Buli Airport
Buli Airport Bandar Udara Buli | |||||||||||
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| Operator | UPT Ditjen Hubud | ||||||||||
| Serves | Maba | ||||||||||
| Location | Buli, Pekaulang, Maba, East Halmahera Regency, North Maluku, Indonesia | ||||||||||
| Time zone | WIT (UTC+09:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2 m / 7 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 00°55′03″N 128°22′59″E / 0.91750°N 128.38306°E | ||||||||||
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Buli Airport (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Buli) (IATA: PGQ, ICAO: WAEM) is a domestic airport serving the Maba area in East Halmahera Regency, North Maluku, Indonesia. The airport is located in Pekaulang village, Maba District, and is operated by the Technical Implementation Unit of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation.[1]
History
[edit]According to a 2020 study, passenger traffic at Buli Airport increased as mining activities expanded in East Halmahera, thus had created a need for future airport expansion.[2]
Wings Air resumed scheduled flights between Ternate and Buli on 8 June 2021, operating twice weekly using ATR 72 aircraft.[3] In March 2023, Wings Air announced the reopening of the Ternate-Buli route with two weekly flights.[4] In January 2025, the Ministry of Transportation appointed Susi Air to operate subsidized pioneer flights between Buli and Ternate. Services were scheduled to begin in February 2025 with two weekly flights using a nine-seat aircraft.[5] In February 2025, Wings Air announced that the Ternate–Buli route would resume operations on 21 March 2025 with two flights per week. The airline stated that the service was intended to improve accessibility and support tourism and economic development in East Halmahera.[6]
Airlines and destinations
[edit]The following airline serves Buli airport.
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Susi Air | Ternate[7] |
| Wings Air | Ternate[8] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Bandara Buli" (in Indonesian). Directorate General of Civil Aviation. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- ^ Mutaqin, Rizal Samsul; Ahadian, Edward Rizky; Ramadhany, S. A. (2020). "Development Planning of Air Side Airport Facilities at Buli Airport, East Halmahera". Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 1569 042040. doi:10.1088/1742-6596/1569/4/042040.
- ^ "Ayo Jelajahi Maluku Utara Wings Air 8 Juni 2021: Terbang Kembali Ternate ke Buli" (in Indonesian). Lion Air Group. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- ^ Widodo, Wahyu Setyo (26 March 2023). "Wings Air Buka Rute Baru di Provinsi Paling Bahagia Se-Indonesia". Detik Travel (in Indonesian). Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- ^ "Mulai Februari 2025, Susi Air Layani Rute Halmahera Timur-Ternate". InfoPublik (in Indonesian). 30 January 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- ^ Fatah, Abdul (19 February 2025). Setiawanto, Budi (ed.). "Maskapai Wings Air kembali buka rute Ternate - Buli". Antara (in Indonesian). Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- ^ "Angkutan Subsidi Perintis tahun 2026". Instagram. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ "INFORMASI MASKAPAI". agent.lionair.co.id. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
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