Bontang Airport
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Bontang Airport is the Airport in Bontang
Bontang
Bontang is a city on the eastern coast of the island Borneo in Indonesia. It is in the province East Kalimantan.- History :The etymology of Bontang refers to the town’s traditional status throughout history as a humble village populated mostly by immigrants. ‘Bon’ can refer in Indonesian to...

, East Kalimantan
East Kalimantan
East Kalimantan is the second largest Indonesian province, located on the Kalimantan region on the east of Borneo island. The resource-rich province has two major cities, Samarinda and Balikpapan...

, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

. This airport is managed by PT. Badak NGL. Distance from town center is about 1 kilometer.

Bontang Airport is serving one de Havilland Canada Dash-7 and one ATR-42-500 Indonesia Air Transport
Indonesia Air Transport
Indonesia Air Transport is an airline and aviation company based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It provides a wide range of aviation services to both the on and offshore oil, gas and mining industries within Indonesia and South-east Asia. Its main base is Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport, Jakarta...

. One de Havilland Canada Dash-7 is owned by PT. Pupuk Kalimantan Timur (PK-PKT), meanwhile, the other aircraft (ATR-42-500) chartered by PT. Badak NGL (PK-THT)

Total of the air transport service in Bontang achieves at 21.000-22.000 passengers. That total based on passengers count who use de Havilland Canada Dash-7 and ATR-42 in Bontang Airport

Airlines and destinations

Accidents and Incidents

  • On November 1982, Indonesian Aerospace 212-100 PK-DCR of Deraya Air Taxi
    Deraya Air Taxi
    Deraya Air Taxi is an airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It operates commuter, charter, medical evacuation, and aerial photography services, as well as a flying school. Its main base is Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport, Jakarta, with a hub at Husein Sastranegara International Airport,...

     and PT Pupuk Kaltim was damaged when it approaching Bontang. No fatalities in this accident. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19821108-0
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