Sutan Sjahrir Air Force Base

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, renaming it after Sutan Sjahrir, Indonesia's first prime minister.

Sutan Sjahrir Air Force Base

Pangkalan Udara Sutan Sjahrir

باندارو سوتان سيهرير
Tabing Airport terminal (2004)
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OperatorGovernment
LocationNanggalo, Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia
Elevation AMSL9 ft / 3 m
Coordinates0.8807°S 100.3539°E / -0.8807; 100.3539
Map
WIMG is located in Sumatra
WIMG
WIMG
Location in Sumatra
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 7,041 2,200 Concrete
Source: DAFIF

Incidents and accidents

  • 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.[1][2]

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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