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Tabing Airport

Padang, Indonesia

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ID-0340

Elevation

9 ft

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Location

Padang · SB · Indonesia

Position

-0.875°, 100.352° · 9 ft elev.

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Former military airfield serving Padang, West Sumatra.

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Padang, Indonesia

Tabing Airport was a military and civil aviation facility located in Padang, the capital of West Sumatra province, Indonesia. It served as the primary airport for the Padang region for several decades before being superseded by the modern Minangkabau International Airport. The airport was situated close to the city center and operated alongside Indonesian military (TNI-AU) activities. Commercial passenger services were gradually transferred to Minangkabau International Airport, which opened in 2005, effectively ending Tabing's role as a civil aviation hub. Following the transition, Tabing Airport continued to function primarily as a military airbase known as Lanud Sutan Sjahrir, supporting Indonesian Air Force operations in the region.

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Tabing Airport is located within the urban area of Padang, making it accessible by local road transport.

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Commercial airline operations at Tabing have ceased, with services relocated to Minangkabau International Airport.

Notable facts

›Replaced as Padang's civil airport by Minangkabau International Airport in 2005.
›Now operates primarily as Lanud Sutan Sjahrir, an Indonesian Air Force base.
›Located close to Padang city center, unlike its replacement airport.
›Served West Sumatra's capital region for several decades.
›Has no current IATA code as it no longer handles scheduled commercial flights.

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Sutan Sjahrir Air Force Base, formerly Tabing Airport, is a military air base in Padang, Indonesia. Tabing Airport was West Sumatra's primary airport for civil aviation prior to the opening of Minangkabau International Airport on 22 July 2005, with the last takeoff on 21 July 2005 done by a Batavia Air's Boeing 737 bound for Jakarta with all of its passengers were given farewell souvenirs by the airport. Tabing Airport is now used by the Indonesian Air Force. It has been renamed after Sutan Sjahrir, Indonesia's first prime minister.

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Sutan Sjahrir Air Force Base

Military airport in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia

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