Indonesia Currently Only Has 17 International Airports: Check the List

The Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) has reduced the number of international airports in Indonesia from 34 to 17.

This is stipulated in Ministerial Decree Number 31/2024 concerning the Determination of International Airports, ratified on April 2, 2024.

The following is a complete list of the 17 airports designated as international airports in Indonesia starting April 2024:

Java:

1. Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Tangerang, Banten
2. Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, East Jakarta, DKI Jakarta
3. Kertajati Airport, Majalengka, West Java
4. Kulonprogo Airport, Kulonprogo, Special Region of Yogyakarta
5. Juanda Airport, Sidoarjo, East Java

Sumatra:

1. Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport, Aceh Besar, Aceh
2. Kualanamu Airport, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra
3. Minangkabau Airport, Padang Pariaman, West Sumatra
4. Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport, Pekanbaru, Riau
5. Hang Nadim Airport, Batam, Riau Islands

Bali-Nusa Tenggara:

1. I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport, Badung, Bali
2. Zainuddin Abdul Madjid Airport, Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara
3. Komodo Airport, Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara

Sulawesi:

1. Sultan Hasanuddin Airport, Maros, South Sulawesi
2. Sam Ratulangi Airport, Manado, North Sulawesi

Kalimantan:

1. Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Airport, Balikpapan, East Kalimantan

Papua:

1. Sentani Airport, Jayapura, Papua

According to Kemenhub spokesperson Adita Irawati, this new policy aims to establish Indonesian airports as international flight hubs or feeders.

"Previously, most international airports only served international flights to a few specific countries and not long-haul flights, so international hubs were enjoyed by other countries," said Adita in a statement on Friday (April 26, 2024).

Kemenhub also reduced the number of international airports for efficiency.

"Several countries have also adjusted the number of their international airports. For example, India, with a population of 1.42 billion, only has 35 international airports. The United States, with a population of 399.9 million, manages 18 international airports," she said.

Although there are currently only 17 international airports in Indonesia, domestic airports can still temporarily serve international flights for specific purposes.

These specific purposes include state activities, international events, Hajj embarkation and disembarkation, activities to support national economic growth, and disaster response.

This can be done after obtaining permission from the Minister of Transportation, in accordance with the Minister of Transportation Regulation Number PM 40/2023.