Silampari Airport

Silampari Airport (IATA: LLJ, ICAO: WIPB) is an airport located in Lubuklinggau, South Sumatra, Indonesia.

Silampari Airport

Bandar Udara Silampari
NAM Air Boeing 737-500 at Silampari Airport
Summary
Airport typeCivil
ServesLubuklinggau, South Sumatra
LocationLubuklinggau, South Sumatra
Elevation AMSL125 m / 410 ft
Coordinates03°16′48″S 102°55′02″E
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Map
Silampari Airport
Location in Indonesia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 2,250 7,382 Asphalt

Silampari Airport which was originally a pioneering airport and began operation on May 7, 1994. The airport was inaugurated by the Governor of South Sumatra, Ramli Hasan Basri and the Minister of Transportation, Haryanto Danutirto. The airport serves flights only Silampari-Palembang route with Cassa aircraft with a capacity of 19 passengers. Due to limited operational funds, the airport had been closed between 2001 and 2004. Beginning in January 2005, the airport re-operated with subsidies from the Government of Musi Rawas.[1] In end of May 2015, Nam Air a subsidiary of Sriwijaya Air initialized its direct flight to Jakarta with Boeing 737-500. Sriwijaya Air and Nam Air both are medium-service airlines with longer seat pitch, food and beverage and use one ticket for both airlines.[2]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Batik Air Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta[3]
Nam Air Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Palembang
Wings Air Palembang

Statistics

The Frequency of Flights at Silampari Airport
RankDestinationsFrequency (Weekly)Airline(s)
1 Jakarta–Soekarno–Hatta, Jakarta 14 Batik Air, Nam Air
2 Palembang, South Sumatra 7 Wings Air

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