Tanah Merah Airport Explained

Tanah Merah Airport
Nativename:Indonesian: Bandar Udara Tanah Merah
Iata:TMH
Icao:WAKT
Type:Public
Owner:Government of Indonesia
Operator:Ministry of Transportation
City-Served:Tanahmerah and Mappi
Location:Boven Digoel Regency, South Papua, Indonesia
Timezone:WITA
Metric-Elev:y
Elevation-M:25.4
Coordinates:-6.0969°N 140.3036°W
Pushpin Map:Indonesia South Papua#Indonesia
Pushpin Mark:Airplane_silhouette.svg
Pushpin Label:TMH
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in South Papua##Location in Indonesia
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:07/25
R1-Length-M:1,400
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Sources: DJPU[1]

Tanah Merah Airport (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Tanah Merah) is one of the airports serving the Boven Digoel Regency, in the Indonesian province of South Papua. It is located in the regency's capital of Tanahmerah.

The airport served 2,200 passengers throughout 2016.[2] It has serviced flights with the provincial capital at Jayapura (Sentani International Airport) and Merauke (Mopah International Airport) to the south.[3] Both routes are serviced by Trigana Air.[4]

The airport was briefly closed during the eruption of the Manam volcano in Papua New Guinea in 2015.[5]

Incidents

In 2008, a Pelita Air de Havilland Dash 7 was mired in the apron, although it was not damaged and was soon returned to service.[6] An XpressAir Dornier 328 with 33 passengers ran off the side of the runway on 14 June 2009, with the aircraft substantially damaged although there were no casualties.[7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Direktorat Jenderal Perhubungan Udara . Direktorat Jenderal Perhubungan Udara . id . 2024-04-07.
  2. News: Traffic for Tanah Merah Airport. 20 April 2018. Indonesian DCGA. id.
  3. News: TANAH MERAH : TRIGANA AIR BUKA RUTE JAYAPURA - TANAH MERAH. Nurdin. Erwin. 20 April 2018. Majalah Bandara. 12 September 2017. id.
  4. News: Mulai 16 Juni, Trigana Air Melayani Rute Baru di Papua. 20 April 2018. Kabar Papua. 13 June 2016. id-ID.
  5. News: Janur. Katharina. Gunung di Papua Nugini Meletus, 20 Penerbangan Merauke Ditunda. 20 April 2018. Liputan6. 1 August 2015. id.
  6. News: Dash-7 Pelita Air Tak Alami Kerusakan dan Laik Terbang. 20 April 2018. Antara News. 28 July 2008. id-ID.
  7. News: Pesawat Express Air Tergelincir. 20 April 2018. KOMPAS. 15 June 2009. id.
  8. News: ASN Aircraft accident Dornier 328-110 PK-TXN Tanahmerah Airport (TMH). 20 April 2018. Aviation Safety Network.