Mutiara Airport (Mutiara SIS Al-Jufrie Airport)
Mutiara SIS Al-Jufrie Airport (Bandar Udara Mutiara SIS Al-Jufrie), formerly Masovu Airport, is an airport near Palu, 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, 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.
The name "Mutiara" means "pearl" in the Indonesian language. It was named by the first Indonesian president Sukarno. This name was given by President Sukarno when visiting Palu on October 10, 1957. Sukarno then asked the name of this airfield to Rajawali Pusadan, the Regent of Donggala Regency at that time. At that time, the airfield was named Masovu which in Kaili language means "Dusty Land". The reason was when Sukarno was landing in Palu, which was still within the Donggala Regency, he saw the area glistening like a pearl.
To commemorate Sayyid Idrus bin Salim Al-Jufri, an Indonesian religious figure and National Hero from Central Sulawesi, on 2014, the name SIS Al-Jufri was added to the airport's current name, making the official name of the airport known as Mutiara SIS Al-Jufrie Airport.
On 28 September 2018, Mutiara SIS Al-Jufrie Airport suffered severe damage during the 2018 Sulawesi earthquake and was forced to close after large cracks, one of which was 500 metres long, formed in the runway. In addition, the airport's control tower collapsed, and navigation systems were also extensively damaged. Anthonius Gunawan Agung, an ATC officer who had been directing a Batik Air flight 6231 (the last flight out of the day at the airport) take-off at the time of the earthquake was fatally injured after falling from the ATC tower and died in the following hours. The airport opened with limited services the following day.
The name "Mutiara" means "pearl" in the Indonesian language. It was named by the first Indonesian president Sukarno. This name was given by President Sukarno when visiting Palu on October 10, 1957. Sukarno then asked the name of this airfield to Rajawali Pusadan, the Regent of Donggala Regency at that time. At that time, the airfield was named Masovu which in Kaili language means "Dusty Land". The reason was when Sukarno was landing in Palu, which was still within the Donggala Regency, he saw the area glistening like a pearl.
To commemorate Sayyid Idrus bin Salim Al-Jufri, an Indonesian religious figure and National Hero from Central Sulawesi, on 2014, the name SIS Al-Jufri was added to the airport's current name, making the official name of the airport known as Mutiara SIS Al-Jufrie Airport.
On 28 September 2018, Mutiara SIS Al-Jufrie Airport suffered severe damage during the 2018 Sulawesi earthquake and was forced to close after large cracks, one of which was 500 metres long, formed in the runway. In addition, the airport's control tower collapsed, and navigation systems were also extensively damaged. Anthonius Gunawan Agung, an ATC officer who had been directing a Batik Air flight 6231 (the last flight out of the day at the airport) take-off at the time of the earthquake was fatally injured after falling from the ATC tower and died in the following hours. The airport opened with limited services the following day.
Map - Mutiara Airport (Mutiara SIS Al-Jufrie Airport)
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IDR | Indonesian rupiah | Rp | 2 |
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ID | Indonesian language |
JV | Javanese language |