Radin Inten II Airport
Radin Inten II Airport Bandar Udara Radin Inten II | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Indonesia | ||||||||||
| Operator | Ministry of Transportation | ||||||||||
| Serves | Bandar Lampung | ||||||||||
| Location | South Lampung Regency, Lampung, Indonesia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 282 ft / 86 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 05°14′33″S 105°10′44″E / 5.24250°S 105.17889°E | ||||||||||
| Website | tkg | ||||||||||
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  TKG Location of airport in Lampung / Indonesia  TKG TKG (Indonesia) | |||||||||||
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Radin Inten II Airport (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Radin Inten II), (IATA: TKG, ICAO: WILL), formerly WICT, is an airport that serves the city of Bandar Lampung in Lampung, Indonesia. The name is taken from Radin Inten II, the last Sultan of Lampung (possibly a vassal of the Banten Sultanate). It is on the Jalan Branti Raya in Branti, Natar, northwest of Bandar Lampung in the South Lampung regency. The airport serves the Lampung area, as it is currently the only commercial airport in the Lampung province. Radin Inten II Airport in Lampung Province is a public airport organized by the Technical Implementation Unit ( UPT ) of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation Ministry of Transportation .
The Lampung Provincial Government currently continues to work to accelerate the status change Radin Inten II Airport Branti Lampung became an international airport. This status upgrading is necessary because the Lampung Provincial Government targets during the 2018 haj season, the status of Radin Inten II Airport changed from the hajj embarkation airport between being a full hajj embarkation. Thus, starting 2018, pilgrims from Lampung pilgrims can fly directly from Lampung to Mecca.[1]
History
Formerly called Branti Airport, the airport was built by the Japanese in 1942 on the midst of World War II to combat the Allied forces. It serves as a home base of several Japanese warplanes. After Indonesia declared independence, the airport was taken over by the Indonesian Air Force. At that time, the airport still have not served any commercial planes. In 1955, the management of the airport was handed over to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, since the Indonesian Air Force moved their air base to Astra Ksetra Air Force Base in Menggala, North Lampung Regency. In 1963, Branti Airport was handed over from Air Force to the Lampung Residency.
In 1976 the construction of the runway and the apron was completed, and it was inaugurated in June 1976 using the Fokker-28 MK-3000 aircraft. From 1984 to 1987 the runway was extended 330 meters to the extent of which the runway reached 1,850 meters. On May 22, 1995, a new terminal was completed and inaugurated by Minister of Transport Haryanto Dhanutirto. The name of Branti Airport was changed to Radin II Airport.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Airport Services Tax
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Taxes Domestic | Rp 25,000 |
| Taxes International | Rp 100,000 |
Hajj
Radin Inten II Lampung also had six consecutive years between the airport of embarkation hajj since 2010 until now by quotas for the number of pilgrims who dispatched as many as 6,282 person per year, while for pilgrims Lampung that waiting lists are currently more than 80 thousand people. So that it can take 16 years for the pilgrimage.
Expansion
Lampung Provincial Government and DGCA Ministry of Transport since June 2012 has signed the MoU on the development and construction Radin Inten II Airport Lampung.
MoU numbered G/454/III.06/HK/2012 and HK.201/1/14/DRJU-2012 was used as the basis of the two sides to develop the largest airports in the province of Lampung has become an international airport. The target, the plan was completed in 2017.[3]
Currently Radin Inten II is under renovation. The building belongs to the local government or lobby which has narrowed the parking lot finally dismantled. It is estimated that before the end of January 2016, parking lot in the wider region and able to carry 400 vehicles.
In 2016, the airport terminal was increased to three floors are projected to contain more than 3 million passengers with a four-storey parking building so it can accommodate 1000 vehicles. In addition, according to the plan the Ministry of Transportation, the runway was extended to 3,200 meters from the previous 2,500 meters.[4]
Land Transportation
Taxi
Usually taxi there until the last flight . and Corporate Services providers Taxi Namely :
- Puspa Jaya Taxy
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
Train
To support the development of Radin Inten II Airport as an international airport in 2017, the Ministry of Transport will also build a railway line Tanjung Karang - Radin Inten II Branti South Lampung to unravel congestion and better organize transport modes.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Pemprov Kebut Radin Inten II Jadi Bandara Internasional | Republika Online". Republika Online. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ^ http://www.lampost.co/berita-garuda-buka-rute-lampung-bandung-seharga-rp590-ribu.html
- ^ Rencana Pengembangan Bandara Radin Inten II[permanent dead link]
- ^ Wajah Lampung di Bandara
- ^ Rencana pembangun kereta bandara ditargetkan selesai tahun ini
External links
- Template:WAD
- Airport information for TKG / WICT at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Accident history for TKG / WICT at Aviation Safety Network
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