Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport
Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport Bandar Udara Abdul Rachman Saleh | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Indonesia Indonesian Air Force | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Directorate General of Civil Aviation | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Malang | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Pakis, Malang, East Java 65154, Indonesia | ||||||||||||||
| Built | 1937 | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | WIB (UTC+07:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 526 m / 1,726 ft | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 07°55′42″S 112°42′48″E / 7.92833°S 112.71333°E | ||||||||||||||
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| Abdul Rachman Saleh Air Force Base | |
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Pangkalan Udara (Lanud) Abdul Rachman Saleh | |
| Part of the Indonesian National Armed Forces | |
| East Java, Indonesia | |
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| Type | Air Force base |
| Owner | Indonesian Air Force |
| Controlled by | Government of Indonesia |
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| Current commander | Air Marshal Fairlyanto, S.T., M.A.P. |
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Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (IATA: MLG, ICAO: WARA; formerly WIAS) is an airport serving Malang, the second-largest city in East Java province of Indonesia. This airport is named after Abdul Rachman Saleh (1909-1947), an Indonesian aviator and physiologist whose aircraft was shot down by the Dutch while landing in Maguwo Airfield (now Adisucipto Airport), Sleman Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta, during the Indonesian National Revolution. The airport currently operates a single route to Jakarta, serving flights from both Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and Halim Perdanakusuma Airport. In addition to functioning as a commercial airport, the facility is also a Type A airbase of the Indonesian Air Force. It serves as the primary base for the 4th, 21st, and 32nd Air Squadrons.