Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport guide

Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (ICAO: WARA) serves Malang in East Java, Indonesia. It is named after Abdul Rachman Saleh, a national hero and pioneer of Indonesian aviation. The Dutch colonial government built the field between 1937 and 1940 as a military base, and the Indonesian Air Force still owns the land. Civilian flights began in 1982, and the East Java Provincial Government now runs the civil side of the airport.

The airfield has two asphalt runways: the main runway 17/35 is about 2,500 metres long, and a second, 17L/35R, is about 1,500 metres. A new two-storey passenger terminal opened in May 2015 beside the older building, which now handles arrivals only. Check-in is on the ground floor and departures are upstairs.

Traffic has fallen sharply from its peak of about 1.84 million passengers in 2017. In 2024 the airport handled 511,524 passengers and 3,854 aircraft movements, plus 257.81 tonnes of cargo. Scheduled flying is limited to services to Jakarta, so check the current timetable with the airline before booking.