Bua - Palopo Lagaligo Airport guide

Bua Airport, also called Palopo Lagaligo Airport (ICAO WAFD), is a small domestic airport in Luwu Regency, South Sulawesi. It serves the city of Palopo, about 10 km away, and the surrounding Luwu area. The airport sits just 4 m above sea level and covers roughly 100 hectares.

The single asphalt runway, 17/35, measures 1,400 m by 30 m and has lights for night landings. A 191 m taxiway and an 80 m by 60 m apron serve the aircraft stand. A 2015 upgrade, budgeted at Rp 25 billion, extended the runway and added the taxiway, apron and runway lighting. Plans to lengthen the runway further have been announced.

The passenger terminal has departure and arrival lounges, a baggage claim area and a VIP room. A power house with three generators and 131 kVA of capacity starts automatically during blackouts. A rescue and firefighting building stands on site. The Ministry of Transportation operates the airport. Wings Air flies the scheduled route to Makassar.