Halim Perdanakusuma Airport

Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Halim Perdanakusuma) (IATA: HLP, ICAO: WIHH) is located in East Jakarta in the Indonesian capital Jakarta,^[1] and was the city's main airport until the opening of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang in 1985. Until then, it served all international routes bound for Jakarta. This airport takes its name from Halim Perdanakoesoema, an Indonesian aviator who became lost in a storm in the Malacca Strait when returning from India with his friend, Iswahjoedi, in 1947. The airport is now home to a large number of turboprop, charter and general aviation companies. It is also a major air force base of the Indonesian Air Force and is home to most of its major squadron such as the 31st air squadron and the 17th VIP air squadron.

In the 1960s, the airport was also known as the Halim Perdana Kusumah Air Force Base, and before it was known as Tjililitan Airport, the borough in which it is located.

This airport is now used for military, private and presidential purposes only. Government officials are also allowed to use it. In 2007, President George W. Bush landed at this airport on his visit to Indonesia. Former Indonesian President Suharto's hearse was airlifted to Solo in Central Java on 28 January 2008.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger Terminal

Cargo Terminal

Accidents and Incidents

• On 24 June 1982, British Airways Flight 009, a Boeing 747-200 flew through a cloud of volcanic ash thrown up by the eruption of Mount Galunggung, causing the failure of all four engines. The crew diverted the aircraft to Jakarta and it landed safely.

References

1. ^ "Soekarno-Hatta must be expanded to meet passenger demand." The Jakarta Post. Wednesday 1 September 2010. Retrieved on 16 September 2010. "Starting operation in 1985, Soekarno-Hatta airport replaced Kemayoran airport in Central Jakarta and Halim Perdanakusuma airport in East Jakarta"
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• PT. Angkasa Pura II: Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (English)

External links

• Airport information for WIHH at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
• Current weather for WIHH at NOAA/NWS
• Airport information for HLP at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
• Accident history for HLP at Aviation Safety Network