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'''Fatmawati Soekarno Airport''' {{airport codes|BKS|WIGG}}, formerly '''Padang Kemiling Airport''', is an airport in [[Bengkulu (city)|Bengkulu]], a city in the [[Bengkulu]] province of [[Indonesia]]. It is named after [[Fatmawati Soekarno]] (1923–1980), 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&nbsp;km.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/01/27/bengkulu-set-build-new-airport.html|title=Bengkulu set to build new airport|newspaper=The Jakarta Post|access-date=17 February 2019}}</ref>
'''Fatmawati Soekarno Airport''' {{airport codes|BKS|WIGG}}, formerly '''Padang Kemiling Airport''', is an airport in [[Bengkulu (city)|Bengkulu]], a city in the [[Bengkulu]] province of [[Indonesia]]. It is named after [[Fatmawati Soekarno]] (1923–1980), the First Lady of Indonesia, married to [[Soekarno]], the first [[President of Indonesia]] who was born in the town. The airport is 14&nbsp;km from the city.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/01/27/bengkulu-set-build-new-airport.html|title=Bengkulu set to build new airport|newspaper=The Jakarta Post|access-date=17 February 2019}}</ref>


==Facilities==
==Facilities==
At present the airport has a 2,500 m x 45 m runway with an asphalt surface. It was managed by the UPT Directorate General of Transportation, which is transferred to [[Angkasa Pura|Angkasa Pura II]]. The largest types of aircraft that can operate at this airport are Airbus A320, A321 and Boeing 737.
At present the airport has a 2,500 m x 45 m runway with an asphalt surface. It was managed by the UPT Directorate General of Transportation, which is transferred to [[Angkasa Pura|Angkasa Pura II]]. The largest types of aircraft that can operate at this airport are Airbus A320, A321 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economy.okezone.com/read/2019/02/15/320/2018382/presiden-jokowi-minta-ap-ii-sulap-bandara-fatmawati-jadi-internasional|title=Presiden Jokowi Minta AP II Sulap Bandara Fatmawati Jadi Internasional|access-date=17 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://regional.kompas.com/read/2019/01/03/07171961/bandara-fatmawati-bengkulu-bidik-rute-malaysia-dan-singapura-pp|title=Bandara Fatmawati Bengkulu Bidik Rute Malaysia dan Singapura PP|newspaper=Kompas|access-date=17 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2018/09/10/airport-operator-invites-investors-to-develop-11-airports.html|title=Airport operator invites investors to develop 11 airports
Construction of a new terminal in two stages is bieng undertaken to anticipate the movement of 5.6 million passengers, and to operate as an international airport.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economy.okezone.com/read/2019/02/15/320/2018382/presiden-jokowi-minta-ap-ii-sulap-bandara-fatmawati-jadi-internasional|title=Presiden Jokowi Minta AP II Sulap Bandara Fatmawati Jadi Internasional|access-date=17 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://regional.kompas.com/read/2019/01/03/07171961/bandara-fatmawati-bengkulu-bidik-rute-malaysia-dan-singapura-pp|title=Bandara Fatmawati Bengkulu Bidik Rute Malaysia dan Singapura PP|newspaper=Kompas|access-date=17 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2018/09/10/airport-operator-invites-investors-to-develop-11-airports.html|title=Airport operator invites investors to develop 11 airports
|newspaper=The Jakarta Post|access-date=17 February 2019}}</ref>
|newspaper=The Jakarta Post|access-date=17 February 2019}}</ref>


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Fatmawati Soekarno Airport

Bandar Udara Fatmawati Soekarno
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment
OperatorPT. Angkasa Pura II
ServesBengkulu, Indonesia
Time zoneWIB (UTC+07:00)
Elevation AMSL50 ft / 15 m
Coordinates03°51′43″S 102°20′12″E / 3.86194°S 102.33667°E / -3.86194; 102.33667
Websiteairportbks.dephub.go.id
Map
BKS is located in Sumatra
BKS
BKS
Location of airport in Sumatra
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 2,500 8,202 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (IATA: BKS, ICAO: WIGG), formerly Padang Kemiling Airport, is an airport in Bengkulu, a city in the Bengkulu province of Indonesia. It is named after Fatmawati Soekarno (1923–1980), the First Lady of Indonesia, married to Soekarno, the first President of Indonesia who was born in the town. The airport is 14 km from the city.[3]

Facilities

At present the airport has a 2,500 m x 45 m runway with an asphalt surface. 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, A321 and Boeing 737.

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

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Citilink Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta
Garuda Indonesia Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta
Lion Air Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta
Super Air Jet Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta[7]
Susi Air Enggano, Mukomuko, Pagar Alam

Statistics

References

  1. ^ "Airport information for WIPL". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  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.
  7. ^ "SUPER AIR JET Kini Terbang ke Bengkulu dan Tanjung Pandan". tourismvaganza. Retrieved 19 September 2022.


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