Elias Tari (17 April 1926 – 29 April 1978) was the Governor of

East Nusa Tenggara East Nusa Tenggara (; ) is the southernmost province of Indonesia. It comprises the eastern portion of the Lesser Sunda Islands, facing the Indian Ocean in the south and the Flores Sea in the north, with a total land area of 47,238.07 km2. It cons ...

from 1966 to 1978. His name became the name of an airport in

Kupang Kupang (, ), formerly known as Koepang, is the capital of the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara. At the 2020 Indonesian census, 2020 Census, it had a population of 442,758;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as o ...

El Tari Airport El Tari Airport — formerly Penfui Airport — is a domestic airport in Kupang on the island of Timor in the province of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The airport is named after Elias "El" Tari (1926-1978), an Indonesian Army officer from Sa ...

External links

Website Bandara El Tari Kupang

1926 births 1978 deaths Governors of East Nusa Tenggara People from Kupang Indonesian Christians {{Indonesia-politician-stub 1978 in Indonesia