| Kemayoran Airport Luchthaven Kemayoran (Dutch), Bandar Udara Kemayoran (Indonesian) |
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| Airport type | Public | ||
| Location | Jakarta, Indonesia | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 12 ft / 4 m | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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Kemayoran Airport, also spelled Kemajoran Airport, was the principal airport for Jakarta, Indonesia, from 8 July 1940[1] until March 31, 1985,[2] when it was replaced by Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.[3] What was Kemayoran Airport is now located in two subdistricts, the southern part is located in the Kemayoran Subdistrict (Central Jakarta), the northern part is in Pademangan Subdistrict (North Jakarta).
DC-8s of KLM and Japan Airlines flew to Kemayoran in the 1960s and early 1970s, as did Garuda Indonesia's Convair 990s.
In 1975, international flights were temporarily moved to Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base.[2]
Without the airport, the areas around what is then Kemayoran Airport is developed with highrises. These changes transform the area around Kemayoran Airport into a more metropolitan city. Consequently, cultural values such as the Betawi Culture is threatened.[2]
The location of the former airport has been a favorite subject in urban planning, on which the former runways has been converted into wide boulevard, while the green areas around has been filled gradually into developments such as Jakarta International Exposition Center and Kotabaru Kemayoran Bandar Kemayoran.
Kemayoran Airport is the setting for the beginning of the Tintin adventure, Flight 714, by Hergé. Tintin and his friends, Captain Haddock, Professor Calculus, Snowy, transit there for refueling stop on the way to Sydney, Australia.