Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport
nativename = Bandar Udara Internasional Halim Perdanakusuma


IATA = HLP
ICAO = WIHH
type = Public / Military
owner =
operator = PT Angkasa Pura II
city-served =
location = Jakarta
elevation-f = 82
elevation-m = 25
coordinates = coord|06|15|59|S|106|53|28|E|type:airport|display=inline|display=inline
website =
metric-rwy =
r1-number = 06/24
r1-length-m = 3,000
r1-length-f = 9,843
r1-surface = Asphalt
footnotes =

Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport ( _id. Bandar Udara Internasional Halim Perdanakusuma) airport codes|HLP|WIHH is located the Indonesian capital Jakarta, and was the city's main airport until the opening of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Cengkareng in 1985. Until then, it served all international routes bound for Jakarta. The airport is now home to a large number of turboprop, charter and general aviation companies. It is also a major air force base of the Indonesian Air Force and is home to most of its major squadron such as the 31st air squadron and the 17th VIP air squadron.

In the 1960s the airport was also known as the "Halim Perdana Kusumah Air Force Base"', and before it was known as "Tjililitan Airport", the borough where it lies.

This airport is now used for private and presidential purposes only. Government officials are also allowed to use it. In 2007President George W. Bush landed at this airport on his visit to Indonesia. Former Indonesian President Suharto's hearse was airlifted to Solo in Central Java on 28th January 2008.

Airlines and destinations

Current

*Gading Sari (Kuala Lumpur) "Cargo"

Past airlines and routes

Airlines still in operations with its terminated routes

Past airlines with its destinations

*Deraya Air Taxi (Bandung)
*Merpati Nusantara Airlines (Bandung)
*Trigana Air Service (Bandung)

Accidents and Incidents

*June 24, 1982 - A Boeing 747-200 as British Airways flight 9 flies over Mount Galunggung. All four engines lost power. The crew diverted the aircraft to Jakarta an it landed safely.

References

* [http://www.angkasapura2.co.id/cabang/hlp/content.php?menu=8&page_id=1 PT. Angkasa Pura II: Halim Perdanakusuma Airport] en icon

External links

*WAD|WIHH
*NWS-current|WIHH
*GCM|HLP
*ASN|HLP