Iskandar Airport is a military type-C

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Central Kalimantan Central Kalimantan ( id, Kalimantan Tengah) is a province of Indonesia. It is one of five provinces in Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of Borneo. Its provincial capital is Palangka Raya and in 2010 its population was over 2.2 million, while the 2 ...

, Indonesia and is the only airport in

which has an Avtur fuel station. It is the largest military airport in Indonesia, with around a 3,570 hectare area; however, only 200 hectares is currently used for runway and buildings. Iskandar Airport is named after an Indonesian

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from central Kalimantan, Iskandar (1928–1947).

Facilities

The airport resides at an

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of above

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. It has one

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designated 13/31 with an

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surface measuring . The runway was extended to in 2014 to accommodate

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and

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Airlines and destinations

References

External links

* Airports in Central Kalimantan Indonesian Air Force bases {{CKalimantan-geo-stub