Husein Sastranegara International Airport

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The Husein Sastranegara International Airport (: BDO, ICAO: Indonesian Bandara Internasional Husein Sastranegara, IATA WICC ) is the airport of Bandung, the provincial capital of West Java.

Location

The airport is located about 5 km north- west of the city of Bandung and covers an area of 145 hectares. The civil aviation sector is located in the southwest part of the airport and at the northern end are the hangars of state aircraft industry PT. Dirgantara Indonesia. Since the airport area is centrally located, it can not economically be extended. A new, larger airport outside Bandung is therefore planned.

Airfield characteristics

The Tower ( TWR ) sends and receives on the frequency 122.7 MHz. The airport has several navigation aids. The non-directional beacon ( NDB ) transmits on the frequency 300 kHz with code OY. The omnidirectional radio range (VOR) transmits on frequency 117 MHz with code BND. A distance measuring equipment (DME ) is available. The local magnetic declination is 1 ° East. ( Stand: 01 /2006)

Airlines and destinations

The airport is served by several airlines:

According to ASN several accidents are known in the vicinity of the airport.

• On July 17, 1997, a Fokker F-27 crashed after takeoff near the airport. Here, 28 of the 50 occupants were killed.