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Panua Pohuwato Airport Bandara Pohuwato Panua
IATA: - ICAO: WAFZ WMO: -
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Indonesian Government
Operator	Ministry of Transport
Serves	Pohuwato Regency
Location	Gorontalo, Indonesia
Time zone	Central Indonesia Time (UTC+08:00)
Elevation AMSL	18 m / 59 ft
Coordinates	00°27′53″N 121°49′06″E / 0.46472°N 121.81833°E / 0.46472; 121.81833
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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 1,200 3,937 Asphalt

Panua Pohuwato Airport (ICAO:WAFZ) is an airport located in Pohuwato Regency, Gorontalo, Indonesia. This airport is situated approximately 31 km west of Marisa, the capital city of Pohuwato Regency.

History

Panua Pohuwato Airport construction was started in 2015 with a budget of approximately 437 billion IDR. The airport was completed in 2024 and inaugurated by Joko Widodo on 22 April 2024.

Specification

Panua Pohuwato Airport has a runway measuring 1,200 m x 30 m, equipped with a taxiway and an apron. The passenger terminal building covers an area of approximately 990 m.

Airlines and destinations

Incidents

• On 20 October 2024, a SAM Air DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft with registration PK-SMH crashed while attempting to land at Panua Airport in Pohuwato Regency, Gorontalo.

References

1. "Presiden Jokowi resmikan Bandara Panua Pohuwato". gorontaloprov.go.id. 22 April 2024.
2. "Presiden Joko Widodo resmikan Bandara Panua Pohuwato Gorontalo". dephub.go.id. 22 April 2024.
3. Agency, ANTARA News. "Menhub sebut Bandara Panua Pohuwato untuk perkuat ekonomi Gorontalo". ANTARA News Ambon, Maluku. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
4. "Fakta-fakta horor pesawat SAM Air jatuh tewaskan seluruh kru penumpang". detik.com. 21 October 2024.

• Gorontalo Regency
• Airports established in 2024
• Airports in Gorontalo