WAFF
Mutiara – SIS Al-Jufrie Airport
VFR
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Name
Mutiara – SIS Al-Jufrie Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
WAFF / PLW / WAFF
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- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
3:50 pm (WITA)
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Municipality
Palu
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Coordinates
0° 54′ 59″ S 119° 54′ 31″ E
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Elevation
288 ft (88 m MSL)
About Mutiara – SIS Al-Jufrie Airport
Mutiara SIS Al-Jufrie Airport (IATA: PLW, ICAO: WAFF, formerly WAML) formerly Masovu Airport, is an airport near Palu, the capital city of the province of Central Sulawesi on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. As the largest airport in Central Sulawesi, Mutiara SIS Al-Jufrie Airport serves as the main port of entry to the city of Palu as well as the surrounding area. The airport's name can be divided into two part, "Mutiara" and "SIS Al-Jufrie". "Mutiara" means pearl in Indonesian, while "SIS Al-Jufrie" is an abbreviation of Sayyid Idrus bin Salim Al-Jufri (1892–1969), an Arab-Indonesian religious figure and an Indonesian national hero from Central Sulawesi. He was a propagator of Islam in Central Sulawesi until his death in Palu in 1969. SIS Aljufri is also a religious figure and founder of the religious organization Alkhairaat that grew and developed rapidly in eastern Indonesia.