Pa’upan
Length: 650mRunway: 12/30Elevation 2700ftAlthough not actually an airstrip we’re scheduled to go to, Pa’upan (sometimes spelt Paupan) is situated just 4nm to the south east… Read More »Pa’upan
Matt Dearden is a commercial pilot and author who went from computer geek to bush pilot during a seven year adventure flying out in the jungles and mountains of Indonesia.
Length: 650mRunway: 12/30Elevation 2700ftAlthough not actually an airstrip we’re scheduled to go to, Pa’upan (sometimes spelt Paupan) is situated just 4nm to the south east… Read More »Pa’upan
Length: 1100mRunway: 04/22Elevation: 60ftThere’s not much to say with regards to flying in/out of Malinau; so I’m not going to say much about it! Malinau’s… Read More »Malinau
Length: 1200m (estimated) – Extension work still in progress (Feb ’12)Runway: 04/22 Elevation: 3000ftSlope: Up-slope both ends Ok, this one’s less of an airstrip and… Read More »Long Bawang
Aside from enjoying flying around the jungles of Borneo, I do actually so some work in the form of flying people and cargo from A… Read More »Postman Matt
Length: 530mRunway: 17/35Elevation: 2500ftAnother little strip tucked away in the valleys of the Kryan Mountains (I really need to learn to spell that!), Binuang is… Read More »Binuang
After last week’s continual drizzle and multi-layered clouds I was pleasantly surprised to see some sunshine this morning. However, that tends to mean only one… Read More »Thunderstorms, sick bags and an ELT