Juwata Airport
Juwata Airport Bandar Udara Juwata | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
Owner | Government of Indonesia | ||||||||||
Operator | Ministry of Transportation | ||||||||||
Serves | Tarakan | ||||||||||
Location | Tarakan,North Kalimantan,Indonesia | ||||||||||
Time zone | WITA(UTC+08:00) | ||||||||||
ElevationAMSL | 20 ft / 6 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 03°19′36″N117°33′56″E/ 3.32667°N 117.56556°E | ||||||||||
Website | trk | ||||||||||
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Juwata Airport[1](Indonesian:Bandar Udara Juwata) (IATA:TRK,ICAO:WAQQ)[2]is a domesticairportinTarakan,North Kalimantan,Indonesia.It is located on the island ofTarakanoff the coast ofBorneo.The airport was the mainAlliedobjective during theBattle of Tarakan (1945).The airport is planned to be a transit hub for people from other countries such asMalaysia,BruneiandPhilippinestraveling to other cities in Indonesia.[3]Juwata Airport is a destination point of the ASEAN Single Aviation Market under Protocol I and II.
The airport area and runway is also shared withSuharnoko Harbani Air Force Base,a Type A airbase of theTNI-AU(Indonesian Air Force). The airbase is named after the formerMinister of Industryof Indonesia, Suharnoko Harbani, who was also formerly an Air Force officer. Formed in 2006, the establishment of this air base is essentially part of the strategy and efforts to realize the defense of the country from the potential and development of threats that will threaten the Indonesia as well as the organization's demands from the Air Force Operations Command II inMakassarto facilitate control of its duties. Before the formation of the Air Base, there was already an Indonesian Air Force post which was under the Balikpapan Air Force Base but due to the development of situation and tension with Malaysia inAmbalat,the leadership of the Air Force decided to form a new airbase. Due to the airport is used both by military and civil aviation, so the apron is also used together. In 2014, the airport authority built a 183m taxiway to the military apron which can accommodate 4 Sukhoi and 2 Hercules aircraft together.[4]
During the2010 Tarakan riot,negotiation between communities to end the conflict was held here.
History
[edit]Juwata Airport was built during theDutch colonial periodand was used as a military base for Dutch warplanes. On January 11, 1942, Juwata Airport was also recorded as part of history, as the place where the first Japanese army fighter aircraft landed in Indonesia. After independence, the airport initially operated as a pioneer airport using only small planes and in early 2000, Juwata Airport was upgraded to an airport with a runway length of 1,850 meters, allowing the airport to accommodate mid-sized jets such as theAirbus A330.Due to its strategic geographical location, the airport was one of the earliest international airports in Kalimantan, with routes toZamboangain thePhilippinesandTawau,Malaysiasince the early 1970s.[5]However, the airport's international flight authorisation was revoked in 2024.[6]
Terminal
[edit]Juwata Airport has a runway area of 2,250 x 45 meters, 2 taxiways of area 82 m x 23 m each with another taxiway of area 176.59 m x 23 m connecting to the air force base. The airport have been developed both on the air side and the ground side. On the air side of the apron has been expanded from the original 335 m x 70 m into 335 m x 97 m. While on the land side of the passenger terminal has been greatly expanded into 12 440 m2 from the original 2,532 m2. Vehicle parking facility was also expanded into an area of 14,000 m2 from the original 1000 m2. The capacity of the airport also increased The old terminal was previously only able to serve 600 passengers daily, while the new terminal are able to serve 2,000 passengers daily.[7]The new terminal was officially inaugurated on 23 March 2016 by PresidentJoko Widodo.[8]
Airlines and destinations
[edit]Passenger
[edit]Airlines | Destinations |
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Batik Air | Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta |
Citilink | Balikpapan |
Lion Air | Surabaya |
Super Air Jet | Balikpapan,Makassar[a] |
Susi Air | Bunyu,Long Apung,Long Bawan,Malinau,Maratua,Nunukan,Tanjungselor |
- ^Makassar is continuation of Balikpapan flight as same flight number
Cargo airlines
[edit]Airlines | Destinations |
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Cardig Air | Balikpapan,Gorontalo,Palu |
References
[edit]- ^"Direktorat Jenderal Perhubungan Udara".
- ^"TRK / WALR - Tarakan, Borneo, Indonesia (Juwata Airport)".Archivedfrom the original on 2022-05-22.Retrieved2019-07-16.
- ^Novia, Dyah Ratna Meta; Putri, Winda Destiana (2016-03-23)."Bandara Juwata Dipersiapkan Jadi Bandara Transit Internasional".Republika Online(in Indonesian).Archivedfrom the original on 2020-06-04.Retrieved2020-06-04.
- ^Luhukay, Fransina (October 11, 2014)."Bangun Taxiway 183 Meter dari Apron Lanud Tarakan".Tribun.Archivedfrom the original on October 13, 2014.RetrievedOctober 11,2014.
- ^"Bouraq Indonesia Airlines".Timetable Images.2011.Archivedfrom the original on 2018-12-16.Retrieved2020-05-25.
- ^Expat, Indonesia (2024-04-29)."Indonesia Revokes International Status of 17 Airports".Indonesia Expat.Retrieved2024-05-15.
- ^Petriella, Yanita (2016-03-23)."Terminal Baru Bandara Juwata Tarakan Berkapasitas 2.000 orang per hari | Kalimantan Bisnis.com".Bisnis.com.Archivedfrom the original on 2020-06-04.Retrieved2020-06-04.
- ^Djumena, Erlangga, ed. (23 March 2016)."Hari Ini Jokowi Resmikan Bandara Juwata Tarakan".KOMPAS.com(in Indonesian).Archivedfrom the original on 2020-06-04.Retrieved2020-06-04.
External links
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