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'''Sutan Sjahrir Air Force Base''', formerly '''Tabing Airport''' {{airport codes|<s>PDG</s>|WIMG}}, is a [[military air base]] in [[Padang]], [[Indonesia]]. Tabing Airport was [[West Sumatra]]'s primary airport for [[civil aviation]] prior to the opening of [[Minangkabau International Airport]] on 22 July 2005. Tabing Airport is now used by the [[Indonesian Air Force]]. It has been renamed after [[Sutan Sjahrir]], [[Prime Minister of Indonesia|Indonesia's first prime minister]]. |
'''Sutan Sjahrir Air Force Base''', formerly '''Tabing Airport''' {{airport codes|<s>PDG</s>|WIMG}}, is a [[military air base]] in [[Padang]], [[Indonesia]]. Tabing Airport was [[West Sumatra]]'s primary airport for [[civil aviation]] prior to the opening of [[Minangkabau International Airport]] on 22 July 2005. Tabing Airport is now used by the [[Indonesian Air Force]]. It has been renamed after [[Sutan Sjahrir]], [[Prime Minister of Indonesia|Indonesia's first prime minister]]. |
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[[File:US Navy 091012-N-4917P-059 Workers load a cargo net of supplies from The United States Agency for International Development (USAID).jpg|thumb|Workers loading a cargo net of supplies from USAID following the [[2009 Sumatra earthquakes]], with the airport's former terminal visible as the background]] |
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== Former airlines and destinations == |
== Former airlines and destinations == |
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Revision as of 13:25, 4 July 2024
Sutan Sjahrir Air Force Base Pangkalan Udara Sutan Sjahrir باندارو سوتان سيهرير | |||||||||||
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 Tabing Airport terminal (2004) | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||
| Location | Nanggalo, Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 9 ft / 3 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 0°52′51″S 100°21′14″E / 0.8807°S 100.3539°E | ||||||||||
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  WIMG Location in Sumatra | |||||||||||
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Sutan Sjahrir Air Force Base, formerly Tabing Airport (IATA: PDG, ICAO: WIMG), is a military air base in Padang, Indonesia. Tabing Airport was West Sumatra's primary airport for civil aviation prior to the opening of Minangkabau International Airport on 22 July 2005. Tabing Airport is now used by the Indonesian Air Force. It has been renamed after Sutan Sjahrir, Indonesia's first prime minister.
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Former airlines and destinations
Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Merpati Nusantara Airlines | Medan, Batam |
Incidents and accidents
- On 10 November 1971, a Merpati Nusantara Airlines Vickers Viscount PK-MVS from Jakarta crashed into the sea 75 miles (121 km) off Padang, killing all 69 people on board.[1]
- On 13 October 2012, a Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737, operating as Sriwijaya Air Flight 21 bound for Minangkabau from Medan, accidentally landed at the airport. None of its 96 passengers and 4 crew were injured, and both pilots were subsequently suspended and questioned by the NTSC.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network.
- ^ "Indonesia plane lands at Tabing not Padang". BBC News Asia. 2012. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
- ^ "SRIWIJAYA AIR NYASAR : KNKT Periksa Percakapan Pilot" (in Indonesian). Solo Pos. 2012. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
External links
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