WAMG
Jalaluddin Airport
MVFR
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Name
Jalaluddin Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
WAMG / GTO / WAMG
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
12:25 pm (WITA)
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Municipality
Gorontalo-Celebes Island
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Coordinates
0° 38′ 13″ N 122° 50′ 59″ E
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Elevation
125 ft (38 m MSL)
About Jalaluddin Airport
Jalaluddin Airport (IATA: GTO, ICAO: WAMG), formerly known as Tolotio Airport, is an airport in Gorontalo Regency, Gorontalo, Indonesia (IATA: GTO, ICAO: WAMG). It is located 30 km west of Gorontalo's city center. It is operated by the Ministry of Transportation. The new terminal, which has 2 aerobridges, was opened on 1 May 2016. This airport is the alternative gateway for flights to the northern part of Indonesia. The airport is named after Djalaluddin Tantu, a colonel of the Indonesian Air Force from Gorontalo, who died during the Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation in Malaysia when his C-130 Hercules was shot down.