| Fatmawati Soekarno Airport | |
| Iata: | BKS |
| Icao: | WIGG (previous: WIPL) |
| Type: | Public |
| Owner: | Government |
| Operator: | PT. Angkasa Pura II |
| City-Served: | Bengkulu, Indonesia |
| Elevation-F: | 50 |
| Elevation-M: | 15 |
| Timezone: | WIB |
| Coordinates: | -3.8619°N 102.3367°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Indonesia Sumatra |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Sumatra |
| Pushpin Label: | BKS |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| R1-Number: | 13/31 |
| R1-Length-F: | 8,202 |
| R1-Length-M: | 2,500 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Metric-Rwy: | y |
| Footnotes: | Source: DAFIF[1] |
Fatmawati Soekarno Airport, 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 downtown of the city.[2]
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.[3] [4] [5]
| Rank | Destinations | Frequency (weekly) | Airline(s) | |||
| 1 | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, Cengkareng - Banten | 49 | Citilink, Garuda Indonesia, Lion Air, Super Air Jet | |||
| 2 | Hang Nadim International Airport, Batam - Riau Islands | 2 | Super Air Jet | |||
| 3 | Mukomuko Airport, Mukomuko - Bengkulu | 2 | Susi Air | |||
| 4 | Enggano Airport, Enggano Island - North Bengkulu | 1 | Susi Air | |||