Nanga Pinoh Airport guide

Nanga Pinoh Airport serves Nanga Pinoh, the seat of Melawi Regency in West Kalimantan. The town sits where the Pinoh River meets the Melawi River, and the airfield lies a short distance south-east of it at about 37 metres above sea level. Its ICAO code is WIOG.

The airport has a single asphalt runway, 10/28, listed at 1,300 metres. That length suits small turboprops and light aircraft rather than jets. The Melawi Regency Government is the listed owner, and a local airport operating unit (UPBU) manages day-to-day operations.

The last scheduled service was a subsidised pioneer flight flown by Susi Air with Cessna Caravan aircraft. It ended in December 2018 after a national survey found that improved roads in West Kalimantan reduced the need for the route. Local airport management later said it wanted to restart pioneer flights, using 12-seat aircraft, on routes such as Pontianak, Ketapang, Singkawang and Putussibau. No scheduled flights are listed today. Academic studies describe the small terminal and the rough runway surface as the main limits on the airport.