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        "id": 1533778,
        "msgid": "wamena-airport-to-be-upgraded-1447893297",
        "date": "1997-10-11 00:00:00",
        "title": "Wamena airport to be upgraded",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Wamena airport to be upgraded JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Wamena airport will be upgraded to accommodate Boeing 737 passenger airplanes by 2004. The head of the provincial transportation office, HF Nelwan, said here yesterday that construction had begun with the extension of the airport's 1,400-meter runway. According to Antara, the airport currently can only accommodate the smaller Fokker 28, Fokker 27 and Hercules airplanes.",
        "content": "<p>Wamena airport to be upgraded<\/p>\n<p>JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Wamena airport will be upgraded to<br>\naccommodate Boeing 737 passenger airplanes by 2004.<\/p>\n<p>The head of the provincial transportation office, HF Nelwan,<br>\nsaid here yesterday that construction had begun with the<br>\nextension of the airport's 1,400-meter runway.<\/p>\n<p>According to Antara, the airport currently can only<br>\naccommodate the smaller Fokker 28, Fokker 27 and Hercules<br>\nairplanes.<\/p>\n<p>\"Five airlines regularly fly between Jayapura and Wamena,<br>\nnamely Trigana, Yanabri, Merpati, Airfast and one owned by<br>\nmissionaries. Planes land and take off at the airport dozens of<br>\ntimes a day,\" Nelwan said.<\/p>\n<p>The airport earns at least Rp 1 billion (US$ 278,000) in<br>\nannual revenue, he added.<\/p>\n<p>There were no details on how much the airport upgrading would<br>\ncost. (mds)<\/p>",
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