Adisucipto International Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Adisucipto International Airport
nativename = Bandar Udara International Adisucipto
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operator = PT Angkasa Pura I
city-served = Yogyakarta
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Adisucipto (or Adisutjipto) International Airport Airport codes|JOG|WARJ is the principal airport serving the Yogyakarta area on the island of Java, Indonesia.

It is located in the Sleman district, in the Yogyakarta Special Region, on the north-east outskirts of the city, near the Prambanan historic temple site. It has one runway with dimensions of 2,200 X 45 m. This airport is located about 6 km from the city center.

Adisucipto Airport is the third busiest airport in Java, after Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK) in Jakarta and Juanda International Airport (SUB) in Surabaya.

History

Adisucipto Airport was preceded by a landing ground at Maguwo which was used prior to and during the Second World war. Adisucipto was a pilot who was shot down 29 July 1947 while flying Dakota VT-CLA for the Indonesian Air Force during a clash with the Dutch.

This airport was heavily damaged by the 27th May 2006 earthquake and had to be closed for 2 days. Some parts of the runway were cracked and the departure lounge collapsed. During those 2 days, most flights to and from this airport were canceled or rerouted to Adisumarmo International Airport, Solo. After it returned to service on May 30 2006, all passengers used the international lounge until the new domestic departure lounge was ready. During this period, passenger comfort was affected as the airport as the international lounge was designed only for about 100 passengers at a time.

International Routes

The airport became an international airport on 21 February 2004 with the first flight to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia operated by the Indonesian flag carrier Garuda Indonesia. This was the realisation of Yogyakarta's wish to have its own international airport after struggling for over 30 years. One month later, Garuda Indonesia operated its second international flight to Singapore. Before Adisucipto became an international airport, Yogyakarta depended on Bali and Jakarta as the gateway for its international trade and tourism. Unfortunately, due to low demand, Garuda Indonesia ceased international flights from this airport on November 2006.

International flights resumed on 30 January 2008 when AirAsia began to fly the Yogyakarta - Kuala Lumpur route using Airbus 320 aircraft. From 1 February 2008, Malaysia Airlines also started to serve the Yogyakarta - Kuala Lumpur route operating Boeing 737-400.

On April 2008, AirAsia raised its Yogyakarta - Kuala Lumpur flight's frequency from 4 times weekly to daily. [http://www.airasia.com/site/in/static/flight/pdf/schedule_all_in.pdf]

Development

The location of this airport is unique since it is only about 10 meter from the railway. Therefore there is a masterplan to build Adisucipto as "fused terminal" by building a railway station and bus terminal in the airport. Adisucipto is being redeveloped in order to cope with the increasing number of passengers. However, there is still a problem over limited land and the surrounding environment. The construction of an underpass which connects the terminal building and new parking-lot (to the north of the train railway) has now been completed.

A new railway station is now also being built to the north of the airport.

Accidents

* On March 7, 2007, Garuda Indonesia Flight 200, Boeing 737-400 PK-GZC, crashed and burst into flames upon landing from Jakarta. Twenty-one passengers and one crew member were killed on this accident.

* On January 16, 1995, Sempati Air Boeing 737-200 PK-JHF slipped out of the runway for about 110 meter while landing on R/W 09 due to the wet runway after raining. There were no casualties.
* On January 13, 1995, Garuda Indonesia's Boeing 737-300 PK-GWF overran the runway by about 50 meters due to the wet runway after raining. There were no casualties.

Airlines and destinations

Current Airlines and Routes

The following airlines fly from Yogyakarta (as of September 2008):

*AirAsia (Kuala Lumpur)
**Indonesia AirAsia (Jakarta)
*Batavia Air (Balikpapan, Jakarta, Pontianak, Surabaya)
*Garuda Indonesia (Bali, Jakarta)
*Malaysia Airlines (Kuala Lumpur)
*Mandala Airlines (Bali, Balikpapan, Banjarmasin, Jakarta)
*Merpati Nusantara Airlines (Makassar)
*Lion Air (Jakarta)
**Wings Air (Bali, Jakarta, Surabaya)

Past Airlines and Routes

Airlines still in operations with its terminated routes

*Garuda Indonesia (Ampenan, Balikpapan, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore)
*Merpati Nusantara Airlines (Bandung, Surabaya)

Past airlines with its destinations

*Adam Air (Bali, Jakarta)
*Bali Air (Bali)
*Bouraq Indonesia Airlines (Balikpapan, Banjarmasin, Jakarta, Surabaya)
*Deraya Air Taxi (Bandung)
*Kartika Airlines (Surabaya)
*Sempati Air (Jakarta)
*Trigana Air (Bandung, Semarang)

External links

* [http://www.adisutjipto-airport.com Adisutjipto International Airport Official Website]
*WAD|WARJ