WIDN
Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport
VFR
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Name
Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
WIDN / TNJ / WIDN
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
6:27 am (WIB)
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Municipality
Tanjung Pinang-Bintan Island
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Coordinates
0° 55′ 21″ N 104° 31′ 55″ E
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Elevation
90 ft (27 m MSL)
About Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport
Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (IATA: TNJ, ICAO: WIDN), formerly Kijang Airport, is an international airport serving Tanjungpinang on Bintan Island, the capital of Riau Islands province, Indonesia. The airport is named after Raja Haji Fisabilillah (1727-1784), a Bugis-Malay leader and Yang di-Pertuan Muda of Riau who resisted Dutch colonization in the 18th century and is recognized as a national hero of Indonesia. The airport is located approximately 7 km (4.3 miles) from Tanjungpinang city center. It is the second-largest and busiest airport in the Riau Islands, after Hang Nadim International Airport in Batam, and the only airport on Bintan Island, serving as the main gateway to both Tanjungpinang and Bintan. The airport currently handles limited domestic services, primarily to Jakarta and several regional destinations within the Riau Islands. In the past, it served routes to Batam and Pekanbaru, as well as international flights to Malaysia and China, all of which have since been discontinued.
In addition to civilian operations, the airport hosts Naval Air Station Tanjungpinang, a Class A facility of the Indonesian Navy’s Naval Aviation Center (Puspenerbal), located southeast of the passenger terminal across the runway.
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