# Tabing Airport

> Padang, ID · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| City | Padang |
| Country | ID |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 3 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | -0.87499, 100.35200 |

## Description

The Indonesian Air Force now controls this airfield as Sutan Sjahrir base, decades after it served as Padang's civil gateway. Scheduled passenger and freight traffic ended in 2005, when Minangkabau International Airport (PDG) opened roughly 23 km to the north-west and absorbed every commercial route. For freight forwarders the practical consequence is simple: all air cargo for West Sumatra is consolidated at PDG, where the belly holds of jets to Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur are loaded. Tabing's location on the edge of the city, only 9 feet above sea level, left no room to extend the runway, ruling out any cargo revival. Treat Tabing as a closed civil field and route shipments to Minangkabau.

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