Maratua Airport (Bandar Udara Maratua) | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Indonesia | ||||||||||
| Operator | Ministry of Transportation | ||||||||||
| Serves | Maratua Island,Berau Regency,East Kalimantan,Indonesia timezone =WITA | ||||||||||
| Time zone | {{{timezone}}} (UTC+08:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 59 ft / 18 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 02°11′51″N118°35′57″E / 2.19750°N 118.59917°E /2.19750; 118.59917 | ||||||||||
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Maratua Airport (Indonesian:Bandar Udara Maratua) (IATA:RTU,ICAO:WAQC) is an airport located onMaratua Island,East Kalimantan inIndonesia. The airport is built to boost tourism and also for defence considerations due to Maratua Island being near the border withMalaysia and thePhilippines.[1]
Preparation and budgeting for Maratua Airport began in 2008. However, three years later land clearing began. In September 2015, the first stone laying of the airport was carried out and construction, and on February 13, 2017, anATR 72 airplane landed successfully at Maratua Airport.[2] Maratua Airport is serving the operations of several airlines since the end of 2017. In addition to serving the transportation of the local community, the airline also transports domestic and foreign tourists to tour theDerawan Islands which have international tourist spots.[3] President of IndonesiaJoko Widodo officially inaugurated the airport on 25 October 2018.[4]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Smart Aviation | Samarinda[5] |
| Susi Air | Tarakan[citation needed] |
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