Kertajati International Airport

Bandar Udara Internasional Kertajati
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerProvincial Government of West Java, Indonesia via PT Bandar Udara Internasional Jawa Barat[1]
OperatorPT Angkasa Pura II
ServesGreater Bandung, Cirebon, West Java and western part of Central Java
LocationMajalengka Regency, West Java, Indonesia
Opened1 July 2019; 4 years ago (2019-07-01)[2]
Time zoneWIB (UTC+07:00)
Elevation AMSL134 ft / 41 m
Coordinates6°40′09″S 108°11′28″E / 6.669167°S 108.191111°E / -6.669167; 108.191111
Websitebijb.co.id
Map
KJT is located in Majalengka Regency
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KJT
Location in Majalengka Regency
KJT is located in Java
KJT
KJT
Location in Java
KJT is located in Indonesia
KJT
KJT
Location in Indonesia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 9,843 3,000 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers460,848 (July–December)

Kertajati International Airport (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Internasional Kertajati, Sundanese: ᮘᮔ᮪ᮓᮁ ᮅᮓᮛ ᮄᮔ᮪ᮒᮨᮁᮔᮞᮤᮇᮔᮜ᮪ ᮊᮨᮁᮒᮏᮒᮤ) (IATA: KJT, ICAO: WICA) is an airport in West Java, Indonesia that serves as a second international airport for the Greater Bandung and Cirebon metropolitan areas, as well as parts of the West Java and Central Java provinces.[3] Now one of the two largest airports in Indonesia by area (along with Soekarno–Hatta International Airport in Jakarta),[4] it is located in Majalengka Regency, approximately 68 kilometres (42 mi) east of Bandung.

The airport began operations on 24 May 2018 when the Indonesia One presidential aircraft landed at the airport. A grand opening took place in July 2019.[5] The new airport functions as a buffer to help ease air traffic at Soekarno–Hatta International Airport. Upon completion, the airport will have a total capacity of 29 million passengers annually, with additional space for expansion.[6][needs update] The airport will also operate cargo terminals with an official estimate of 1.5 million tons of cargo by 2020.[needs update]

Development

In order to ensure completion of Kertajati Airport, construction of Karawang Airport has been put on hold and Kertajati was fast-tracked for completion.[7][8] The 1,800 hectares airport is estimated to cost Rp 25.4 trillion. The plan includes three 60-meter-wide runways (measuring 3000, 3750 and 4025 meters) capable of accommodating large aircraft such as the Airbus A380, Boeing 747-8, Antonov and Airbus A350. The airport is also to be equipped with the technology needed to handle the most recent and modern aircraft, such as the Boeing 787.[8] The project will include a 3,400-hectare aerotropolis known as Kertajati Aerocity. Twice the size of the airport, this aerotropolis is to be a center of economic growth[9] and is located north of the Cipali Toll Road, east of the Manuk River.[10]

Project implementation consists of five phases: preparation (2015), phase I (2015-2020), phase I-II (2016-2025), and purpose phase III and IV after 2025. During Phase I, the project focused on airport development. Phases I-II are Kertajati Aerocity development, phase III will be the growth of Kertajati as aerotropolis, and as the final phase, Kertajati Aerocity will act as an enabler of the sustainable economic center. Based on the strategic development plan, in addition to regular large passenger jet and cargo flights, the airport facilities have been optimized for Low Cost Carriers (LCC) and Hajj flights to Saudi Arabia.[11][12] This will eventually shift Bandung and West Java passengers and traffic to Kertajati, alleviating congestion at Soekarno–Hatta Airport, .[13]

The airport currently features a single runway with the apron capable of accommodating 22 aircraft.[14] In April 2019, work extending the runway to 3000 metres was completed, and wide bodies such as Boeing 747s have landed.[15][16]

On 11 July 2023, Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced that Husein Sastranegara International Airport will be retired and all commercial flights will be moved to Kertajati starting October 2023 when it is fully operational.[17]

