Airport
Location of airport in Sumatra
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| Direction | Length | Surface | | m | ft | | 13/31 | 2,500 | 8,202 | Asphalt | |
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Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (IATA: BKS, ICAO: WIGG), formerly Padang Kemiling Airport, is an airport in Bengkulu, a city in the Bengkulu province of Indonesia. It is named after Fatmawati Soekarno (1923–1980), the First Lady of Indonesia, married to Soekarno, the first President of Indonesia who was born in the town. The airport is 14 km from the city.[3]
Facilities
At present the airport has a 2,500 m x 45 m runway with an asphalt surface. It was managed by the UPT Directorate General of Transportation, which is transferred to Angkasa Pura II. The largest types of aircraft that can operate at this airport are Airbus A320, A321 and Boeing 737.
Construction of a new terminal in two stages is bieng undertaken to anticipate the movement of 5.6 million passengers, and to operate as an international airport.[4][5][6]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Citilink | Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta |
| Garuda Indonesia | Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta |
| Lion Air | Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta |
| Super Air Jet | Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta[7] |
| Susi Air | Enggano, Mukomuko, Pagar Alam |
Statistics
Frequency of domestic flights at Fatmawati Soekarno Airport | Rank | Destinations | Frequency (weekly) | Airline(s) | | 1 | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, Cengkareng - Banten | 49 | Citilink, Garuda Indonesia, Lion Air, Super Air Jet | | 2 | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport, Palembang - South Sumatera | 7 | Wings Air <suspended> | | 3 | Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport, Jakarta - Capital Special Region of Jakarta | 7 | Batik Air | | 4 | Hang Nadim International Airport, Batam - Riau Islands | 7 | Wings Air <suspended> | | 5 | Minangkabau International Airport, Padang Pariaman - West Sumatera | 7 | Wings Air <suspended> | | 6 | Radin Inten II International Airport, Bandar Lampung - Lampung | 7 | Wings Air <suspended> | | 7 | Husein Sastranegara International Airport, Bandung - West Java | 4 | Wings Air <suspended> | | 8 | Mukomuko Airport, Mukomuko - Bengkulu | 2 | Air Aviation, Susi Air | | 9 | Enggano Airport, Enggano Island - North Bengkulu | 1 | Susi Air | |
References
- ^ "Airport information for WIPL". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF. - ^ Airport information for WIPL at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ "Bengkulu set to build new airport". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "Presiden Jokowi Minta AP II Sulap Bandara Fatmawati Jadi Internasional". Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "Bandara Fatmawati Bengkulu Bidik Rute Malaysia dan Singapura PP". Kompas. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "Airport operator invites investors to develop 11 airports". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "SUPER AIR JET Kini Terbang ke Bengkulu dan Tanjung Pandan". tourismvaganza. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
External links
- Fatmawati Soekarno Airport - Indonesia Airport global website
- Accident history for BKS at Aviation Safety Network
- Official Fatmawati Soekarno Airport website[permanent dead link]
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