Mutiara Airport
Palu, Indonesia
Mutiara SIS Al-Jufrie Airport (IATA: PLW, ICAO: WAFF), formerly known as Masovu Airport, is an international airport near Palu, the capital city of the province of Central Sulawesi on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. As the largest and busiest airport in Central Sulawesi, Mutiara SIS Al-Jufrie Airport serves as the primary gateway to Palu and its surrounding areas. The airport offers connections to major cities across Indonesia, including Jakarta, Surabaya, and Makassar, as well as regional flights to other cities and towns in Sulawesi. In 2025, the airport was officially designated as an international airport by the Ministry of Transportation. It began serving charter flights to Guangzhou, China, in 2026. The airport's name consists of two parts: Mutiara and SIS Al-Jufrie. Mutiara means "pearl" in Indonesian, while SIS Al-Jufrie is an abbreviation of Sayyid Idrus bin Salim Al-Jufri, an Arab-Indonesian religious leader from Central Sulawesi. He was a prominent Islamic missionary in the region until his death in Palu in 1969. SIS Al-Jufri also founded Alkhairaat, a religious organization that grew and flourished across eastern Indonesia.
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