Lt.Col. Wisnu Airfield
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Lieutenant colonel
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 Wisnu Airfield, ( Wisnu Airfield, also referred to as Buleleng Airport) is located in Sumberkima
Sumberkima
Sumberkima Village is a small settlement, located in Buleleng province, in the north-west corner of Bali island, part of the Indonesian archipelago.- Economy :...

 Village, Buleleng
Buleleng
Buleleng is a regency of Bali, Indonesia. It has an area of 1,365.88 km2 and population of 577,644 . Its regency seat is Singaraja....

 province in the north-west corner of Bali
Bali
Bali is an Indonesian island located in the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east...

, Indonesia
Indonesia
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. Construction was funded by the local government and completed in 2007. Airfield runway are planned to be extended from 600 to 1200 meters by 2010.

Airfield Information

Runway 14/32 is only 600 meters long. Short-field landing
Short-field landing
Short-field landing is a high-performance landing for aircraft, utilizing minimum length of the runway or landing ground, while still allowing clearance of obstacles in close vicinity to the landing approach....

 recommended for RWY 14. Obstacles (trees, houses, mosque
Mosque
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) surrounding airfield from the north and high terrain elevation from the south. Airfield is used by a local flight academy, causing constant departures and arrivals of Cessna 172
Cessna 172
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s, some are piloted by solo students. Information service is attended erratically.
Let.Col. Wisnu Airfield Information
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...

 Length
600 metres planned be extended to 1200 meters by the year 2010
Runway width 18 metres -
Runways in use 14 / 32 RWY 14 arrival, RWY 32 departure
RWY elevation 40 feet Approximate
Advisory frequency 122.50 VHF. Available from 06:00 till 15:00 local time. Service is erratic.
Runway surface Tarmac
Tarmac
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Uneven surface, variable slope and elevation
Runway longitude slope 0.5% -
Runway transverse slope 1% -
Runway strength 4000 kg MTOW
Clear area 750 meters X 60 meters variable
Operation Day VFR
Visual flight rules
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only
No lighting is installed

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