Buntu Kunik Tana Toraja Airport, South Sulawesi, Will Soon Be Inaugurated

Illustration / Tomb of Lemo Tana Toraja Stone (Instagram dispartanatoraja)

JAKARTA - The Buntu Kunik Airport in Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi (Sulsel) will soon be inaugurated. President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) hopes to inaugurate this airport.

This was conveyed by the Governor of South Sulawesi Nurdin Abdullah after a working visit in Tana Toraja and North Toraja Regencies.

"First, I directly checked the preparations for the inauguration of Buntu Kunik Airport, in the near future the Minister of Transportation will also come to see first hand the condition of the airport, which currently serves 4 flights per week. We hope that in the future there will be flights every day, ”said Nurdin Abdullah, Wednesday, September 30.

During his visit, the Governor of South Sulawesi also visited the Bua Rest Area. The development of this rest area is expected to provide the best services for both foreign and domestic tourists.

"Then I reviewed the progress of road construction connecting North Toraja and Luwu, namely the isolated areas of Rantepao, Bastem and Bua. We hope that by 2021 this road project will be completed," continued Nurdin.

Meanwhile, quoted from Antara, the construction carried out at Buntu Kunik Airport is an extension of the airport runway so that it can accommodate Boeing 737 aircraft.

"We just wait because we hope we will continue this airport. Hopefully one more year will finish, and we will extend the run way. landed, "said Nurdin.

Previously, the Governor of South Sulawesi, Nurdin, directly reviewed the expansion of the Sultan Hasanuddin Airport in Makassar. Nurdin hopes that this airport expansion will further open up flight connectivity, especially the development of foreign tourists.

"Yes, we hope that Sultan Hasanuddin Airport (Sulhas) will become the busiest airport after Soekarno-Hatta Airport, and we should be proud that as residents of South Sulawesi, Angkasa Pura is still developing the airport," he said.

The face of the airport, which is the pride of the people of South Sulawesi, has experienced many changes. Starting from the roof design following the wave pattern, based on Sulawesi which consists of many islands.