Reply to @YD1TNK: Thank you for the comment. From reading a translation of the story, it looks like the airport closing is only temporary, while volcanic ash and smoke reduces visibility. Please let us know if the airport remains closed for more than a couple of months, and we'll mark it as "closed" in the database.
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Reply to @YD1TNK: Thank you for the comment. From reading a translation of the story, it looks like the airport closing is only temporary, while volcanic ash and smoke reduces visibility. Please let us know if the airport remains closed for more than a couple of months, and we'll mark it as "closed" in the database.
http://nasional.vivanews.com/news/read/269545-gamalama-meletus--bandara-di-ternate-ditutup
Due to Mount Gamalama Eruption, this Airport has been closed from the St. Baabulah Airport Staff, 201112/05.
The airport on Mangole island is located in the town of Falabisahaya.
There were riots at this airport on August 22, 2007, with four protesters shot by police, and the airport was temporarily closed:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/22/airport.riot.ap/index.html