The airport area and runway is also shared with Suharnoko Harbani Air Force Base, a Type A airbase of the TNI-AU (Indonesian Air Force). The airbase is named after the former Minister of Industry of Indonesia, Suharnoko Harbani, who was also formerly an Air Force officer. Formed in 2006, the establishment of this air base is essentially part of the strategy and efforts to realize the defense of the country from the potential and development of threats that will threaten the Indonesia as well as the organization's demands from the Air Force Operations Command II in Makassar to facilitate control of its duties. Before the formation of the Air Base, there was already an Indonesian Air Force post which was under the Balikpapan Air Force Base but due to the development of situation and tension with Malaysia in Ambalat, the leadership of the Air Force decided to form a new airbase. Due to the airport is used both by military and civil aviation, so the apron is also used together. In July 2014, the airport authority initials to build 183 meters taxiway to the military apron which can accommodate 4 Sukhoi and 2 Hercules together and the project is predicted to be finished in December 2014.[4]
During the 2010 Tarakan riot, negotiation between communities to end the conflict was held here.
Juwata Airport was built during the Dutch colonial period and was used as a military base for Dutch warplanes. On January 11, 1942, Juwata Airport was also recorded as part of history, as the place where the first Japanese army fighter aircraft landed in Indonesia. After independence, the airport initially operated as a pioneer airport using only small planes and in early 2000, Juwata Airport was upgraded to an airport with a runway length of 1,850 meters, allowing the airport to accommodate mid-sized jets such as the Airbus A330. Due to its strategic geographical location, the airport was one of the earliest international airport in Kalimantan, with routes to Zamboanga in the Philippines and Tawau, Malaysia since the early 1970s.[5]
Terminaledit
Juwata Airport has a runway area of 2,250 x 45 meters, 2 taxiways of area 82 m x 23 m each with another taxiway of area 176.59 m x 23 m connecting to the air force base. The airport have been developed both on the air side and the ground side. On the air side of the apron has been expanded from the original 335 m x 70 m into 335 m x 97 m. While on the land side of the passenger terminal has been greatly expanded into 12 440 m2 from the original 2,532 m2. Vehicle parking facility was also expanded into an area of 14,000 m2 from the original 1000 m2. The capacity of the airport also increased The old terminal was previously only able to serve 600 passengers daily, while the new terminal are able to serve 2,000 passengers daily.[6] The new terminal was officially inaugurated on 23 March 2016 by President Joko Widodo.[7]
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Juwata Airport 1 Indonesian Bandar Udara Juwata IATA TRK ICAO WAQQ 2 is an airport in Tarakan North Kalimantan Indonesia It is located on the island of Tarakan off the coast of Borneo The airport was the main Allied objective during the Battle of Tarakan 1945 The airport is planned to be a transit hub for people from other countries such as Malaysia Brunei and Philippines traveling to other cities in Indonesia 3 Juwata Airport is a destination point of the ASEAN Single Aviation Market under Protocol I and II Juwata AirportBandar Udara JuwataIATA TRKICAO WAQQWMO 96509SummaryAirport typePublic MilitaryOwnerGovernment of IndonesiaOperatorMinistry of TransportationServesTarakanLocationTarakan North Kalimantan IndonesiaTime zoneWITA UTC 08 00 Elevation AMSL20 ft 6 mCoordinates03 19 36 N 117 33 56 E 3 32667 N 117 56556 E 3 32667 117 56556Websitetrk wbr informasibandara wbr orgMapsKalimantan region in IndonesiaTRKLocation of airport in North Kalimantan IndonesiaShow map of KalimantanTRKTRK Indonesia Show map of IndonesiaRunwaysDirection Length Surface ft m 06 24 7 381 2 500 AsphaltStatistics 2017 Passengers2 443 221Sources List of the busiest airports in Indonesia Tarakan airstrip in May 1945 The airport area and runway is also shared with Suharnoko Harbani Air Force Base a Type A airbase of the TNI AU Indonesian Air Force The airbase is named after the former Minister of Industry of Indonesia Suharnoko Harbani who was also formerly an Air Force officer Formed in 2006 the