JAKARTA – Indonesian Vice President Ma'ruf Amin visited Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA) in Kulon Progo on Friday (1/24) saying that YIA is the most modern airport, most equipped, and capable of landing large A380 aircraft.
"Besides being modern, YIA is also decorated with Yogyakarta special ornaments, so people who come here can definitely feel the atmosphere of Yogyakarta. YIA is expected to increase foreign and domestic tourist visits to Yogyakarta, directly from various countries and not only for transit.”
Angkasa Pura Airports President Director Faik Fahmi said as of January 19, 2020, YIA's development progress had reached 97.8 percent and was targeted to be completed in early March 2020 so that the total construction time of YIA was 17 months, from the contract period of 24 months.
The presence of YIA, Faik added, would improve the economy through the development of tourism destinations in Central Java and its surroundings such as Borobudur temple, which is located in the province, and become one of the five super priority tourist destinations.
YIA will be supported by multimodal accessibility such as toll roads and airport trains connecting directly to the airport. Currently, YIA is supported by public transportation such as Damri bus, SatelQu bus, airport taxi, ride-hailing, and train from Wojo Station which can be reached in 10 minutes by motor vehicle. Various choice of transportation will make it easier for people using airport services.
YIA Will be Fully Operational on March 29
YIA will be fully operational on March 29, 2020 with all flights at Adisutjipto International Airport in Yogyakarta transferred to YIA, except scheduled and non-scheduled flights using propeller aircraft and VIP flights using private jets.
In addition, on March 29, YIA will operate for 24 hours. Currently it operates only for 12 hours from 06.00 a.m. to 06.00 p.m. local time. Meanwhile, the operating hours of Adisutjipto International Airport will change from 05.00 a.m. - 09.00 p.m. to 05.00 a.m. - 06.00 p.m. local time.
Since it began operating on May 6, 2019 until the end of December 2019, YIA has served more than 232,000 passengers and 2,568 aircraft movements with 13 domestic routes to Denpasar, Banjarmasin, Palembang, Jakarta (Cengkareng and Halim Perdanakusuma), Palangka Raya, Batam, Banjarmasin, Samarinda, Tarakan, Pontianak, Makassar and Kualanamu. Furthermore, there are150 domestic flights and eight international flights at Adisutjipto International Airport.
YIA will prepare for full operations by the end of March 2020 so that it can serve flights to and from Yogyakarta and surrounding areas better.
