Kemayoran Airport
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Kemayoran Airport, also spelled Kemajoran Airport, was the principal airport for Jakarta, Indonesia, until 1985, when it was replaced by Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.
International flights were temporarily moved to Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base in 1975, and Kemayoran closed completely in 1985 when the present airport at Cengkareng opened. The runways at Kemayoran now form wide boulevards in central Jakarta. Kemayoran closed due to crowded airspace, and it is also rather close to Halim Perdanakusuma.
DC-8s of KLM and Japan Airlines flew to Kemayoran in the 1960s and early 1970s, as did Garuda Indonesia's Convair 990s.
[edit] Popular culture
Kemayoran Airport is the setting for the beginning of the Tintin adventure, Flight 714, by Hergé. Tintin and his friends transit there for refueling stop on the way to Sydney, Australia. Coordinates: 6°08′49″S 106°51′00″E / 6.147°S 106.850°E
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