Fatmawati Soekarno Airport

Fatmawati Soekarno Airport

Bandar Udara Fatmawati Soekarno
Fatmawati Soekarno Airport; Bandar Udara Fatmawati Soekarno
	IATA: BKS; ICAO: WIGG (previous: WIPL);
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government
Operator	PT. Angkasa Pura II
Serves	Bengkulu, Indonesia
Elevation AMSL	50 ft / 15 m
Coordinates	03°51′43″S 102°20′12″E / 3.86194°S 102.33667°ECoordinates: 03°51′43″S 102°20′12″E / 3.86194°S 102.33667°E
Website	airportbks.dephub.go.id
Map
	BKS Location of airport in Sumatra
Runways
	Source: DAFIF

Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (IATA: BKS, ICAO: WIGG), formerly Padang Kemiling Airport, is an airport in Bengkulu, a city in the Bengkulu province of Indonesia. This airport is named after Fatmawati Soekarno, the First Lady of Indonesia, married to Soekarno, the first President of Indonesia who was born in the town. The distance from the city to this airport is 14 km.^[3]

Facilities[]

At present the airport has a 2,500 m x 45 m runway with an asphalt surface are class I airports. It was managed by the UPT Directorate General of Transportation, which is transferred to Angkasa Pura II. The largest types of aircraft that can operate at this airport are Airbus A320 and Boeing 737.

Construction of a new terminal in two stages is undertaken to anticipate the movement of 5.6 million passengers, and to operate as an international airport.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Airlines and destinations[]

Airlines	Destinations
Batik Air	Jakarta–Halim Perdanakusuma
Citilink	Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta
Garuda Indonesia	Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta
Lion Air	Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta
Sriwijaya Air	Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta
Susi Air	, Mukomuko
Wings Air	Bandar Lampung, Batam, Padang, Palembang

Statistics[]

**The Frequency of Domestic Flights at Fatmawati Soekarno Airport**
Rank	Destinations	Frequency (Weekly)	Airline (s)
1	Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, Cengkareng - Banten	49	Citilink, Garuda Indonesia, Lion Air, Sriwijaya Air
2	Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport, Palembang - South Sumatera	10	Garuda Indonesia, Wings Air
3	Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport, Jakarta - Capital Special Region of Jakarta	7	Batik Air
4	Hang Nadim International Airport, Batam - Riau Islands	7	Wings Air
5	Minangkabau International Airport, Padang Pariaman - West Sumatera	7	Wings Air
6	Radin Inten II International Airport, Bandar Lampung - Lampung	7	Wings Air
7	Husein Sastranegara International Airport, Bandung - West Java	4	Wings Air
8	Mukomuko Airport, Mukomuko - Bengkulu	2	Air Aviation, Susi Air
9	, Enggano Island - North Bengkulu	1	Susi Air

References[]

^ "Airport information for WIPL". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
^ Airport information for WIPL at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
^ "Bengkulu set to build new airport". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
^ "Presiden Jokowi Minta AP II Sulap Bandara Fatmawati Jadi Internasional". Retrieved 17 February 2019.
^ "Bandara Fatmawati Bengkulu Bidik Rute Malaysia dan Singapura PP". Kompas. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
^ "Airport operator invites investors to develop 11 airports". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 17 February 2019.

External links[]

Fatmawati Soekarno Airport - Indonesia Airport Global Website
Accident history for BKS at Aviation Safety Network
Official Fatmawati Soekarno Airport Website^{[permanent dead link]}

[WAD-1] "Airport information for WIPL". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.

[GCM-2] Airport information for WIPL at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).

[3] "Bengkulu set to build new airport". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 17 February 2019.

[4] "Presiden Jokowi Minta AP II Sulap Bandara Fatmawati Jadi Internasional". Retrieved 17 February 2019.

[5] "Bandara Fatmawati Bengkulu Bidik Rute Malaysia dan Singapura PP". Kompas. Retrieved 17 February 2019.

[6] "Airport operator invites investors to develop 11 airports". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 17 February 2019.

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