Adisucipto (or Adisutjipto) International Airport
(IATA: JOG, ICAO:
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 metres (7,200 ft) by 45 metres (148 ft). The airport is located
about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) 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. It is named after
Adisoetjipto, a pilot who was killed during an attack on Maguwo by the
Dutch on 29 July 1947, while flying a Dakota
VT-CLA for the Indonesian Air Force.
The airport was heavily damaged by the 27th May 2006 earthquake and had to be
closed for two days. Some parts of the runway were cracked, and the
departure lounge collapsed. During those two days, most flights were
canceled or rerouted to Adisumarmo International
Airport, Solo. After the airport returned to service on 30
May 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
Before Adisucipto became an international airport, Yogyakarta
depended on Bali
and Jakarta for its international flights. 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 successful conclusion to
the city's efforts of over 30 years to have its own international
airport. One month later, Garuda Indonesia operated its second
international flight, to Singapore.
Due to low demand, Garuda Indonesia ceased international flights from
the 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 started to serve the Yogyakarta-Kuala
Lumpur route operating Boeing 737-400 aircraft.
In April 2008 AirAsia raised the frequency of its Yogyakarta—Kuala
Lumpur flights from four times weekly to daily. In December 2008, Garuda Indonesia resumed its Yogyakarta—Singapore
flight, operating three times weekly, but ceased in 2009. AirAsia
started to fly a Yogyakarta—Singapore flight on 24 March 2009, operating
daily.
Development
Adisucipto is being redeveloped in order to cope with the increasing
number of passengers. The location of this airport is unusual since the
terminal is only about 10 meters from a railway line. A long range plan
has been developed to build Adisucipto as a "fused terminal" by building
a railway station and bus terminal in the airport. There is still a
problem over limited availability of land. An underpass connecting the
terminal building and a new parking lot (to the north of the railway)
has been completed. The construction of the new Maguwo Baru Railway
Station to the north of the airport has also been completed.
There are plans to lengthen the runway by 300 metres (980 ft) to the
east. The runway will then be 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) in length. Plans
also call for a new taxiway, widening of the apron so that it will be
able to handle 11 Boeing 737-400s and 2 Boeing
767-300ERs, and expansion of the terminal.
Airlines and Destinations
The following airlines offer direct flights from Yogyakarta (as of
April 2010):
Domestic Terminal
Airlines |
Destinations |
|---|---|
| Batavia Air | Balikpapan, Jakarta, Pontianak , Batam, Medan, Surabaya |
| Garuda Indonesia | Denpasar, Jakarta |
| Indonesia Air Asia | Jakarta |
| Lion Air | Denpasar, Jakarta, Surabaya |
| Mandala Airlines | Balikpapan, Banjarmasin, Denpasar, Jakarta |
| Merpati Nusantara Airlines | Makassar |
| Sriwijaya Air | Balikpapan, Jakarta |
| Wings Air | Surabaya, Bandung |
International Terminal
| Airlines |
Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air Asia | Kuala Lumpur |
| Indonesia Air Asia | Singapore |
| Malaysia Airlines | Kuala Lumpur |
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