Malikus Saleh Airport

Malikus Saleh Airport
Malikus Saleh Airport; Bandar Udara Malikus Saleh
	IATA: LSW; ICAO: WITM;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government of Lhokseumawe
Operator	Kementerian Perhubungan
Serves	Lhokseumawe
Location	Lhokseumawe, Aceh, Indonesia
Opened	1985
Elevation AMSL	90 ft / 27 m
Coordinates	5°13′36″N 96°57′1″E
Map
	LSW Location in Aceh LSW Location in Northern Sumatra LSW Location in Sumatra LSW Location in Indonesia
Runways
	Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Malikus Saleh Airport is an airport located in North Aceh, 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 using 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 was turned over to the City of Lhokseumawe.

Currently, Citilink and Wings Air are the airlines that fly to airport Malikussaleh on Lhokseumawe-Medan route.[3]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Citilink	Medan[4]
Wings Air	Medan

Lhoksukon airport, owned by Pt Exxon Mobil, is also nearby.

Statistics

**The Frequency of Flights at Malikus Saleh Airport**
Rank	Destinations	Frequency (Weekly)	Airline(s)
1	Medan, North Sumatra	14	Citilink, Wings Air

References

Airport information for WITM at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
Airport information for LSW at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
"Rute baru: Kualanamu – Meulaboh – Lhokseumawe – Sabang - Garuda Indonesia". www.garuda-indonesia.com. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
"Rute Baru ATR KNO". www.citilink.co.id. Retrieved 17 February 2019.

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[WAD-1] Airport information for WITM at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.

[GCM-2] Airport information for LSW at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).

[3] "Rute baru: Kualanamu – Meulaboh – Lhokseumawe – Sabang - Garuda Indonesia". www.garuda-indonesia.com. Retrieved 2015-11-10.

[4] "Rute Baru ATR KNO". www.citilink.co.id. Retrieved 17 February 2019.