Sutan Sjahrir Air Force Base

Tabing Airfield
Lapangan Udara Tabing
باندارتابڠ

Tabing Airport terminal (2004)
IATA: PDGICAO: WIMG
Summary
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 / -0.8807; 100.3539Coordinates: 0°52′51″S 100°21′14″E / 0.8807°S 100.3539°E / -0.8807; 100.3539
Map
Tabing Airfield

Location of Tabing Airport in Sumatra, Indonesia

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 7,040 2,146 Concrete
Source: DAFIF

Sutan Sjahrir Air Force Base, formerly Tabing Airport (IATA: PDG, ICAO: WIMG) was West Sumatra's primary airport prior to the opening of the new Minangkabau International Airport on 22 July 2005. It is now used as an airbase by the Indonesian Air Force. It has been named after Sutan Sjahrir, Indonesia's first prime minister.

Incidents and accidents

References

  1. "Indonesia plane lands at Tabing not Padang". BBC News Asia. 2012. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
  2. "SRIWIJAYA AIR NYASAR : KNKT Periksa Percakapan Pilot" (in Indonesian). Solo Pos. 2012. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
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