Kaimana Airport
Encyclopedia
Kaimana Airport is an airport
serving Kaimana
, located in the province
of West Papua in Indonesia
.
of 19 feet (6 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
designated 01/19 with an asphalt
surface measuring 1600 by 30 m (5,249.3 by 98.4 ).
was a domestic passenger flight from Sorong, West Papua, Indonesia
, to Kaimana
, West Papua, Indonesia. On May 7, 2011, the Merpati Nusantara Airlines
Xian MA60
aircraft operating the flight crashed off the coast of West Papua on approach to Kaimana Airport
in heavy rain. There were 21 passengers and 4 crew on board the aircraft; all were killed.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
serving Kaimana
Kaimana
Kaimana is a small port town in West Papua, Indonesia and capital of the Kaimana Regency.It is served by Kaimana Airport. Kaimana is part of a Sea Conservation Area in West Papua.Butterflies in the surrounding forest of Karora are reported to be on the brink of extinction due to logging in the...
, located in the province
Provinces of Indonesia
The province is the highest tier of local government subnational entity in Indonesia. Each province has its own local government, headed by a governor, and has its own legislative body...
of West Papua in 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...
.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 19 feet (6 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
designated 01/19 with an asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
surface measuring 1600 by 30 m (5,249.3 by 98.4 ).
Airlines and destinations
Accidents and incidents
Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 8968Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 8968
Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 8968 was a domestic passenger flight from Sorong, West Papua, Indonesia, to Kaimana, West Papua, Indonesia. On 7 May 2011, the Merpati Nusantara Airlines Xian MA60 aircraft operating the flight crashed off the coast of West Papua on approach to Kaimana Airport in...
was a domestic passenger flight from Sorong, West Papua, 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...
, to Kaimana
Kaimana
Kaimana is a small port town in West Papua, Indonesia and capital of the Kaimana Regency.It is served by Kaimana Airport. Kaimana is part of a Sea Conservation Area in West Papua.Butterflies in the surrounding forest of Karora are reported to be on the brink of extinction due to logging in the...
, West Papua, Indonesia. On May 7, 2011, the Merpati Nusantara Airlines
Merpati Nusantara Airlines
Merpati Nusantara Airlines is a commuter airline based in Central Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia. It is a major domestic airline operating scheduled services to more than 25 destinations in Indonesia, as well as scheduled international services to East Timor and Malaysia. Its main base is...
Xian MA60
Xian MA60
|-See also:-References:* Jackson, Paul. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2003–2004. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Information Group, 2003. ISBN 0-7106-2537-5.-External links:* * *...
aircraft operating the flight crashed off the coast of West Papua on approach to Kaimana Airport
Kaimana Airport
Kaimana Airport is an airport serving Kaimana, located in the province of West Papua in Indonesia.-Facilities:The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level...
in heavy rain. There were 21 passengers and 4 crew on board the aircraft; all were killed.