Juanda International Airport Explained

Juanda International Airport
Iata:SUB
Icao:WARR
Wmo:96935
Type:Public / Military
Owner:InJourney
Operator:Angkasa Pura I
City-Served:Surabaya metropolitan area
Location:Sedati District, Sidoarjo Regency, East Java, Indonesia
Timezone:WIB
Elevation-F:9
Elevation-M:3
Coordinates:-7.3797°N 112.7869°W
Image Map Caption:Java region in Indonesia
Pushpin Map:Indonesia_Surabaya#Indonesia Java#Indonesia#Southeast Asia
Pushpin Label:SUB/WARR
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in East Java / Indonesia
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:10/28
R1-Length-F:9,843
R1-Length-M:3,000
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2023
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:14,012,186 (30%)
Stat3-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat3-Data:99,877 (10.7%)
Footnotes:Source: List of the busiest airports in Indonesia

Juanda International Airport, is an international airport located in Sedati District, Sidoarjo Regency, East Java, Indonesia. It is now the third busiest airport in Indonesia (after Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta and Denpasar's Ngurah Rai). This airport is located approximately 12km (07miles) from Downtown Surabaya and serves the Surabaya metropolitan area, the metropolitan area of Surabaya plus extended urban area. Juanda International Airport is operated by PT Angkasa Pura I. The airport takes its name after Djuanda Kartawidjaja (1911–1963), the last Prime Minister of Indonesia who had suggested development of this airport. In 2019, the airport served about 500 aircraft per day.[1]

Currently, Juanda International Airport is the hub of Batik Air and Citilink, focus city of Garuda Indonesia, and the operating base of Indonesia AirAsia, Lion Air, Super Air Jet, and Wings Air along with Jakarta's Soekarno–Hatta International Airport. Juanda International Airport will become one of the main airports in Indonesia for ASEAN Open skies.[2]

In 2014, Juanda International Airport becomes the world's tenth best in Airport Service Quality by Airport Council International among 79 airports with passengers capacity between 5-15 million a year.[3] In Q1 2015, the airport becomes the world's seventh best in Airport Service Quality by ACI.[4]

History

Being opened on 7 February 1964 as a naval air base of Indonesia, it replaced the previous airport in Morokrembangan, near Surabaya harbor. It was originally used as home base for Indonesian Navy's fleet of Ilyushin Il-28 and Fairey Gannet. In its development it was also used for civil aviation. And PT Angkasa Pura I handled the management and operation since January 1985. On 24 December 1990 Juanda Airport was gained international airport status after the opening of the international terminal. Previously, since December 1987, the airport has served flights to Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Taipei and Manila.[5] KLM began service to Surabaya in April 1996.[6] The carrier offered flights to Amsterdam via Singapore on Boeing 747s. The route ended in February 1997.[7]

Development of airport city

On 25 February 2015, Indonesia President Joko Widodo agreed to develop Juanda Airport City, including an additional two runways and an integrated connection between Gubeng railway station and the airport via an elevated railway.[8] [9] About 6000sp=usNaNsp=us of land have been prepared for the expansion of the airport - where in 1500sp=usNaNsp=us will be used to construct two additional runways, and Juanda Airport's Terminal 3, while the remaining area will be used to construct the Airport City and the Ultimate Terminal Building.[10]

The new area for Juanda Airport is estimated to be 1700sp=usNaNsp=us and will be located in the northern part of the airport.[11] Construction of two runways by will require the reclamation of about 4sp=usNaNsp=us stretch of land along Java's northern coastline. The land acquisition is expected to be completed by 2018. Development consists of three phases;

Terminals and runway

At present, Juanda International Airport has 2 terminals.A new three-story terminal building was opened in October 2006, which is now Terminal 1. The building has a capacity of eight million passengers per year and features a 51500m2 domestic passenger terminal, a 20200m2 international terminal and 11 aerobridges. The terminal used a mix of high hat roofs from Rumah adat Sumba as well as Java-Malay architecture themes. Terminal 1 is used for all domestic flights, except Garuda Indonesia and Indonesia AirAsia flights.[13]

Terminal 2 was built by demolishing the old terminal building, which was opened on 14 February 2014. The architecture of T2 is modern with curved features when compared to Terminal 1. Terminal 2 has an area of 49500sp=usNaNsp=us and 8 aerobridges, with a capacity to accommodate 6 million passengers per year. Terminal 2 is used for all international flights, Garuda Indonesia and Indonesia AirAsia domestic and international flights. In addition, Terminal 2 features the Garuda Indonesia Executive Lounge for domestic flights and the Concordia Premier Lounge for international flights.

