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19-555: Due to ongoing development in urban areas between Bandung, Kertajati International Airport , Aerotropolis and Patimban International Seaport , the West Java provincial government and the Regional Planning Board (BAPPEDA) has prepared and publicized a blueprint for a newly defined (extended) Bandung Metropolitan area with a total area more than 5,500 km and a population greater than 11 million people. Bandung

38-499: A single runway with the apron capable of accommodating 22 aircraft. In April 2019, work extending the runway to 3,000 metres was completed, and wide bodies such as Boeing 747s have landed. On 11 July 2023, Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced that Husein Sastranegara Airport will be retired and all commercial flights will be moved to Kertajati starting October 2023 when it is fully operational. Initially,

57-732: Is an international airport serving the Greater Bandung and Cirebon metropolitan areas, as well as parts of the West Java and Central Java provinces, Indonesia . Now one of the two largest airports in Indonesia (with Soekarno–Hatta International Airport in Jakarta ), it is located in Majalengka Regency , approximately 68 kilometres (42 mi) east of Bandung . The airport began operations on 24 May 2018 when

76-508: Is currently providing a transportation subsidy by operating free Damri buses for one year, from Karawang , Cirebon and Bandung . The airport can be accessed by Cisumdawu Toll Road , which is completed in 2023. The airport is also connected to Cikopo-Palimanan Toll Road with an extension. Train routes of Bandung-Garut and Cianjur-Bandung will also be forwarded to Kertajati Airport for accessibility support. Although still pushing for high speed rail project that will extend from Bandung to

95-422: Is home to estimated 50 million people as of 2020, or a third of the islands population and a bit less than a fifth of the entire nation. The Bandung Metropolitan area was officially defined as covering Bandung Regency and West Bandung Regency (which until 2007 was part of Bandung Regency), plus part (5 districts) of Sumedang Regency , together with the cities of Bandung and Cimahi . As subsequently extended,

114-811: Is located in a mountainous plateau region in the central portion of West Java province and has the third highest population of any metropolitan area in Indonesia. The Bandung metropolitan area begins less than 20 km from the eastern edge of the metropolitan area of Greater Jakarta ("Jabodetabek") near Cianjur city, and is adjacent (contiguous) with the Jabodetabekjur-Cirangkarta definition for Jakarta's extended metropolitan area (250 km or so long) at its northern border with Purwakarta Regency . Stretching from Serang Regency in Banten Province to include Greater Bandung, this relatively narrow urban corridor hemmed in by volcanoes

133-616: The Boeing 787 . The project will include a 3,400-hectare aerotropolis known as Kertajati Aerocity . Twice the size of the airport, this aerotropolis is to be a center of economic growth and is located north of the Cipali Toll Road, east of the Manuk River . Project implementation consists of five phases: preparation (2015), phase I (2015-2020), phase I-II (2016-2025), and purpose phase III and IV after 2025. During Phase I,

152-708: The Indonesia One presidential aircraft landed at the airport. A grand opening took place in July 2019. The new airport is supposed to function as a reliever airport for Soekarno Hatta, providing additional spillover capacity. Upon completion, the airport will have a total capacity of 29 million passengers annually, with additional space for expansion. The airport planned to operate cargo terminals with an official estimate of 1.5 million tons of cargo by 2020. In order to ensure completion of Kertajati Airport, construction of Karawang Airport has been put on hold and Kertajati

171-596: The Indonesian Ombudsman criticized failures and lack of effort by the airport company, BIJB in consulting airlines when developing the airport. Poor occupancy caused Indonesia's national airline Garuda Indonesia to eventually pull out of the airport in September 2019. On 1 July 2019, all domestic flights from Husein Sastranegara Airport (located within the city of Bandung) were diverted to Kertajati Airport. Many passengers and airlines complained that

