Tjilik Riwut Airport

Tjilik Riwut Airport (IATA: PKY, ICAO: WAGG), formerly Panarung Airport, is an airport in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. This airport is named after Tjilik Riwut,[3] the second Governor of Central Kalimantan. The airport served about 1 million passengers in 2018.[4]

Tjilik Riwut Airport

Bandar Udara Tjilik Riwut
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Indonesia
OperatorAngkasa Pura II
ServesPalangkaraya
LocationPalangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
Elevation AMSL82 ft / 25 m
Coordinates02°13′30″S 113°56′33″E
Websitetjilikriwut.com
Maps

Kalimantan region in Indonesia
PKY
Location of airport in Central Kalimantan / Indonesia
PKY
PKY (Indonesia)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 2,600 8,530 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

History

Tjilik Riwut Airport formerly Panarung Airport, opened on 1 May 1958 the inauguration was carried out by the Central Borneo Resident viz. Mr. Tjilik Riwut. At that time it can be used and landed by a Twin Otter aircraft (from the Indonesian Air Force).

On 24 September 1973 Panarung Airport by the Regional Government of Central Borneo was handed over to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation at the Department Transportation of Indonesia. Since then the responsibility of the Central Borneo Regional Government has shifted completely to the central government, as a follow up to the handover by the Minister of Transportation Mr. Prof. Dr. Emil Salim declared Panarung Palangka Raya Airport as an domestic airport using a Fokker 27 aircraft.   Panarung Airport becomes Tjilik Riwut Airport Coinciding with the commemoration of National Heroes' Day on 10 November 1988 the name of Tjilik Riwut (former Governor of Central Borneo), enshrined for the airport name (previously named Panarung Airport). The name change to Tjilik Riwut Airport and the signing of the inscription was carried out by the Minister of Transportation Republic of Indonesia Ir. Azwar Anas. The name change is in accordance with the proposal of the Governor of Central Borneo, and recommendations / responses of Minister of the Interior. The prescription of the name is because Tjilik Riwut is a National Hero (Dekrit Presiden Republik Indonesia tanggal 6 November 1988, No.108 / TK / 1988).

On 28 March 2019 the airport's new terminal began operations, all flight activities at the airport's old terminal were moved to the new airport terminal.

Then on 8 April 2019 the new terminal of Tjilik Riwut Airport was inaugurated by President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo.

Terminal facilities

The capacity of the airport has increased after the new terminal was officially inaugurated on 28 March 2019. The total terminal capacity at that time was 15,000 square meters, able to serve 1,000 passengers daily. The terminal was extended further with an area of 29,124 square meters; the double level terminal can now serve 2,200 passengers daily.[5]

There are a few shops and restaurants in the terminal to serve the passengers. The airport has its own taxi service for arrival passengers; alternative local taxi and transport companies such as Grab, GoJek and small local buses (angkot) are not permitted to collect passengers from the airport.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger
AirlinesDestinations
Aviastar Buntok, Kuala Kurun, Kuala Pembuang, Muara Teweh, Pangkalan Bun, Puruk Cahu, Tumbang Samba
Batik Air Jakarta–Soekarno–Hatta, Surabaya,[6] Yogyakarta–International
Citilink Surabaya
Garuda Indonesia Jakarta–Soekarno–Hatta
Lion Air Jakarta–Soekarno–Hatta, Surabaya
Susi AirMuara Teweh, Pangkalan Bun
TransNusaBalikpapan, Pangkalan Bun
Wings AirBalikpapan, Banjarmasin, Makassar,[6] Pontianak,[7][8][9][10][11] Sampit, Surakarta/Solo

Accidents and incidents
  • 29 August 2011: Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737-500 aircraft with flight number GA 551 failed to fly from Palangkaraya, Central Borneo to Jakarta due to air disturbance in the aircraft cabin. Air disturbance in the aircraft cabin was only discovered when the aircraft carrying 96 people had taken off from Palangkaraya, at 08.04 WIB. After being in the air for about 10 minutes the pilot decided to return to base on the grounds of technical problems.
  • 30 September 2011: Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737-500 Aiming for Jakarta to Palangkaraya, failed to land due to fog in the Palangkaraya. This incident was caused due to Smoky Weather and Pilot Distance. The pilots finally decided to land at Syamsudin Noor Airport in Banjarmasin.
  • 22 April 2012: Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737-800NG with flight number GA 550 bumps into an Eagle while on its way to land at Palangka Raya. There were no fatalities in this incident, but the muzzle of the plane that was hit by the Eagle was damaged. And the flight to Jakarta was delayed, and the passenger to Jakarta departed at 20:00 Local Time, with a Flight Replacement from Jakarta.
  • 22 September 2012: Lion Air Boeing 737-900ER that was chartered by a contingent of Central Borneo contingents on PON XVIII had failed to land at Palangka Raya, 00.15am Local Time. This incident occurred when the plane had touched the runway, but the plane flew back and circled in the air for 45 minutes, and then the plane landed again in this airport. This incident happened because this Chartered Flight and pilot had never landed in Palangkaraya even at night.

References
  1. Airport information for WAOP at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  2. Airport information for WAOP at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. http://www.nila-riwut.com/id/tjilik-riwut/tjilik-riwut-my-father
  4. "Supported by New Terminal, Tjilik Riwut Airport Expected to Spur Economic Growth". Netral News. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  5. "New terminal at Tjilik Riwut Airport ready for operation". The Jakarta PostNews. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  6. https://agent.lionair.co.id/LionAirAgentsPortal/Default.aspx
  7. https://m.antaranews.com/berita/1351842/lion-air-hubungkan-kalbar-kalteng-dukung-kemajuan-ekonomi-daerah?utm_source=antaranews&utm_medium=mobile&utm_campaign=related_news
  8. https://www.m.jpnn.com/amp/news/wings-air-akan-layani-rute-pontianak-ke-palangkaraya
  9. https://bisnis.tempo.co/amp/1318936/april-lion-air-buka-rute-penerbangan-pontianak-palangkaraya
  10. https://www.airmagz.com/56154/wings-air-akan-buka-rute-pontianak-ke-palangkaraya.html
  11. https://www.suaramerdeka.com/amp/news/ekonomi-dan-bisnis/221569-wings-air-akan-buka-rute-pontianak-ke-palangkaraya
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