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This Airport can Potentially Absorb the Traffic of Jakarta International Airport.

This Airport can Potentially Absorb the Traffic of Jakarta International Airport.
West Java International Airport © BIJB.com

The most populous province in Indonesia, West java, is home to approximately 47 million people, almost double the number of people living in Australia. However, the province does not have a major international airport, hence hindering the air connection the people need to be globally competitive. 

West Java’s largest metropolis, Bandung, has an international airport, but its presence is almost non-significant. Currently, those residing in the area travel to Jakarta so as to reach overseas and many destinations across the archipelago. (Jakarta’s airport is geographically located in Banten province, close to the capital’s border).

Drop off area | BIJB.com
Drop off area | BIJB.com

 

It will change soon. West Java is building a new large scale international airport that can potentially absorb the traffic of Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. Kertajati International Airport is currently under construction in the regency of Majalengka, somewhere between Bandung and Cirebon in West Java. The airport project, which is also within reach by the population of Jakarta, has officially started in 2013 and the government expects the grand launch of this new ariport  to occur in June next year.  

The landscape | Republika.co.id
The landscape | Republika.co.id

 

This airport,  worth US$750.18 million, is built to ease aircraft and passenger congestion at the country’s main gate, Soekarno Hatta International Airport in Cengkareng, Tangerang, Banten, and also replace the Husein Sastranegara International Airport in Bandung, West Java, as the commercial airport of the region. Two runways as wide as 3,500 x 60 meter and 3,000 x 60 meter that can accommodate Boeing 747 or Boeing 777 are currently being laid out. 

Birdview | Bandarakertajati.com
Birdview | Bandarakertajati.com

 

The air side will consist of two runways and an approximately 230.000 mapron which can host up to two Boeing 777, 10 Boeing 737-900 ER and 12 Boeing 737-400 planes. There will be taxiway, runway strip as well as other supporting facilities too. 

Kertajati's ATC tower | Bisnis Jabar
Kertajati's ATC tower | Bisnis Jabar

 

Reportedly, Kertajati Airport will be a gateway to West Java, for flights coming from Asia and Africa, while Soekarno-Hatta International Airport will accommodate more global flights network. 

A soft launch could still be carried out in January or February next year, which would be followed by a trial operation, according to Indonesia's transportation minister. 

68 km from Bandung | BIJB.com
68 km from Bandung | BIJB.com

 

Meanwhile, the Indonesian government has also set a target that within the next 15 years the country will have 299 airports. This means it has to start building 62 new airports, to up the game from the current number of 237 airports. The new airports will be built at Anambas Islands, Riau Province, Miangas Island – North Sulawesi, bordering with the Philippines – Maluku and Papua, among others.

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Source and reference :

Global Indonesian Voice :  West Java’s Economic Ambition is in the Air published on Jan 28th, 2016

The Jakarta Post : Grand launch of Kertajati Airport set for mid next year published on Feb 24th, 2017

Directorate General of Civil Aviation : Kertajati Airport, the Newest Airport of West Java published on Jan 13th, 2016

Akhyari Hananto

I began my career in the banking industry in 1997, and stayed approx 6 years in it. This industry boost his knowledge about the economic condition in Indonesia, both macro and micro, and how to More understand it. My banking career continued in Yogyakarta when I joined in a program funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB),as the coordinator for a program aimed to help improve the quality of learning and teaching process in private universities in Yogyakarta. When the earthquake stroke Yogyakarta, I chose to join an international NGO working in the area of ?disaster response and management, which allows me to help rebuild the city, as well as other disaster-stricken area in Indonesia. I went on to become the coordinator for emergency response in the Asia Pacific region. Then I was assigned for 1 year in Cambodia, as a country coordinator mostly to deliver developmental programs (water and sanitation, education, livelihood). In 2009, he continued his career as a protocol and HR officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Surabaya, and two years later I joined the Political and Economic Section until now, where i have to deal with extensive range of people and government officials, as well as private and government institution troughout eastern Indonesia. I am the founder and Editor-in-Chief in Good News From Indonesia (GNFI), a growing and influential social media movement, and was selected as one of The Most Influential Netizen 2011 by The Marketeers magazine. I also wrote a book on "Fundamentals of Disaster Management in 2007"?, "Good News From Indonesia : Beragam Prestasi Anak Bangsa di dunia"? which was luanched in August 2013, and "Indonesia Bersyukur"? which is launched in Sept 2013. In 2014, 3 books were released in which i was one of the writer; "Indonesia Pelangi Dunia"?, "Indonesia The Untold Stories"? and "Growing! Meretas Jalan Kejayaan" I give lectures to students in lectures nationwide, sharing on full range of issues, from economy, to diplomacy Less
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