🇮🇩 Betoambari Airport

Betoambari Airport (WAWB/BUW) is a domestic airport located in Baubau, on Buton Island in Southeast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia,. It is not a private airport or airfield without scheduled commercial service; it serves as the primary gateway to the Buton Islands region.

• Location: Baubau, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, approximately 5 km (3.1 miles) southeast of Baubau city center,.
• IATA Code: BUW.
• ICAO Code: WAWB.
• Runway: It has a single asphalt runway, designated 04/22, measuring 2,010 meters in length and 30 meters in width. Other sources state the runway is 1,799 m or 1,800 m long and 29 m or 30 m wide,.
• Elevation: 164 ft (50 m).
• Operations: The airport handles scheduled domestic flights, with key routes to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport in Makassar,. Airlines like Wings Air (ATR 72-600) and Super Air Jet (Airbus A320) operate services.
• Historical Significance: Construction began in 1975-1976 as the Betoambari Pioneer Airstrip and was officially inaugurated on October 22, 1976, by Indonesian Vice President Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX,. It was initially owned by the Buton Regency Government before being transferred to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation,. The first Airbus A320 landed at the airport on December 25, 2024.

*Sources researched: ourairports.com, metar-taf.com, universalweather.com, grokipedia.com, en.wikipedia.org*