Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport

Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport Bandar Udara Internasional Halim Perdanakusuma
IATA: HLP ICAO: WIHH
Summary
Airport type	Public Executive Training Military (Air Force)
Operator	PT Angkasa Pura II
Location	East Jakarta, Jakarta
Hub for	Citilink Batik Air My Indo Airlines Pelita Air Susi Air
Elevation AMSL	82 ft / 25 m
Coordinates	06°15′59″S 106°53′28″E / 6.26639°S 106.89111°E / -6.26639; 106.89111Coordinates: 06°15′59″S 106°53′28″E / 6.26639°S 106.89111°E / -6.26639; 106.89111
Website	http://www.halimperdanakusuma-airport.co.id/
Map
HLP Location within Jakarta, Indonesia
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 06/24 9,843 3,000 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Passengers 5,614,005
Sources: List of the busiest airports in Indonesia

Citilink Airbus A320-200 taxiing at Halim

The arrival hall of the old Tjililitan airfield in 1915–1925

The old Tjililitan airfield in 1925–1935

A Fokker F.VII plane at Tjililitan in 1929

Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Internasional Halim Perdanakusuma) (IATA: HLP, ICAO: WIHH) is located in East Jakarta in the Indonesian capital Jakarta.^[1]

Aside from commercial scheduled traffic, this airport is also used for military, private and presidential purposes. Government officials are also allowed to use it. Halim is the main airport for corporate aviation use with frequent arrivals and departures of corporate aircraft both domestically and internationally.

On January 10, 2014, Halim Perdanakusuma began to serve domestic scheduled commercial flights to ease the overloaded Soekarno–Hatta International Airport.^[2] Initially Citilink was the largest user, taking 32 slots from 74 slots available for all airlines a day.^[3]

History

This airport takes its name from Air Vice-Marshal Halim Perdanakusuma, an Indonesian aviator. 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 squadrons, such as the 31st Squadron and the 17th VIP 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.

As a civilian airport, Halim Perdanakusuma was one the city's main airports, along with Kemayoran Airport, until the opening of Soekarno–Hatta International Airport in Tangerang in 1985. Until then, it served all international routes bound for Jakarta, while Kemayoran handled domestic flights. The closure of Kemayoran in 1985 meant that Halim would serve as the secondary airport of Jakarta, mostly handling charter flights as well as general aviation and flying school base for the next 29 years. In the 1990s the Directorate General of Civil Aviation mandated that Halim would only serve non-scheduled flights, as well as scheduled flights with aircraft under 100 passengers capacity.

To ease Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, the Halim airport authority has announced to give 60 flight slots per hour for scheduled flights and for the first time, the 2013 Haj pilgrims have used this airport.^[4] Since 2014, the airport serves domestic schedule flights with limitation capacity up to 2.2 million passengers per year from about only 200,000 passengers in 2013 (over capacity).^[5] In 2014, Halim reopened for all scheduled flights as a congestion reliever for the overcrowded Soekarno–Hatta airport. An Airport Express train was planned to connect the airport to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport. A feasibility study was conducted in December 2013. Also, the Jakarta government planned to expand the road connecting to the airport to ease traffic to nearby Cawang.

Halim Perdanakusuma Airport terminal

Terminals

Main Terminal

This terminal serves for all departing and arriving flights. The terminal operates for domestic flights only.

Presidential Terminal

This terminal is used solely for the President of the Republic of Indonesia and other government flights.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger terminal

Airport to Airport Express Train

The feasibility study of Airport to Airport Express Train has been finished and ready for prequalification offering. The Express Train initial plan is from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (SHIA) to Manggarai, but to realize needs of transportation from Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HPA), the route is extended from Manggarai to HPA. The route will stretch 33 kilometers, from Halim-Cawang-Manggarai-Tanah Abang-Sudirman-Pluit-Terminal 2&3 SHIA, on surface, underground and elevated, and has been agreed by Peraturan Menteri Nomor 1264 Tahun 2013 of Transportation Ministry. The Express Train takes 30 minutes to travel between two airports instead of a 1 to 3 hours drive.^[8]

Accidents and Incidents

• On 24 June 1982, British Airways Flight 9, 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.
• On 9 May 2012, a new Russian-made Sukhoi Superjet 100 carrying over 40 people went missing during a demonstration flight for potential buyers and journalists. The Sukhoi Superjet-100 took off from Jakarta's Halim Perdanakusuma Airport bound for Pelabuhan Ratu, Sukabumi, West Java, at 2:21 p.m. (7:21 a.m. GMT). It crashed on Mount Salak.
• On 21 June 2012, an Indonesian Air Force Fokker F-27 crashed on landing and hit a housing complex near Halim airport.
• On 4 April 2016, Batik Air Flight 7703, a Boeing 737-800 registration PK-LBS, collided with a TransNusa ATR 42 while taxiing. The Boeing 737 wingtip sliced the tail of the ATR. The wingtip of the Boeing 737 burst into flames but was quickly extinguished. No one on board were killed.^[9]

References

1. ↑ "Soekarno–Hatta must be expanded to meet passenger demand." The Jakarta Post. Wednesday 1 September 2010. Retrieved on 16 September 2010.
2. ↑ "Citilink Berangkat Dari Halim Penuh Penumpang". January 10, 2014. 
3. ↑ Robertus Belarminus (June 3, 2014). "Tiga Maskapai Batal Beroperasi di Halim Perdanakusuma". 
4. ↑ "Halim undergoes renovation to ease air traffic at Soekarno–Hatta". July 24, 2013. 
5. ↑ "Layani Penerbangan Komersial, Bandara Halim Kebut Renovasi". December 21, 2013. 
6. ↑ "Bandara Atung Bungsu Layani Rute Jakarta-Pagar Alam". Sekretariat Daerah Kota Pagar Alam. March 12, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2017. 
7. ↑ http://www.transnusa.co.id/transnusa-2u/en/milestones/index.html
8. ↑ "April, Tender Kereta Halim-Bandara Soekarno-Hatta". Retrieved January 13, 2014. 
9. ↑ "Accident: Batik B738 and Transnusa AT42 at Jakarta on Apr 4th 2016, ground collision, both aircraft on fire". AVHerald. Retrieved 4 April 2016. 

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Halim Perdanakusuma Airport.

• PT. Angkasa Pura II: Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (in English)
• 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 October 2006).
• Accident history for HLP at Aviation Safety Network