PT Badak Bontang Airport
Airport in East Kalimantan, Indonesia
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PT Badak Bontang Airport (IATA: BXT, ICAO: WALC formerly WRLC), is a private airport in Bontang, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. This airport is managed by the state liquefied natural gas company Badak LNG, a subsidiary of Pertamina. Its distance from the town center is about 1 kilometer.
PT Badak Bontang Airport Lapangan Terbang PT Badak | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Owner | Badak LNG | ||||||||||
| Operator | Badak LNG | ||||||||||
| Serves | Bontang | ||||||||||
| Location | Bontang, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 49 ft (15 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 00°07′17.98″N 117°28′35.66″E | ||||||||||
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  BXT Location of airport in Indonesia | |||||||||||
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PT Badak Bontang Airport is served by one de Havilland Canada Dash-7 and one ATR-42-500 Indonesia Air Transport. The Dash-7 is owned by Pupuk Kalimantan Timur (PK-PKT), and the ATR-42-500 is chartered by Badak LNG (PK-THT). PK-THT is the world's largest LNG producer.[clarification needed]
Accidents and incidents
- In November 1982, Indonesian Aerospace 212-100 PK-DCR of Deraya Air Taxi and PT Pupuk Kaltim was damaged when approaching Bontang. There were no fatalities.[1]