190-458: The Java Sea near the town of Indramayu . There are two river mouths: Cimanuk Lawas ("Old Cimanuk"; 6°14′41″S 108°20′42″E  /  6.24473°S 108.34502°E  / -6.24473; 108.34502 ) and Cimanuk Anyar ("New Cimanuk"; 6°13′43″S 108°10′30″E  /  6.228611°S 108.175°E  / -6.228611; 108.175 ). Floods caused by the overflow of

209-496: The airport was too far from the city of Bandung that it served. The diversion of all domestic flights from Husein to Kertajati was also criticized as being too soon. Prior to the completion of the Cisumdawu Toll Road , access to the airport to and from Bandung was inconvenient and poor. These factors caused domestic visitors from outside of Java to shun Bandung, resulting in a decline of hotel and restaurant revenue in

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228-413: The airport, PT Bandara Internasional Jawa Barat (BIJB), and Railink have signed an MOU to build rail tracks and airport train system, when necessary. During the soft opening, the airport suffered from mismanagement owing to lack of passengers utilizing the airport. Vice President Jusuf Kalla also criticized the local authorities for not doing proper research when developing the airport. Similarly,

247-481: The city. Many domestic flights to Kertajati were returned to Husein on 20 August 2020. Manuk River The Manuk River ( Indonesian : Ci Manuk , means: Bird River in Sundanese ) is a river in West Java , Indonesia , about 170 km east of the capital Jakarta . [REDACTED] The whole part of this river is located within West Java province. The river runs from south to north and drains to

266-458: The new metropolitan region includes the entire Sumedang Regency with parts of Subang Regency and Majalengka Regency ; and it borders the Cirebon metropolitan area. Together, the two metro areas comprise over 14 million people Sources: (Budan Pusat Statistik 2023 and earlier, Indonesia) Kertajati International Airport Kertajati International Airport ( IATA : KJT , ICAO : WICA )

285-628: The project focused on airport development. Phases I-II are Kertajati Aerocity development, phase III will be the growth of Kertajati as aerotropolis, and as the final phase, Kertajati Aerocity will act as an enabler of the sustainable economic center. Based on the strategic development plan, in addition to regular large passenger jet and cargo flights, the airport facilities have been optimized for Low Cost Carriers ( LCC ) and Hajj flights to Saudi Arabia . This will eventually shift Bandung and West Java passengers and traffic to Kertajati, alleviating congestion at Soekarno–Hatta Airport. The airport features

304-471: The river Cimanuk, in this Garut Regency hit on 21 September 2016, which damaged at least 7 districts. This resulted in the loss of life, injuries, and property damage. The river flows in the western area of Java with a predominantly tropical monsoon climate (designated as Am in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification). The annual average temperature in the area is 25 °C. The warmest month

323-419: The terminal area was 121,000 square metres (1,302,433 sq ft) and included two concourses with domestic and international gates, handling 11 million passengers a year. As construction proceeds, the terminal was to expand to 209,151 square metres (2,251,283 sq ft), with a passenger capacity of 30 million passengers per year by 2019, with plenty of space left over for phase II expansion. Citilink

342-475: Was fast-tracked for completion. The 1,800 hectares airport is estimated to cost Rp 25.4 trillion. The plan includes three 60-meter-wide runways (measuring 3000, 3750 and 4025 meters) capable of accommodating large aircraft such as the Airbus A380 , Boeing 747-8 , Antonov and Airbus A350 . The airport is also to be equipped with the technology needed to handle the most recent and modern aircraft, such as

361-622: Was the first airline to obtain permission to fly the Kertajati- Juanda route, starting in June 2018 and using an Airbus A320 aircraft. Several bus companies, including Perum DAMRI and private operators provide services from the airport to various destinations of West Java roundtrip. Damri Airport bus is free-of-charge (until the next Christmas/holiday season or Eid season). Damri Airport Bus tickets to Bandung cost Rp 75,000 and to Cirebon cost Rp 40,000. The central government

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