Iskandar Airport

Iskandar Airport (IATA: PKN, ICAO: WAGI) is a domestic airport serving the town of Pangkalan Bun, the capital of West Kotawaringin Regency in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is located approximately 5 kilometers (3 miles) from the city center. The airport is named after Iskandar, an Indonesian Air Force officer and guerilla fighter from Central Kalimantan. Iskandar Airport serves as the primary gateway to Pangkalan Bun and the nearby Tanjung Puting National Park, a renowned destination for orangutan conservation. Although the airport currently operates a limited number of routes, it offers regular flights to major Indonesian cities such as Jakarta, Semarang, and Surabaya.

In addition to serving civilian flights, Iskandar Airport is also home to Iskandar Air Force Base, a Type-C facility operated by the Indonesian Air Force. Remarkably, it is the largest air force base in Indonesia, covering a total area of 3,000.6 hectares—surpassing even Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base in Jakarta, which spans 1,700 hectares. Despite its size, only 200 hectares are actively used for military operations, while the remaining land is preserved as urban forest, jointly maintained by the air base and the local regency government. The base does not host a permanent squadron and primarily functions as a support facility for Indonesian Air Force flight activities.