Yogyakarta Airport

Yogyakarta's Adisucipto International Airport is the principal airport serving the Yogyakarta area on the island of Java, Indonesia. Adisucipto Airport is the third busiest airport in Java, after Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK) in Jakarta and Juanda International Airport (SUB) in Surabaya.

The airport became an international airport on 21 February 2004 with the first flight to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia operated by the Indonesian flag carrier Garuda Indonesia. This was the realisation of Yogyakarta's wish to have its own international airport after struggling for over 30 years. One month later, Garuda Indonesia operated its second international flight to Singapore. Before Adisucipto became an international airport, Yogyakarta depended on Bali and Jakarta as the gateway for its international trade and tourism. Unfortunately, due to low demand, Garuda Indonesia ceased international flights from this airport on November 2006.

This airport was heavily damaged by the 27th May 2006 earthquake and had to be closed for 2 days. Some parts of the runway were cracked and the departure lounge collapsed. During those 2 days, most flights to and from this airport were canceled or rerouted to Adisumarmo International Airport, Solo. After it returned to service on May 30, 2006, all passengers used the international lounge until the new domestic departure lounge was ready.International flights resumed on 30 January 2008 when AirAsia began to fly the Yogyakarta - Kuala Lumpur route using Airbus 320 aircraft. From 1 February 2008, Malaysia Airlines also started to serve the Yogyakarta - Kuala Lumpur route operating Boeing 737-400.

Airlines fly from Yogyakarta (as of April 2008):

(Domestic Routes)

Batavia Air (Balikpapan, Jakarta, Pontianak, Surabaya)

Garuda Indonesia (Denpasar-Bali, Jakarta)

Mandala Airlines (Balikpapan, Banjarmasin, Denpasar-Bali, Jakarta)

Merpati Nusantara Airlines (Makassar)

Lion Air (Jakarta)

Wings Air (Denpasar-Bali, Jakarta, Surabaya)

International Routes
AirAsia (Kuala Lumpur)

Malaysia Airlines (Kuala Lumpur).

---

earthquake " At 6:30am on Saturday morning, May 27th 2006, a Richter 5.9 earthquake struck the province of Yogyakarta and the adjoining district of Klaten in Central Java....The massive response by the people of Java, the Indonesian government and the national and international aid community has resulted in one of the most rapid and effective disaster recovery operations ever.

-----