Terminal

Initially, the terminal area was 121,000 square metres (1,302,433 sq ft) and included two concourses with domestic and international gates, handling 11 million passengers a year. As construction proceeds, the terminal was to expand to 209,151 square metres (2,251,283 sq ft), with a passenger capacity of 30 million passengers per year by 2019, with plenty of space left over for phase II expansion.[18] Citilink was the first airline to obtain permission to fly the Kertajati-Juanda route, starting in June 2018 and using an Airbus A320 aircraft.[19]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
AirAsia Kuala Lumpur–International
Citilink Balikpapan, Denpasar
Garuda Indonesia Charter: Jeddah, Medan
Indonesia AirAsia Denpasar
Lion Air Charter: Jeddah, Medan, Medina
Malaysia Airlines Kuala Lumpur–International[20]
Super Air Jet Balikpapan, Denpasar, Manado,[a][21] Medan
  1. ^ Manado is continuation of Balikpapan flight as same flight number

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Asia Cargo Airlines Pekanbaru[22]

Statistics

Ground transportation

Terminal
Terminal under construction
Terminal under construction
President Joko Widodo arrived at Kertajati International Airport and gave a speech on 24 May 2018
Inside of the terminal

Several bus companies, including Perum DAMRI and private operators provide services from the airport to various destinations of West Java roundtrip. Damri Airport bus is free-of-charge (until the next Christmas/holiday season or Eid season).[24]

Service Destination (Kertajati Airport)
Shuttle Airport Bus
CTU Shuttle Bandung
CTU Shuttle Tasikmalaya
Damri Bandung
Damri Cirebon
Damri Cikarang
Damri Kuningan
LINTAS Shuttle Bandung
ECA Shuttle Bandung
ECA Shuttle Kuningan
ECA Shuttle Indramayu
Bhinneka Shuttle Bandung
Bhinneka Shuttle Cirebon
P-Trans Purwakarta
Arnes Sumedang
Arnes Majalengka
BJT Cirebon
Budiman Tasikmalaya
Baraya Bandung
Mekarsari Majalengka

Damri Airport Bus tickets to Bandung cost Rp 75,000 and to Cirebon cost Rp 40,000.[25] The central government is currently providing a transportation subsidy by operating free Damri buses for one year, from Karawang, Cirebon and Bandung.[26] The airport can be accessed by Cisumdawu Toll Road, which is completed in 2023. The airport is also connected to Cikopo-Palimanan Toll Road with an extension.[27]

Train routes of Bandung-Garut and Cianjur-Bandung will also be forwarded to Kertajati Airport for accessibility support.[28] Although still pushing for high speed rail project that will extend from Bandung to the airport, PT Bandara Internasional Jawa Barat (BIJB) and Railink have signed an MOU to build rail tracks and airport train system, when necessary.[29][30]

Criticism

During the soft opening, the airport suffered from mismanagement owing to lack of passengers utilizing the airport.[31][32][33] Vice President Jusuf Kalla also criticized the local authorities for not doing proper research when developing the airport.[34] Similarly, the Indonesian Ombudsman criticized failures and lack of effort by the airport company, BIJB in consulting airlines when developing the airport.[35] Poor occupancy caused Indonesia's national airline Garuda Indonesia to eventually pull out of the airport in September 2019.[36]

On 1 July 2019, all domestic flights from Husein Sastranegara International Airport (located within the city of Bandung) were diverted to Kertajati Airport.[37] Many passengers and airlines complained that the airport was too far from the city of Bandung that it served.[38][39] The diversion of all domestic flights from Husein to Kertajati was also criticized as being too soon. Prior to the completion of the Cisumdawu Toll Road, access to the airport to and from Bandung was inconvenient and poor. These factors caused domestic visitors from outside of Java to shun Bandung, resulting in a decline of hotel and restaurant revenue in the city.[40] Many domestic flights to Kertajati were returned to Husein on 20 August 2020.[41]

