Dewadaru Airport


Dewadaru Airport is an airport serving Karimunjawa, an archipelago in Central Java province of Indonesia. Dewadaru Airport is located on Kemujan Island in Karimunjawa. Kemujan Island is considered to be a part of Karimun Island, the largest island in Karimunjawa, as both islands are only separated by a small river. The distance from the airport to the city centre at Karimun Island is 22 kilometres. Dewadaru airport has one runway, with dimensions of 1,200 metres by 30 metres which allows the operation of aircraft up to ATR 72-600.

Etymology

The name of this airport comes from the endemic tree of Karimunjawa, called Dewadaru. According to a local belief, the ship of anyone who takes the wood of Dewadaru would sink on leaving Karimunjawa, although taking just a little part of it.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service: