The Seko Airport is an airport in Seko,

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South Sulawesi South Sulawesi ( id, Sulawesi Selatan) is a province in the southern peninsula of Sulawesi. The Selayar Islands archipelago to the south of Sulawesi is also part of the province. The capital is Makassar. The province is bordered by Central Sula ...

, Indonesia.

General

The runway is usable by

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aircraft. It serves around 1,300 to 1,500 aircraft annually.

History

There was already a grass airstrip at Seko in 1984, being used by missionaries. It was paved in 1997, and pioneer air service began from

Andi Jemma Airport Andi Jemma Airport ( id, Bandara Andi Jemma) is an airport near Masamba, the capital city of North Luwu Regency in the province of South Sulawesi on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. Facilities The airport resides at an elevation of abo ...

Masamba Masamba is a small river town and district (''kecamatan'') in the North Luwu Regency of South Sulawesi Province of Indonesia which serves as the seat of the regency. The town lies on the Patikala River. It is served by Andi Jemma Airport. Much of ...

in 1999. Service with the 20-seat C-212 aircraft began in 2006, with flights to

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and

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. Current plans are to extend the airport runway to 1,900 meters to enable

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aircraft to use the airport.

Airlines and destinations

It is also served by a pioneer cargo route to Masamba.

References

Airports in South Sulawesi {{Indonesia-airport-stub