Indonesia's Air Transport Export Value Grows 8.5%, Highest Through Soekarno-Hatta Airport

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded an 8.5% increase in the value of goods exported via air transport to US$ 11.06 billion in 2020 compared to the previous year. Of this amount, approximately 83% was exported through Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Cengkareng.

Air freight exports from Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Hasanuddin Airport in Makassar, and Sam Ratulangi Airport in Manado showed growth during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic. Specifically, exports from Soekarno-Hatta Airport grew by 30.62% to US$ 9.22 billion in 2020 compared to the previous year. Exports from Hasanuddin Airport increased by 28% to US$ 3.2 million, and those from Sam Ratulangi Airport saw a slight increase of 3.7% to US$ 2.8 million.

Meanwhile, air freight exports from other airports decreased. Exports from Juanda Airport in Surabaya fell by 36.75% to US$ 1.66 billion last year compared to the previous year. Exports from Ngurah Rai Airport in Bali decreased by 62.8% to US$ 123.2 million, and those from Kuala Namu Airport in Medan fell by 52% to US$ 43.3 million.

Exports from Achmad Yani Airport in Semarang dropped by 65.48% to US$ 2.9 million in 2020, those from Hang Nadim Airport in Batam decreased by 27.59% to US$ 2.1 million, and those from Sepinggan Airport fell by 37.93% to just US$ 1.8 million. Exports from Adi Sucipto Airport in Yogyakarta plummeted by 85.59% to only US$ 1.6 million in 2020 compared to the previous year, and those from other airports also decreased by 97.9% to just US$ 1.3 million.

Global community activity restrictions to control the spread of the Covid-19 virus have eroded Indonesia's export potential. Total Indonesian exports fell by 2.6% to US$ 163.2 billion in 2020 compared to US$ 167.68 billion in the previous year.