Notes

References

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  3. ^ "Province looks forward to international airport | the Jakarta Post". Archived from the original on 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
  4. ^ "Geser Kualanamu, Bandara Kertajati bakal jadi terbesar kedua". KiniNEWS. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
  5. ^ Lilis Sri Handayani, Puti Almas (May 24, 2018). "Historical landing marks operation of Kertajati Airport".
  6. ^ Artantiani, Dwi Ayu (24 October 2017). "Tampung Pesawat Airbus A380, Bandara Kertajati Perpanjang Runway". okezone.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2019-02-07.
  7. ^ "Indonesia Infrastructure Initiative - IndII". Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
  8. ^ a b "Majalengka's Kertajati Airport to become operational in 2017". January 14, 2016.
  9. ^ "Jokowi Pastikan Bandara Kertajati Beroperasi Pertengahan 2018". Kompas. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  10. ^ "Master Plan". Archived from the original on October 31, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  11. ^ "Early December, Kertajati Airport Development Reaches 76 Percent". December 20, 2017. Archived from the original on June 24, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
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  13. ^ "Competition accelerates Kertajati airport schedule | the Jakarta Post". Archived from the original on 2013-06-15. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
  14. ^ ""Runway" Diperpanjang, Bandara Kertajati Siap Layani Penerbangan Jarak Jauh". Kompas. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  15. ^ SJ, A (22 January 2019). Sudrajat, Ajat (ed.). "April 2019, landasan pacu 3.000 meter Bandara Kertajati siap digunakan" [April 2019, the 3,000 meter runway at Kertajati Airport is ready for use]. Antara (in Indonesian). Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  16. ^ Pamungkas, Wisnu Wage (12 January 2020). Taufikul Basari, M. (ed.). "Pesawat Berbadan Lebar Boeing 747 Sukses Mendarat Perdana di Kertajati" [The Boeing 747 Wide Body Aircraft Successfully Landed for the First Time in Kertajati]. Bisnis.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 28 May 2023.
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  19. ^ "Citilink to Serve Flight from Surabaya to Kertajati Airport". Tempo. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  20. ^ "RE : MALAYSIA AIRLINES INTRODUCES NEW ROUTE TO KJT" (PDF). 19 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  21. ^ "Mulai 5 April, Super Jet Layani Air Rute Manado-Balikpapan-Bandung, Dukung Konektivitas IKN".
  22. ^ "Asia Cargo Airlines Launches First Cargo Flight from Kertajati Airport Since Pandemic Shutdown". Asian Business Review. 21 December 2021.
  23. ^ "FLIGHT SCHEDULE AND ROUTES IN KERTAJATI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT". PT BIJB.
  24. ^ "11 Public Transportation Available in Kertajati Airport : AP II". Tempo. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  25. ^ "Jadwal Bus Damri ke Bandara Kertajati dari Bandung dan Cirebon". Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  26. ^ "Free bus service to support Kertajati airport for one year". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  27. ^ "Astra subsidiary to build Cipali toll road extension to Kertajati in 2020". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  28. ^ "Two Train Routes will Connect Kertajati Airport". Tempo. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  29. ^ "BIJB-Railink Sign Transportation MoU for Kertajati Airport". Archived from the original on 2018-06-24. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
  30. ^ "Expansion of high-speed rail project under consideration: Luhut". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
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  34. ^ "Bandara Kertajati Sepi, JK Kritik Proyek Minim Penelitian". CNN (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2019-04-10.
  35. ^ Maul, Andy; Bayu Kencana, Rizky (April 8, 2019). "Bandara Kertajati Sepi Penumpang karena Dibangun Tanpa Kajian Pasar". liputan6. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
  36. ^ Lingga, Murti Ali (20 September 2019). Jatmiko, Bambang Priyo (ed.). "Garuda Indonesia Tutup Satu-satunya Rute Penerbangan di Bandara Kertajati". kompas.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  37. ^ "1 Juli 2019, Bandara Husein Sastranegara Pindah ke Kertajati". www.cnnindonesia.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-07-14.
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  40. ^ "Tingkat Kunjungan Menurun, Pajak Hotel dan Restoran di Bandung Tak Capai Target". www.prfmnews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  41. ^ "CitiLink dan Lion Buka Kembali Penerbangan di Bandara Husein". www.news.republika.co.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-07-14.
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