Tanjung Api Airport ( id, Bandar Udara Tanjung Api) , is an

airport An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surfa ...

near Ampana, the capital city of the

Tojo Una-Una Regency Tojo Una-Una Regency is a regency of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The administrative centre is at Ampana town, on the Sulawesi 'mainland'. While the Regency includes a considerable area on the eastern peninsula of Sulawesi, it also includes the Tog ...

, in the

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Central Sulawesi Central Sulawesi ( Indonesian: ''Sulawesi Tengah'') is a province of Indonesia located at the centre of the island of Sulawesi. The administrative capital and largest city is located in Palu. The 2010 census recorded a population of 2,635,009 fo ...

on the

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of Sulawesi in

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. It serves the town of Ampana as well as the surrounding region.

History

2006-2013

The construction of Tanjung Api Airport was planned when former Regent of

, Damsik Ladjalani, promised to build an airport in the area of Tojo Una-Una Regency. This would allow easier and more convenient access to the Tojo Una-Una Regency. The distance from Ampana to the capital city of

Palu Palu, which is officially known as the City of Palu ( Indonesian: ''Kota Palu''), is the capital and largest city of Central Sulawesi. Palu is located on the northwestern coast of Sulawesi and borders Donggala Regency to the north and west, Par ...

, is considered far away because someone has to travel overland about ten hours to reach Ampana from Palu. Fund allocation for the construction of the airport began in 2006 with a value of Rp. 84 billion through the Tojo Una-Una Regency Regional Budget in the period of 2006–2014. The physical construction of the airport began in 2010, with the main focus being the runway.Menengok Nasib Bandara Tanjung Api Ampana, travel.kompas.com
/ref> In 2007, then-Minister of Transportation

Jusman Syafii Djamal Jusman Syafii Djamal (Born in Langsa, East Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia July 28, 1954) is the former Minister of Transportation of Indonesia, serving between 2007 and 2009.Mahmud, Fachri.EU, Indonesia cooperate on air safety" ''Jakarta Post ''T ...

issued a Minister of Transportation Regulation which decided to change the location of prospective Tanjung Api airports. The original location was Labuan Village, Ampana City Subdistrict, but this was canceled because of problems with land acquisition problems. Finally, after going through a review, the location of the new airport was determined, namely in Pusungi Village, Ampana Tete District.Peraturan Menteri Perhubungan Republik Indonesia KM50, hubud.dephub.go.id
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2014-present

In 2014, Transportation Minister

Ignasius Jonan Ignasius Jonan (born 21 June 1963) is an Indonesian professional who was the Indonesian Minister for Energy and Mineral Resources serving under President Joko Widodo's administration. He is a former Indonesian Minister of Transportation and a fo ...

inaugurated 20 ports and 10 airports to further open inter-island connectivity spread throughout Indonesia. One of these was Tanjung Api Airport. Jonan said that the ten airports would serve pioneer flights with the capacity to be landed by

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and Cessna 208 Caravan aircraft. He added that the entire source of funding came from the government and regional budget.Menhub Resmikan 20 Pelabuhan dan 10 Bandara, cikalnews.com
/ref> The passenger terminal, which is designed like

Maleo The maleo (''Macrocephalon maleo'') is a large megapode and the only member of the monotypic genus ''Macrocephalon''. The maleo is endemic to Sulawesi and the nearby smaller island of Buton in Indonesia. It is found in the tropical lowland and ...

, a bird that is commonly found in Tojo Una-Una, has an area of 1,000 m2 and was built in 2014. Construction of the third stage of widening and extension of the runway was scheduled to begin by early 2015. The runway, which currently has a length of 1,850 meters, will be extended by 200 meters so that it can accommodate larger aircraft. In addition, the width of the runway will be increased by 15 meters from the present 30 meters.Kemenhub Targetkan Bandara Tanjung Api Ampana Beroperasi 2016, Bisnis.com
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Airlines and destinations

References

{{authority control Airports in Central Sulawesi