Robert Atty Bessing guide

Robert Atty Bessing Airport serves Malinau, the seat of Malinau Regency in North Kalimantan, on the island of Borneo. It sits about 2 km from the Regent's Office, close to the town centre, at an elevation of 8 metres. The airport was formerly called Seluwing Airport.

The name honours Robert Atty Bessing, an army colonel who later became Regent of Bulungan, the regency that included Malinau before Malinau Regency was created in 1999. Construction ran from 1997 to 1998. The passenger terminal was refurbished by 2010 and officially inaugurated in July 2012.

The single asphalt runway, 04/22, measures 1,600 by 30 metres, although about 1,450 metres is in use. A 200 metre extension has been proposed. The two-storey terminal covers about 3,000 square metres, and a separate 200 square metre cargo terminal handles freight.

The airport is a domestic regional field. Susi Air links Malinau with Tarakan and with interior airstrips such as Long Apung, Long Bawan and Long Pujungan. Wings Air flies to Balikpapan. In 2024 the airport handled about 41,936 passengers, 245.63 tonnes of cargo and 5,142 aircraft movements.