Airport type Civil 13/31 5,906 | Serves Muara Bungo Province Jambi | |
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Operator Government Bungo Regency Location Bungo Regency, Jambi, Indonesia Website mrb.informasibandara.org Address Jl. Lingkar KM. 9, Sungai Buluh, Rimbo Tengah, Sungai Buluh, Rimbo Tengah, Kabupaten Bungo, Jambi 37211, Indonesia | ||
Aviastar landing at muara bungo hd
Muara Bungo Airport (ICAO: WIPI) is an airport in Muara Bungo, Jambi, Indonesia. The airport started operating since November 25, 2012.
Until October 2014 only Aviastar use the airport three times a week due to the runway only 1,350 meters. Runway extension is still doing and predicted will be 1,500 meters at end of 2014 and 2,000 meters at end of 2015.
Around 2016, runway extension for Muara Bungo Airport is done and later, on July 3 2016 Sriwijaya Air inaugurates 4 times weekly flight from Jakarta to Muara Bungo using Boeing 737-500W aircraft. Currently, Airport three letter code (or IATA code) used for flights to Muara Bungo is MRB.
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Muara Bungo Airport Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA