Malikus Saleh Airport

Malikus Saleh Airport Bandar Udara Malikus Saleh
IATA: LSW ICAO: WITM
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government of Lhokseumawe
Operator	Ministry of Transportation
Serves	Lhokseumawe
Location	North Aceh Regency, Aceh, Indonesia
Opened	1985 (1985)
Time zone	WIB (UTC+07:00)
Elevation AMSL	27 m / 90 ft
Coordinates	5°13′36″N 96°57′1″E
Map
LSW/WITM Location in Aceh LSW/WITM Location in Northern Sumatra LSW/WITM Location in Sumatra LSW/WITM Location in Indonesia
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 06/24 6,069 1,850 Paved
Source: DAFIF

Malikus Saleh Airport (IATA: LSW, ICAO: WITM) is an airport located in Pinto Makmur, Muara Batu, North Aceh Regency, Aceh province. The airport operated by Pertamina, and later by Government of North Aceh Regency.

History

The airport was built by PT Arun NGL to facilitate the transport of Lhokseumawe and its vicinity to the city of Medan. The airport served by the airline ever since at least Jatayu Air passenger land transport between Banda Aceh and Medan. It is caused by a conflict that broke out between the TNI and GAM, threatening the land transportation in Aceh.

PT Arun NGL initially used aircraft owned by Pelita Air Service to daily flights Lhokseumawe - Medan route. After a few years, flight operations were taken over by the Beechcraft 1900D airliner owned by Travira Air. Towards the lid PT Arun NGL, operation and ownership of the airport were turned over to the City of Lhokseumawe.

Currently, Citilink and Wings Air are the airlines that fly to airport Malikus Saleh on Lhokseumawe-Medan route.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Wings Air	Medan

Statistics

Frequency of flights at Malikus Saleh Airport

Rank	Destinations	Frequency (weekly)	Airline(s)
1	Medan, North Sumatra	7	Wings Air