Douw Aturure Airport
Douw Aturure Nabire Airport Bandar Udara Douw Aturure Nabire | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Indonesia | ||||||||||
| Operator | Ministry of Transportation | ||||||||||
| Serves | Nabire | ||||||||||
| Location | Wanggar, Nabire Regency, Central Papua, Indonesia | ||||||||||
| Time zone | WITA (UTC+09:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 6 m / 20 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 003°24′2.7468″S 135°23′48.408″E / 3.400763000°S 135.39678000°E | ||||||||||
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Douw Aturure Nabire Airport (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Douw Aturure Nabire) also called New Nabire Airport (IATA: NBX, ICAO: WABI) is an airport in Wanggar District, Nabire Regency, Central Papua, Indonesia. This is a newly built airport to replace the old Nabire Airport (also called "Douw Aturure Airport") located in Nabire District, which is located just a few hundred meters away from the city center. The airport is named after Nabire Regent, Isaias Douw, with Douw Aturure being a title given by coastal tribes in Nabire.