The airport has separate 5300sp=usNaNsp=us administration building, including a 15-story control tower, and a two-story cargo building with domestic and international cargo sections, capable of handling 120000sp=usNaNsp=us of cargo a year. The apron with an area of 148000m2 can handle 18 aircraft simultaneously, including two wide body, 11 medium and five small aircraft. The airport has a single runway of 3000x. There are two 3000x parallel taxiways, including five exit taxiways (30sp=usNaNsp=us wide) and four connecting taxiways (also 30sp=usNaNsp=us). The airport has a parking area of 28900sp=usNaNsp=us parking area that can accommodate more than 3,000 vehicles.

Airlines and destinations

Cargo

Statistics

In 2010, the airport handled 11 million passengers, although the capacity was 6 million passengers and the Air Traffic Controller radar system is only able to track 21 aircraft per hour, but at peak hour handled 40 to 45 aircraft landing and taking off.[14] The following are statistics for the airport from 1999 to 2013. In addition to this, it is noted that, in 2006, the domestic sector between Surabaya and Jakarta is the fourth-busiest air route in Asia with over 750 weekly flights.

Year Total
passengers
Cargo
(metric tons)
Aircraft
movements
1999 2,137,353 40,549 52,284
2000 2,712,074 31,185 54,154
2001 3,301,435 37,767 62,141
2002 4,746,113 43,089 75,921
2003 6,584,711 42,910 82,779
2004 8,562,747 63,950 97,421
2005 8,217,415 66,647 99,485
2006 8,986,650 71,574 91.209
2007 8,823,228 58,815 87,687
2008 9,122,196 62,289 69,726
2009 10,562,906 62,357 76,754
2010 12,072,059 76,774 84,958
2011 13,778,287 95,146 103,846
2012 16,447,912 102,133 141,365
2013 17,683,955 121,935 155,421
2014 18,071,633 92,439 117,825
2015 18,911,256 130,398 166,208
2019 (Estimated) 23,545,640 154,544 173,232

Source : PT (persero) ANGKASA PURA 1

Ground transport

Juanda Airport is connected to Waru-Juanda Toll Road to Surabaya, which is about 15sp=usNaNsp=us from the airport. DAMRI buses are provided by the local government to deliver passengers to Surabaya. Fixed tariff taxis are available to various destinations in Surabaya and surrounding areas including Malang, Blitar, Jember, and Tulungagung.

Accidents and incidents

External links


Notes and References

  1. Web site: Soekarwo : Bandara Juanda Butuh Double Runway. Surabaya.tribunnews.com. 9 January 2014.
  2. Web site: Kemenhub; Lima Bandara Disiapkan Untuk Asean Open Sky . Beritatrans.com . 2016-05-19.
  3. Web site: Layanan Bandara Ngurah Rai Terbaik No.7 Dunia . Feby Dwi Sutianto . Finance.detik.com. 24 April 2015.
  4. Web site: Bandara Ngurah Rai Peringkat Ketiga Terbaik Dunia . Beritasatu.com . 6 June 2015 . 9 June 2015 . 8 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150608235743/http://www.beritasatu.com/destinasi/280323-bandara-ngurah-rai-peringkat-ketiga-terbaik-dunia.html . dead .
  5. Web site: Juanda International Airport, Indonesia. Airport-technology.com . 29 April 2015.
  6. News: KLM to launch China flights . South China Morning Post . 1996-04-30 . 20 January 2023 . Campbell, Al.
  7. News: KLM Airlines to end Surabaya, Bali service . The Jakarta Post . 1997-02-14.
  8. Web site: Presiden Jokowi Setujui Proyek Juanda Airport City. Surabaya.tribunnews.com . 26 February 2015.
  9. Web site: Presiden Jokowi Setujui Proyek Juanda Airport City. Surabaya.tribunnews.com. 26 February 2015.
  10. News: Surabaya to Reclaim Northern Coastline to Expand Juanda Airport. Tempo. 27 December 2017.
  11. News: PT Angkasa Pura I to improve Juanda International Airport. The Jakarta Post. 27 December 2017.
  12. News: Juanda Airport to Build Terminal III, New Runway. Tempo. 27 December 2017.
  13. Web site: Media . Kompas Cyber . 2023-08-14 . Apa Perbedaan Bandara Juanda Terminal 1 dan 2? Penumpang Wajib Tahu . 2024-06-06 . KOMPAS.com . id.
  14. News: Major RI airports bursting at the seams: Inaca . . 2011-07-29 . 2016-05-19.
  15. News: Crash follows safety concerns. The Daily Telegraph. 7 March 2007. 4 February 2014.
  16. News: Pilots reveal death-defying ordeal as engines failed on approach to Chek Lap Kok . 21 April 2014. South China Morning Post . 20 April 2014.
  17. Web site: Lion Air Flight JT 361. Aviation-safety.net. 16 April 2014.