]

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Facilities of the new terminal include 5 counter check-in, new boarding lounge with air conditioning, larger toilet and more seats in the boarding lounge. Air-side facilities include an apron which has two aircraft stands covering an area of 180 m x 45 m and 356 m x 45 m each. The airport runway has a length of 2,175 m, which would be extended to 2,400 m and eventually to 2,600 m.[http://www.beritasatu.com/industri-perdagangan/336401-ini-fasilitas-baru-di-bandara-wamena.html Ini Fasilitas Baru di Bandara Wamena]

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As of 2024, only five cargo airlines served weekly flights to Jayapura.

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|Cardig Air|Jayapura

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|Tri-MG Intra Asia Airlines|Jayapura

|My Indo Airlines|Jayapura

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• On 14 May 1963, a Garuda Indonesian Airways Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer 3, with the registration PK-GTC crashed during takeoff. There were no fatalities.{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=Accident Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer 3 PK-GTC, Tuesday 14 May 1963 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/333095 |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=asn.flightsafety.org}}
• On 15 August 1984, an Airfast Indonesia Douglas C-47A PK-OBC crashed into a mountain near Wamena. Two of the three people on board were killed.{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19840815-0 |title=PK-OBC Accident description |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=27 July 2010}}
• On 21 April 2002, an Antonov An-72 (ES-NOP) of Estonian airline Enimex was damaged in a hard landing at Wamena Airport; a minor fire broke out. Due to the dead battery of the fire truck some firefighters ran to the accident scene with hand-held fire extinguishers. After some 20 minutes the truck's battery was charged, but the aircraft had to be written off. There were no fatalities.[https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20020421-0 Accident description AN-72 ES-NOP]. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
• On 9 April 2009, an Aviastar BAe 146-300 PK-BRD, flew into a mountain near Wamena, after a failed second approach for landing at Wamena Airport. All six occupants died,{{cite web|url=http://avherald.com/h?article=417cbf69/0000&opt=4096|title=Crash: Aviastar Mandiri B463 at Wamena on Apr 9th 2009, impacted mountain on second approach|last=Hradecky|first=Simon|date=23 April 2009|work=The Aviation Herald|access-date=19 September 2016}}
• On 26 September 2011, the airport was razed by fire; all buildings including the departure and arrival terminals were engulfed by fire.{{cite web |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/09/26/fire-razes-wamena-airport.html |title=Fire razes Wamena Airport |date=26 September 2011}}
• On 18 December 2016, an Indonesian Air Force C-130H Hercules flew into hills 1700 m southeast of the runway threshold while attempting to land in poor visibility, killing all 13 people on board.{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-18/indonesian-air-force-plane-crashes-in-papua-killing-13/8130572 |title=Indonesian Air Force Plane Crashes in Papua Killing 13 |date=18 December 2016}}[https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20161218-0 Accident description C-130H A-1334]. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
• On 18 July 2017, a Boeing 737-300F (Freighter) (PK-YGG) of Indonesian airline Tri-MG Intra Asia Airlines sustained substantial damage after a hard landing and subsequent runway excursion. The aircraft came to a stop on rough terrain. No injuries were reported.{{cite web |url=http://www.avherald.com/h?article=4abca18b&opt=0 |title=Accident: Tri-M.G B733 at Wamena on Jul 18th 2017, runway excursion on landing |date=18 July 2017}}

File:Wamena Airport, Papua, Indonesia 2019 70.jpg|The entrance to Wamena Airport

File:Bandara Wamena di Pagi Hari.jpg|The view of mountains from Wamena Airport

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• [http://indonesiaairport.com/provinces/papua/wamena_airport.htm Wamena Airport - Indonesia Airport global website]

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