Babo Airport

IATA BXBICAO WASOMedium airport

Babo Airport is a medium airport near Babo in Papua Barat (West Papua), Indonesia. It is listed as IATA BXB and ICAO WASO. The airport is located at -2.5322° / 133.4390° at an elevation of 3 m (10 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 1,305 m. The nearest airport is Stenkol Airport, 49 km (30 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Babo Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Babo Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`BXB`
ICAO code	`WASO`
Identifier	`WASO`
Type	Medium airport
City	Babo
Region	Papua Barat (West Papua)
Country	Indonesia
Coordinates	-2.53224, 133.43900
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	2° 31′ 56.06″ S 133° 26′ 20.38″ E
Elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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