TimelineConfirmed14 Mar 2014Search 2014–2017
Indonesia: Lhokseumawe and Sabang did not paint MH370
14–19 March 2014 statements
Indonesian Air Force/Defence: no detection of MH370 crossing Indonesian airspace. Lhokseumawe cited ~240 nm capability. Formal denial of concealment.
Negative evidence. Constrains, but does not prove, routes relative to northern Sumatra pending radar-horizon, operational-state and threshold reconstruction. Priority: site coordinates/elevations and whether raw recordings exist.
Sources
- Indonesian Air Force/Defence, 14–19 March 2014
Related
EvidenceConfirmed8 Mar 2014
West-track disclosure lag — ministerial 10:30, ARCC 22:30, Thai 9–10 days
8 March and 18–19 March 2014
EvidenceOfficial finding7 Mar 2014 17:21 UTC
Malaysian military primary-radar track
17:21–18:22 UTC · westbound after IGARI
LocationConfirmed
Andaman Sea / last primary radar
18:22:12 UTC