Rembele Airport

Rembele Airport

Bandar Udara Rembele
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Indonesia
OperatorMinistry of Transportation
ServesSimpang Tiga Redelong and Takengon
LocationCentral Aceh Regency and Bener Meriah Regency, Aceh, Sumatra Island, Indonesia
Time zoneWIB (UTC+07:00)
Elevation AMSL1,418 m / 4,648 ft
Coordinates04°43′15″N 096°50′58″E / 4.72083°N 96.84944°E / 4.72083; 96.84944
Maps
Sumatra region in Indonesia
Sumatra region in Indonesia
TXE is located in Sumatra
TXE
TXE
Location of airport in Sumatra
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 2,250 7,381 Asphalt
Sources: DGCA[1]

Rembele Airport (IATA: TXE, ICAO: WITK) is an airport serving the city of Takengon in the Central Aceh Regency, Aceh, Sumatra Island, Indonesia. The airport serves as one of the point of entry to the Gayo highland, a tourism destination known for its coffee and natural environment, including Lake Laut Tawar. To boost tourism growth in the region, the airport was renovated between 2014 and 2016, and the airport terminal's area of 400 m2 expanded to 1000 m2.

The terminal can accommodate around 200,000 passengers annually. The appearance of the interior of the terminal was extensively remodeled. On the air side, the runway was extended from the original 1,400 m x 30 m to 2,250 m x 30 m so that it can accommodate narrow-body aircraft such as the Boeing 737 Next Generation and the C-130 Hercules. The apron was enlarged from the original 80 m x 106 m to 95 m x 150 m. The runway and taxiway were also paved.[2] The airport's renovation was finished in 2016 and it was inaugurated by President Joko Widodo on 2 March 2016.[3]

Former Minister of Transportation Ignasius Jonan stated that since Rembele Airport is located in a mountainous area, it would serve as an mitigation airport in the event of a disaster, particularly a tsunami, such as the one that devastated Aceh in 2004.[4]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 1,310 metres (4,298 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 09/27 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,250 m x 30 m (7,382 ft × 98.425 ft).

Airlines and destinations

The following destinations are served from Takengon Rembele Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Wings Air Medan
Susi Air Blangkejeren

References

  1. ^ "Page for Takengon Rembele Airport". Indonesian DGCA. 12 June 2016.
  2. ^ Ini Bandara Rembele di Aceh yang akan Diresmikan Jokowi Pekan Depan
  3. ^ Bertolak ke Aceh, Presiden Jokowi Akan Resmikan Pengembangan Bandara Rembele
  4. ^ Diresmikan Jokowi, Rembele bisa jadi bandara mitigasi bencana
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