Adisucipto International Airport

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Adisucipto International Airport Bandar Udara International Adisucipto
IATA: JOG – ICAO: WARJ
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		PT Angkasa Pura I
Serves		Yogyakarta
Elevation AMSL		350 ft / 107 m
Coordinates		07°47′17″S 110°25′54″E / 7.78806°S 110.43167°E / -7.78806; 110.43167
Website		http://www.adisutjipto-airport.com
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
09/27	7,215	2,200	Asphalt
09R/27L	4,385	1,337	Grass

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 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

Passengers disembarking from a Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737-400 aircraft and proceeding to the terminal building

Adisucipto Airport was preceded by a landing ground at Maguwo which was used prior to and during the Second World War. It takes the name after Adisoetjipto, a pilot who was killed during an attack on Maguwo by the Dutch on 29 July 1947, while flying Dakota VT-CLA for the Indonesian Air Force.

This 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 to and from this airport were canceled or rerouted to Adisumarmo International Airport, Solo. After it 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

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 gateways 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.

In April 2008 AirAsia raised its Yogyakarta - Kuala Lumpur flight's frequency from four times weekly to daily. [1] In December 2008, Garuda Indonesia reopened its Yogyakarta - Singapore flight operating three times weekly but ceased operation in 2009. AirAsia also started to fly Yogyakarta - Singapore flight on 24 March 2009 operating daily.

Development

Adisutjipto Airport's Domestic Departure Lounge

The location of this airport is unusual since the terminal is only about 10 meters from a railway line. 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.

The construction of a new railway station to the north of the airport has now been completed. It's named Maguwo Baru Station.

There is a further plan to lengthen the runway by 300 m to the east (the runway will be 2,500 meter in length) along with new taxiway, widen the apron that it will be able to handle 11 Boeing 737-400s and 2 Boeing 767-300ERs, and expand the terminal.

Accidents and incidents

• On 13 January 1985, Vickers Viscount PK-RVT of Mandala Airlines was damaged beyond economic repair in a landing accident.^[1]

• On 13 January 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.

• On 7 March 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. This is the first fatal-incident for Adisucipto Airport/AFB

Airlines and destinations

Adisutjipto Airport (inside view)

The following airlines serve direct flight from Yogyakarta (as of July 2009):

Domestic Terminal

International Terminal

References

External links

• Adisutjipto International Airport Official Website
• Airport information for WARJ at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.