WITB
Maimun Saleh Airport
IFR
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Name
Maimun Saleh Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
WITB / SBG / WITN
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- Region
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Timezone
5:15 pm (WIB)
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Municipality
Sabang
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Coordinates
5° 52′ 28″ N 95° 20′ 22″ E
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Elevation
393 ft (120 m MSL)
About Maimun Saleh Airport
Maimun Saleh Airport (IATA: SBG, ICAO: WITN) is a small domestic airport with a runway length of 1,844 m (6,050 ft) and altitude of 120 m (390 ft) in Sabang, Pulau Weh, Indonesia. It is situated on the island right above the northern tip of Sumatra in the Andaman Sea. It is part of the Sabang city in Aceh province. This airport was named after Indonesian Air Force pilot Maimun Saleh, who died in a plane crash at Bogor in August 1952. It is considered to be Indonesia's westernmost and northernmost airport.
This airport is part of Indonesian Navy facility such as El Tari Airport. The nearest airport to Sabang is Sultan Iskandarmuda Airport, which is located in nearby Banda Aceh.