Nunukan Airport– NNX Nunukan, Indonesia
Nunukan Airport (NNX) is a civilian airport serving Nunukan, a busy town situated in the province of North Kalimantan in Indonesia. Known as Bandar Udara Internasional Nunukan in Indonesian, it is a small public airfield that handles a limited volume of passengers to a few and selected domestic destinations specifically those that are within the North Kalimantan province.
Best Time to Visit
The NNK-Nunukan Airport operates from a rather old and small, single terminal which is undergoing some rehabilitation work. There are only 5 daily flights originating from the airport. These are serviced by local airline companies Susi Air, Wings Air and Xpress Air and are bound for Binuang, Long Bawan, Long Layu, Malinau, and Tarakan. The most popular destination route is to Tarakan Island, the largest city of the Indonesian province of North Kalimantan. Flights from the airport take off from its one asphalt. The communities in Mata Chinta in neighboring Sabah, Malaysia and Tawau, also in Sabah are some of the areas surrounding the airport.
What to Do & Area Attractions
There are several Nunukan Airport hotels within close proximity to the airfield. You can book rooms and suites at the Shervinton Executive Boutique Hotel. The Check Inn Hotel Tawau and the Hotel Emas Tawau are wonderful options when you visit Nunukan Airport.
Tawau, Malaysia, just very near the Indonesian border, is the location of another airport, the Tawau Airport (TWU), serving the districts of Tawau, Kunak and Semporna and the nearest airport to the popular diving islands of Sipadan, Mabul and Kapalai.
