Sutan Sjahrir Air Force Base
Sutan Sjahrir Air Force Base Pangkalan Udara Sutan Sjahrir باندارو سوتان سيهرير | |||||||||||
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Tabing Airport terminal (2004) | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||
| Location | Nanggalo, Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia | ||||||||||
| Passenger services ceased | 22 July 2005 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3 m / 9 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 0°52′51″S 100°21′14″E / 0.8807°S 100.3539°E | ||||||||||
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Source: DAFIF | |||||||||||
Sutan Sjahrir Air Force Base, formerly Tabing Airport (IATA: PDG, ICAO: WIMG), is a military air base in Padang, Indonesia. Tabing Airport was West Sumatra's primary airport for civil aviation prior to the opening of Minangkabau International Airport on 22 July 2005, with the last takeoff on 21 July 2005 done by a Batavia Air's Boeing 737 bound for Jakarta with all of its passengers were given farewell souvenirs by the airport. Tabing Airport is now used by the Indonesian Air Force. It has been renamed after Sutan Sjahrir, Indonesia's first prime minister.