Tebelian Airport ( id, Bandar Udara Tebelian) is an airport located in the Sungai Tebelian district of the

Sintang Regency Sintang Regency is a regency of West Kalimantan province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 21,638.2 km2, and had a population of 364,759 at the 2010 Census, 395,890 at the 2015 Census and 421,306 at the 2020 Census. It is one among few Indonesian ...

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. The airport was inaugurated on April 26, 2018. The airport replaced the functions Susilo Airport. The airport is located 14 kilometers from the

Sintang Sintang Regency is a regency of West Kalimantan province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 21,638.2 km2, and had a population of 364,759 at the 2010 Census, 395,890 at the 2015 Census and 421,306 at the 2020 Census. It is one among few Indonesian ...

city center. Besides the

, the airport also serves the

Melawi Regency Melawi Regency is a regency of West Kalimantan province of Indonesia. It was created in 2003 from part of Sintang Regency. It covers an area of 10,640.8 km2, and had a population of 178,645 at the 2010 Census, 195,667 at the 2015 Census and 228,270 ...

Sekadau Regency Sekadau Regency is a regency of West Kalimantan province of Indonesia. It was created in 2003 from part of Sanggau Regency. It covers an area of 5,444.2 km2, and had a population of 181,634 at the 2010 Census,Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 201 ...

Sanggau Regency Sanggau Regency (; Hakka: Sîang-ngau) is a regency in the north-central section of West Kalimantan province of Indonesia. In 2003, the regency's eastern portion was made into a new regency called Sekadau, leaving Sanggau with an area of . As ...

and the

Kapuas Hulu Regency Kapuas Hulu Regency is a regency in West Kalimantan province of Indonesia. Located around Kapuas River, it has a total area of 29,842.03 square kilometres or around 20.26% of West Kalimantan province's area. The regency seat is located in town of ...

History

There are several small airports within the Sintang, Sekadau, Sanggau, Melawi, and Putussibau regencies, which only serve local flight routes. In order to reach distant domestic or international destinations, residents of these areas must travel through the

Supadio International Airport Supadio International Airport (Indonesian: ''Bandar Udara Internasional Supadio'') , formerly known as Sei Durian Airport or Sungai Durian Airport, is an international airport located 17 km from Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. The air ...

, which is located in Pontianak. The location of Susilo Airport is in the middle of a residential area that could no longer be developed. Tebelian Airport was built as an alternative for the people of these areas to get easier air access. The name of the airport is taken from the airport's location which is located in Sungai Tebelian district. Thus, the name of the earlier airport, Susilo Airport, which is located in Sintang City, was not given to the newer airport. Construction of the airport was started in 2013. On August 18, 2015 the first flight test was conducted to try the use of the runway. The test flight process which was carried out by Twin Otter aircraft from the airline AviaStar was successful and the plane stopped perfectly in front of the main terminal building.

Facilities

Tebelian Airport occupies an area of 500 hectares. At present, the Tebelian Airport runway is 1650 meters long with plans to be extended to 3500 meters. Thus, it is expected that aircraft with large bodies, such as the Boeing 737 Series or Airbus A320 series, will be able to land at Tebelian airport. The airport is expected to be able to serve

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embarkation and for international routes in general.

Airlines and destinations

The following

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s offer direct passenger flights from this airport:

External links

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Direktorat Jenderal Perhubungan Udara

References

{{Airports in Indonesia, state=collapsed Airports in West Kalimantan