Mutiara SIS Al-Jufrie Airport
Airport in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mutiara SIS Al-Jufrie Airport (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Mutiara SIS Al-Jufrie) (IATA: PLW, ICAO: WAFF, formerly WAML), formerly Masovu Airport, is an airport near Palu,[1] the capital city of the province of Central Sulawesi on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. As the largest airport in Central Sulawesi, Mutiara SIS Al-Jufrie Airport serves as the main port of entry to the city of Palu as well as the surrounding area. The name airport can be separated into two part, "Mutiara" and "SIS Al-Jufrie". "Mutiara" means pearl in Indonesian, while "SIS Al-Jufrie" is an abbreviation of Sayyid Idrus bin Salim Al-Jufri (1892–1969), an Arab-Indonesian religious figure and an Indonesian National Hero from Central Sulawesi. He was a propagator of Islam in Central Sulawesi until his death in Palu in 1969. SIS Aljufri is also a religious figure and founder of the religious organization Alkhairaat that grew and developed rapidly in eastern Indonesia.
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Mutiara SIS Al-Jufrie Airport Bandar Udara Mutiara SIS Al-Jufrie | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Government of Indonesia | ||||||||||
Operator | Ministry of Transportation | ||||||||||
Serves | Palu | ||||||||||
Location | Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia | ||||||||||
Time zone | WITA (UTC+08:00) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 77.4 m / 254 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 00°55′07″S 119°54′35″E | ||||||||||
Website | bandaramutiarasaj | ||||||||||
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Sulawesi region in Indonesia | |||||||||||
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