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Runway Information
RWY 05/23
Runway Information
RWY 07/25
Length 1300m
Windsock located at eastern end of Apron
Twin Otter accident
On January 30, 2008, a DHC-6 Twin Otter skidded off the runway into a crowd of people while landing, killing one person and injuring others. No one in the plane was hurt:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080130/ap_on_re_as/indonesia_plane_accident
Cow strike
On January 28, 2008, a Boeing 737 operated by Merpati Nusantara Airlines struck a cow while landing at Mopah airport, damaging an engine. It turns out that the airport is not yet completely fenced in:
Riots (August 2007)
There were riots at this airport on August 22, 2007, with four protesters shot by police, and the airport was temporarily closed:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/22/airport.riot.ap/index.html
DPS
The runway gets extremely slippery when wet, due to years of buildup of rubber deposits.
Runway Information
🔗 Sat, 02 Aug 2008
— @kiwic208 at Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport, Indonesia
RWY 06/24
ILS 24