establishment of this air base is essentially part of the strategy and efforts to realize the defense of the country from the potential and development of threats that will threaten the Indonesia as well as the organization s demands from the Air Force Operations Command II in Makassar to facilitate control of its duties Before the formation of the Air Base there was already an Indonesian Air Force post which was under the Balikpapan Air Force Base but due to the development of situation and tension with Malaysia in Ambalat the leadership of the Air Force decided to form a new airbase Due to the airport is used both by military and civil aviation so the apron is also used together In July 2014 the airport authority initials to build 183 meters taxiway to the military apron which can accommodate 4 Sukhoi and 2 Hercules together and the project is predicted to be finished in December 2014 4 During the 2010 Tarakan riot negotiation between communities to end the conflict was held here Contents 1 History 2 Terminal 3 Airlines and destinations 3 1 Passenger 3 2 Cargo airlines 4 References 5 External linksHistory editJuwata Airport was built during the Dutch colonial period and was used as a military base for Dutch warplanes On January 11 1942 Juwata Airport was also recorded as part of history as the place where the first Japanese army fighter aircraft landed in Indonesia After independence the airport initially operated as a pioneer airport using only small planes and in early 2000 Juwata Airport was upgraded to an airport with a runway length of 1 850 meters allowing the airport to accommodate mid sized jets such as the Airbus A330 Due to its strategic geographical location the airport was one of the earliest international airport in Kalimantan with routes to Zamboanga in the Philippines and Tawau Malaysia since the early 1970s 5 Terminal editJuwata Airport has a runway area of 2 250 x 45 meters 2 taxiways of area 82 m x 23 m each with another taxiway of area 176 59 m x 23 m connecting to the air force base The airport have been developed both on the air side and the ground side On the air side of the apron has been expanded from the original 335 m x 70 m into 335 m x 97 m While on the land side of the passenger terminal has been greatly expanded into 12 440 m2 from the original 2 532 m2 Vehicle parking facility was also expanded into an area of 14 000 m2 from the original 1000 m2 The capacity of the airport also increased The old terminal was previously only able to serve 600 passengers daily while the new terminal are able to serve 2 000 passengers daily 6 The new terminal was officially inaugurated on 23 March 2016 by President Joko Widodo 7 Airlines and destinations editPassenger edit AirlinesDestinationsBatik AirJakarta Soekarno HattaCitilinkBalikpapanLion AirSurabayaSuper Air JetBalikpapan Makassar a Susi AirBunyu Long Apung Long Bawan Malinau Maratua Nunukan Tanjungselor Makassar is continuation of Balikpapan flight as same flight number Cargo airlines edit AirlinesDestinationsCardig AirBalikpapan Gorontalo PaluReferences edit Direktorat Jenderal Perhubungan Udara TRK WALR Tarakan Borneo Indonesia Juwata Airport Archived from the original on 2022 05 22 Retrieved 2019 07 16 Novia Dyah Ratna Meta Putri Winda Destiana 2016 03 23 Bandara Juwata Dipersiapkan Jadi Bandara Transit Internasional Republika Online in Indonesian Archived from the original on 2020 06 04 Retrieved 2020 06 04 Luhukay Fransina October 11 2014 Bangun Taxiway 183 Meter dari Apron Lanud Tarakan Tribun Archived from the original on October 13 2014 Retrieved October 11 2014 Bouraq Indonesia Airlines Timetable Images 2011 Archived from the original on 2018 12 16 Retrieved 2020 05 25 Petriella Yanita 2016 03 23 Terminal Baru Bandara Juwata Tarakan Berkapasitas 2 000 orang per hari Kalimantan Bisnis com Bisnis com Archived from the original on 2020 06 04 Retrieved 2020 06 04 Djumena Erlangga ed 23 March 2016 Hari Ini Jokowi Resmikan Bandara Juwata Tarakan KOMPAS com in Indonesian Archived from the original on 2020 06 04 Retrieved 2020 06 04 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Juwata International Airport Accident history for TRK WALR Juwata Airport Tarakan Indonesia at Aviation Safety Network nbsp This article about an Indonesian airport is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Juwata Airport amp oldid 1223498067, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
