Muara Bungo Airport

Muara Bungo Airport
Bandar Udara Muara Bungo
IATA: MRB / MAFICAO: WIPI
Summary
Airport type Civil
Operator Government Bungo Regency
Serves Muara Bungo
Location Bungo Regency, Jambi, Indonesia
Coordinates 01°32′33″S 102°10′58″E / 1.54250°S 102.18278°E / -1.54250; 102.18278Coordinates: 01°32′33″S 102°10′58″E / 1.54250°S 102.18278°E / -1.54250; 102.18278
Map
WIPI

Location in Indonesia

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 4,455 1,800 Asphalt

Muara Bungo Airport (ICAO: WIPI) is an airport in Muara Bungo, Jambi, Indonesia. The airport started operating since November 25, 2012. [1][2]

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.[3][4]

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.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Susi Air Bengkulu, Jambi
Sriwijaya Air Jakarta-Soekarno–Hatta

References


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