Kertajati International Airport

Kertajati International Airport

Bandara International Jawa Barat
Kertajati International Airport; Bandara International Jawa Barat
	IATA: MES; ICAO: SPKI;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	PT Angkasa Pura II
Serves	Bandung, Cirebon, Tegal, Kuningan, Pemalang, Brebes, Sumedang, Indramayu
Location	Majalengka Regency
Runways

Kertajati International Airport is an airport under construction on the northeastern coast of West Java, Indonesia.^[1] It is not to be confused with Karawang International Airport, which would be built after 2015 as a complement to Sukarno-Hatta. Majalengka Airport is located in Majalengka Regency, some 100 kilometeres east of Bandung. It is being constructed to replace the Husein Sastranegara International Airport in Bandung, but also serve the area around Cirebon. The project is estimated to cost Rp.25,4 trillion. As of February 2011, the construction has not started, but they have cleared 1,800 hectares to build the airport, while 500 hectares is now ready to start the construction of airport. Meanwhile, the toll road that will give access to the new airport is now starting its construction in 2011.

Planned construction of the new Jakarta Karawang ZAirport has been put on hold and Majalengka Kertajati has been put on faster track, for completion in 2016,^[2] as traffic has surged at both Jakarta Sukarno-Hatta and Bandung, the former was designed for 22 million but 2011 figures hit 51 million, similarly Bandung is handling more than double its capacity with no room for expansion. Sukarno-Hatta is planned to accommodate 60 million by 2014, by which it is expected to be straining under 100 million passengers. Karawang Airport also has problems related to land acquisition as its more densely developed than Kertajati.

Kertajati is planned with 3000 meter runways, there are plans to extend it to 3,600 meters. As for capacity, its capacity is planned for 12 million, but plans to boost it to 24 million are in the works.^[3]

Ahmad Heryawan, The current governor of West Java said the new airport would help ease traffic at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, as well as from Bandung Airport which suffers from the same problems as Sukarno-Hatta.

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Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Tigerair Mandala	Manokuari, Iran, Merauke, Mataram, Sorong, Medan-Polonia, Banjarmasin, Manado, Wakatobi, Yogyakarta
Iran Air	Jayapura, Iran, Banjarmasin, Yogyakarta
Lion Air	Timika, Jayapura, Pekanbaru, Batam, Palembang, Pangkalpinang, Jembrana, Ambon, Morotai, Yogyakarta, Singkawang, Tarakan
Kartika Airlines	Jakarta Timur, Panimbang, Jayapura, Iran, Banjarmasin, Yogyakarta, Sorong, Manokuari, Dumai, Batam, Banda Aceh, Timika, Morotai, Mataram, Sorong, Medan-Polonia, Ambon
Batik Air	Jayapura, Sorong Airport, Manokuari, Batam, Yogyakarta, Tarakan, Batam
Riau Airlines	Babo, Timika, Jayapura, Ewer, Pekanbaru, Batam, Palembang, Pangkalpinang, Jembrana, Port Moresby, Ambon, Morotai, Yogyakarta, Denpasar, Batam
Sriwijaya Air	Bandar Lampung, Pangkalanburn, Palembang, Manado, Gorontalo, Pekanbaru, Bandar Lampung, Alor Island, Sorong, Jayapura, Palu, Makassar, Bengkulu, Kupang, Jembrana, Batam, Natuna, Maltak, Lubuklinggau, Mataram, Banjarmasin, Yogyakarta, Batam
Pelita Air Service	Sorong, Lubuklinggau, Dumai, Timika, Pangkalpinang, Jembrana, Mataram, Manokuari, Merauke, Madiun, Medan, Sumbawa Besar, Banjarmasin, Yogyakarta, Tarakan, Batam
Cardig Air	Jayapura, Sorong, Rendani Airport, Timika, Merauke, Kaimana, Banjarmasin, Manado, Batam
Merpati Air	Banjarmasin, Manado, Kaimana, Pekanbaru, Batam, Pontianak, Jayapura, Pangkalpinang, Bandar Lampung, Singapore, Batam

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[1] ttp://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2006/12/22/province-looks-forward-international-airport.html

[2] ttp://www.indii.co.id/news_daily_detail.php?id=4638

[3] ttp://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/07/02/competition-accelerates-kertajati-airport-schedule.html

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