Maleo Airport guide

Maleo Airport, also called Morowali Airport, is a domestic airport in Bumiraya District, Morowali Regency, Central Sulawesi. It sits at 11 m elevation on about 158 hectares. The name honours the maleo, a bird found only on Sulawesi.

Construction began in 2007 under the regency government and passed to the national civil aviation directorate in 2010. The first aircraft, a TransNusa ATR 42, landed in August 2017. Scheduled service started in March 2018, and the airport was formally inaugurated on 23 December 2018. It opened with a 1,050 m runway, which was lengthened to 1,500 m in 2018 and 1,800 m in 2025. A further 300 m extension, paid for by a grant from PT Zhenshi Indonesia Industrial Park, is planned so larger aircraft can operate.

The terminal was enlarged to about 2,000 m2 in 2024 and 2025 and is rated for roughly 194,000 passengers a year. Wings Air and FlyJaya fly to Makassar, Wings Air also serves Palu, and Sriwijaya Air flies to Makassar. Sriwijaya Air planned to add Jakarta from 13 October 2026. This is a public airport, separate from the private airport inside the Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park, which lies about 85 km away.