H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport

H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (Bandar Udara H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin) or formerly known as Buluh Tumbang Airport is a domestic airport in Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia. It is the main and only airport serving Belitung Island. The airport is named after an Indonesian Air Force pioneer and former regent of the Belitung Regency, H.A.S Hanandjoeddin (1910–1995). The airport was made domestic-only in April 2024.

Accidents and incidents

 * On 19 April 1997, a British Aerospace ATP aircraft owned by Merpati Airlines, flight number 106, crashed while approaching the airport . The aircraft reportedly went into a steep left bank as it descended through 2000 feet. The crew lost control of the plane, and it crashed breaking into three pieces. Twelve passengers and three crew members died in the accident. Investigation found one of the propellers to be feathered.