Pangkalan Bun is the capital of West Kotawaringin Regency in Central Kalimantan Province, on Borneo , Indonesia . It is an agglomeration of eight towns ( kelurahan ), all of which are part of South Arut District ( kecamatan Arut Selatan ), with a combined population of 105,514 in mid 2023. It is also the administrative headquarters of South Arut District ( Arut Selatan ).
6-494: The seven kelurahan (towns) of the District have a land area of 652 km and a population of 91,490 according to the official estimates for mid 2023; in addition to these, Pasir Panjang (which is technically classed as a village, but is an urbanised part of the agglomeration) has a further 14,024 inhabitants in 2023. All these are listed below, together with the rural villages in the district, together with their postcodes. Pangkalan Bun
12-517: A post in Iskandar airport to coordinate the search. The head of the agency, Air Marshal Bambang Sulistyo, took close personal command of operations. Following confirmation of the crash, Indonesian agencies prepared over 160 coffins in Pangkalan Bun to be ready, following Indonesian practice, to take care of those who died as quickly as possible. After a reception in Pangkalan Bun, the plan was to return
18-821: Is a military type-C airport in Pangkalan Bun , Central Kalimantan , Indonesia and is the only airport in Central Kalimantan which has an Avtur fuel station. It is the largest military airport in Indonesia, with around a 3,570 hectare area; however, only 200 hectares is currently used for runway and buildings. Iskandar Airport is named after an Indonesian paratrooper from central Kalimantan, Iskandar (1928–1947). The airport resides at an elevation of 75 feet (23 m) above mean sea level . It has one runway designated 13/31 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,650 by 30 metres (5,413 ft × 98 ft). The runway
24-470: Is served by Iskandar Airport . Several airlines fly to this airport. Shipping services provide connections to Jakarta , Surabaya , and Semarang . Birutė Galdikas established her base, Camp Leakey , for the study and conservation of orangutans about 48 kilometres (30 mi) from Pangkalan Bun up the Sekonyer River . The site was expanded from the original hut in 1971. Its facilities, supported by
30-615: The Orangutan Foundation International , are a part of the Tanjung Puting National Park. Iskandar Airport was one of the operation centres being used to support search operations following the crash of AirAsia QZ 8501 on 28 December 2014 in nearby Karimata Strait . Shortly after the crash, the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS, or Badan SAR Nasional ) established
36-573: The bodies of the people who died to their families, mostly in Surabaya in East Java where Flight QZ 8501 originated from. Pangkalan Bun is 24 metres (79 ft) above sea-level. Pangkalan Bun has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round. This Central Kalimantan location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Iskandar Airport Iskandar Airport ( IATA : PKN , ICAO : WAGI (previous: WAOI) )
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