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Cut Nyak Dhien Airport

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Cut Nyak Dhien Airport

Bandar Udara Cut Nyak Dhien
Cut Nyak Dhien Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
LocationNagan Raya Regency
Time zoneWIB (UTC+07:00)
Elevation AMSL6 ft / 2 m
Coordinates04°02′37.38″N 96°15′03.01″E / 4.0437167°N 96.2508361°E / 4.0437167; 96.2508361
Websitemeq.informasibandara.org
Map
MEQ is located in Aceh
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MEQ
Location in Aceh, Northern Sumatra, Sumatra and Indonesia
MEQ is located in Northern Sumatra
MEQ
MEQ
MEQ (Northern Sumatra)
MEQ is located in Sumatra
MEQ
MEQ
MEQ (Sumatra)
MEQ is located in Indonesia
MEQ
MEQ
MEQ (Indonesia)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 5,905 1,800 Asphalt

Cut Nyak Dhien Airport (IATA: MEQ, ICAO: WITC) is an airport located in Nagan Raya Regency, Aceh, Indonesia.

The airport is located 26 km (16 mi) from Suka Makmue, 46 km (29 mi) from Meulaboh, West Aceh Regency, and 347 km (216 mi) from the city of Banda Aceh.[1]

The airport serves both Suka Makmue, the capital of the Nagan Raya Regency and Meulaboh, the capital of West Aceh Regency.

Name

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The airport is named after Cut Nyak Dhien (1848–1908), the woman who led the Acehnese guerrilla forces during the Aceh War against the Dutch for 25 years, and was awarded the title of National Hero of Indonesia in 1964.

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Airfast Indonesia Simeulue
Susi Air Banda Aceh, Simeulue, Singkil[2]
Wings Air Medan

Statistics

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Frequency of flights at Cut Nyak Dien Airport
Rank Destinations Frequency (weekly) Airline(s)
1 Medan, North Sumatra 7 Wings Air
2 Banda Aceh, Aceh 4 Susi Air
3 Simeulue, Aceh 1 Susi Air
4 Singkil, Aceh 1 Susi Air

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Jumlah Penumpang di Bandara Cut Nyak Dhien menurun". October 15, 2011.
  2. ^ "Susi Air Mulai Layani Penerbangan Perintis".