Pondok Cabe Airport

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pondok Cabe Airport

Bandar Udara Pondok Cabe
Summary
Airport typeMilitary/Public
OwnerPT Pelita Air Service
OperatorPT Pelita Air Service
ServesSouth Tangerang, South Jakarta and Depok
LocationSouth Tangerang, Banten
Coordinates6°20′13.05″S 106°45′53.99″E / 6.3369583°S 106.7649972°E / -6.3369583; 106.7649972Coordinates: 6°20′13.05″S 106°45′53.99″E / 6.3369583°S 106.7649972°E / -6.3369583; 106.7649972
Map
PCB is located in Depok
PCB
PCB
Location in Depok
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 6,516 1,986 Asphalt

Pondok Cabe Airport (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Pondok Cabe) is a combined civilian and military airport in , Pamulang, South Tangerang. The airport is owned by the state oil company Pertamina and operated by Pelita Air Service, which also owned Indopelita Aircraft Services that has a maintenance hangar at this airport. Pondok Cabe does not handle regular airline traffic. Other than serving as the Maintenance, repair and overhaul base for Pelita Air Service and PT. Indonesia Defence Services, the airport is also the home of the Aviation Wing of the Indonesian National Police, CASA 212 equipped- Multipurpose air squadron of the Indonesian Army and Naval Aviation (Puspenerbal) of Indonesian Navy as well as Portela Jaya Light-sport aircraft hangar.

Pondok Cabe Airport serves Ciputat, Cinere, Depok, other parts of Depok and districts in South Jakarta. (IATA: PCB, ICAO: WIHP). The airport is located in South Tangerang and not far from the border of Cinere in Depok, Pamulang, West and East Ciputat in South Tangerang, and Cilandak and Jagakarsa in South Jakarta. It has a runway with a length of 1,986 m (6,516 ft).

There has been discussion to develop Pondok Cabe into a commercial airport since 2008.[1] Indonesian flag carrier Garuda Indonesia even planned to open a base at Pondok Cabe Airport by the end of 2016,[2] However, since Pondok Cabe airport shares same airspace with Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport, this makes Pondok Cabe cannot be developed further as commercial airport as initially planned.[3]

Airlines and destinations[]

AirlinesDestinations
EastIndo Charter: Pekanbaru
Pelita Air Service Charter: Dumai

References[]

  1. ^ "Pengembangan bandara pondok cabe masih butuh pengkajian". Ministry of Transportation (in Indonesian). 24 April 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Garuda to fly from Pondok Cabe Airport next July". The Jakarta Post. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  3. ^ Subechi, Achmad (30 January 2019). "Ruang Udara Bentrok Dengan Halim Perdanakusuma, Bandara Pondok Cabe Tak Bisa Jadi Bandara Komersial". Tribun (in Indonesian). Retrieved 1 October 2021.


Retrieved from ""