Wamena airport
| Wamena Bandar Udara Wamena Airport |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | WAVV |
| IATA code | WMX |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 1554 m (5098 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 1 km east of Wamena |
| Local transport | Rental car |
| Basic data | |
| operator | Directorate Generale Of Civil Aviation |
| Terminals | 1 |
| Start-and runway | |
| 15/33 | 1825 m × 30 m asphalt |
The Wamena Airport ( IATA : WMX , ICAO : WAVV , Indonesian Bandar Udara Wamena ) is a regional airport near the town of Wamena , the capital of the district of Jayawijaya in the Indonesian province of Papua . The square is located about one kilometer east of the city center of Wamena at an altitude of 1554 meters above sea level.
The airfield can be approached by commercial aircraft up to the size of Boeing 737-300 and is classified with the ICAO Annex 14 airport reference code 4C.
The airfield has an asphalt runway 1825 meters long and 30 meters wide in a north-northwest-south-southeast direction, as well as two asphalt aprons (main apron A , 180 m × 45 m and the new apron B , 165 m × 50 m ). Passenger handling takes place in a 2,500 square meter terminal and air freight handling is carried out in a 500 square meter freight terminal. A non-directional radio beacon (NDB) with the identification ZW on the frequency 222 kHz serves as a navigation aid . As an optical approach aid, both landing directions have precision approach glide angle lights (PAPI) . Both ends of the runway have runway end identifier lights (REIL). Otherwise the lanes are not illuminated.
Incidents
From 2002 to December 2016 there were nine total losses of aircraft at Wamena Airport. A total of 22 people were killed.
- On April 21, 2002 an Antonov An-72 of the Estonian Enimex ( aircraft registration ES-NOP ) was damaged in a very hard landing, whereupon a smaller fire broke out due to hydraulic leaks . The only vehicle of the airport fire brigade could not be started because the battery was empty. Then some firefighters ran to the plane with hand fire extinguishers. After 20 minutes the battery of the fire engine was charged enough to start the engine and drive to the burning aircraft. The machine - on the way on behalf of Trigana Air Service - was irreparably damaged. The only occupants, four crew members, were uninjured.
- On December 18, 2016, a Lockheed C-130H Hercules of the Indonesian Air Force (registration number A-1334 ) flew on approach to Wamena Airport in hilly terrain 1700 m southeast of the runway threshold. This CFIT ( controlled flight into terrain ) in the province of Papua killed all 12 crew members and the only passenger.
Web links
- Aeronautical chart for Wamena Airport on SkyVector.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c AIP INDONESIA (VOL. III) WAVV AD 2 - 1, April 2, 2015
- ↑ a b c d Wamena. In: Airport Database. Directorate General Of Civil Aviation, accessed October 6, 2015 .
- ↑ Accident statistics at Wamena Airport , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on December 1, 2016.
- ^ Accident report AN-72 ES-NOP , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on December 20, 2016.
- ^ Accident report C-130H TNI-AU A-1334 , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on December 20, 2016.