Fatmawati Soekarno Airport

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]

Fatmawati Soekarno Airport

Bandar Udara Fatmawati Soekarno
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment
OperatorPT. Angkasa Pura II
ServesBengkulu, Indonesia
Elevation AMSL50 ft / 15 m
Coordinates03°51′43″S 102°20′12″E
Websiteairportbks.dephub.go.id
Map
BKS
Location of airport in Sumatra
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 2.500 7.346 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

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

Statistics

References
  1. Airport information for WIPL at World Aero Data. 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.


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