Juanda International Airport

Juanda International Airport
Bandar Udara Internasional Juanda
Juanda ATC Tower
IATA: SUBICAO: WARR
SUB
Location of airport in Java
Summary
Airport type Joint (Civil and Military)
Operator PT Angkasa Pura I
Serves Surabaya
Location Sidoarjo, Indonesia
Elevation AMSL 9 ft / 3 m
Website http://www.juanda-airport.com/
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 9,843 3,000 Asphalt

Juanda International Airport (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Internasional Juanda) (IATA: SUBICAO: WARR), is an airport located in Sidoarjo, a small town near Surabaya, East Java. This airport serves Surabaya and surrounding areas. Juanda International Airport is operated by PT Angkasa Pura I. The airport takes its name after Djuanda Kartawidjaja, the last Prime Minister of Indonesia who had suggested development of this airport. Juanda International Airport is the second-largest and second-busiest airport in Indonesia after Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International Airport based on the aircraft movements and passenger movements. 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 should handled 40 to 45 aircraft landing and taking off.[1]

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History

Opened on December 7 1964 as a national army and naval air base of Indonesia. In its development it was also used for civil aviation. On December 24 1990 Juanda Airport was gained international airport status after the opening of the international terminal. Previous international flights have been opened to Singapore, Manila.

Airport development

A new three-storey terminal building was opened on November 10, 2006. The building has a capacity of eight million passengers per year and features a 51,500 m² domestic passenger terminal, a 20,200 m² international terminal and 11 airbridges. There is a single runway 3000mx55m, separate 5,300 m² administration building, including a 15 storey control tower, and a two storey cargo building with domestic and international cargo sections, capable of handling 120,000 tons of cargo a year.

The new apron with an area of 148,000 m² can handle 18 aircraft simultaneously, including two wide body, 11 medium and five small aircraft. There are two 3000x30m parallel taxiways, including five exit taxiways (30m wide) and four connecting taxiways (also 30m).

The previous terminal buildings are presently used by the Indonesian Air Force.

Terminals, Airlines and Destinations

Juanda Airport has two terminals:

  • Terminal A, handling international flights and all Garuda Indonesia domestic flights
  • Terminal B, handling domestic flights

Terminal 2 Terminal 2 Juanda Airport is under construction. It will be used for all international flights and Garuda Indonesia's domestic flights

Airlines Destinations Terminal
AirAsia Kuala Lumpur A
Airfast Indonesia Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta, Makassar, Timika B
Batavia Air Ambon, Balikpapan, Banjarmasin, Batam, Denpasar/Bali, Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta, Kupang, Makassar, Mataram, Palangkaraya, Pontianak, Yogyakarta B
Cathay Pacific Hong Kong A
China Airlines Singapore, Taipei-Taoyuan A
EVA Air Taipei-Taoyuan A
Express Air Makassar, Yogyakarta B
Garuda Indonesia Ambon, Balikpapan, Denpasar/Bali, Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta, Makassar A
Garuda Indonesia operated by Citilink Balikpapan, Banjarmasin, Denpasar/Bali, Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta, Makassar B
Indonesia AirAsia Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Kuala Lumpur, Penang A
Indonesia AirAsia Bandung, Denpasar/Bali, Medan B
Kal Star Aviation Sampit, Pangkalan Bun B
Lion Air Singapore A
Lion Air Balikpapan, Banjarmasin, Batam, Denpasar/Bali, Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta, Kupang, Makassar, Manado, Mataram B
Malaysia Airlines Kuala Lumpur [ends 5 January 2012][2] A
Merpati Nusantara Airlines Kuala Lumpur A
Merpati Nusantara Airlines Bandung, Banyuwangi, Denpasar, Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta, Kupang, Makassar, Mataram B
Royal Brunei Airlines Bandar Seri Begawan A
SilkAir Singapore A
Sriwijaya Air Balikpapan, Bandung, Banjarmasin, Batam, Denpasar/Bali, Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta, Kupang, Manado, Makassar, Semarang B
Trigana Air Service Pangkalan Bun B
Valuair Singapore A
Wings Air Denpasar/Bali, Semarang, Yogyakarta B

Statistics

The following are statistics for the airport from 1999 to 2006. 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 back and forth.[3]

Year Total
Passengers
Cargo Aircraft
Movements
1999 2,137,353 40,548,691 52,284
2000 2,712,074 31,185,072 54,154
2001 3,301,435 37,766,544 62,141
2002 4,746,113 43,088,537 75,921
2003 6,584,711 42,909,793 82,779
2004 8,562,747 63,950,328 97,421
2005 9,217,415 66,647,457 99,485
2006 9,986,650 71,573,907 101,263
2008 8,879,296 59,370,000 86,343
2009 10,633,725 67,204,000 94,066
2010 11,139,149

Source : PT (persero) ANGKASA PURA 1 (Indonesian)

Accidents and incidents

Ground transportation

Buses

DAMRI Buses are available to transport passengers from the airport to Purabaya Terminal, a bus terminal located not far from the airport.

Taxis

Primkopal Juanda taxis operate on a flat-fee rate to various destinations in Surabaya. This is different from other airports in Indonesia, where all taxis can only transport passengers from the airport to the city. However, all taxis can transport passengers from the city to the airport.

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