“President Prabowo (Subianto) instructed the opening of as many international airports as possible in regions to accelerate economic growth and boost regional tourism,” the minister stated in a statement released on Thursday.
The designation of the 36 international airports through Ministerial Decree Number KM 37 of 2025 is aimed at strengthening the national aviation industry as well as promoting tourism, trade, and investment.
Purwagandhi has tasked the Director General of Civil Aviation with overseeing the implementation of the ministerial decree.
According to the minister, the status of international airports will be evaluated every two years.
“We have several mandatory administrative requirements for each airport operator, including safety, security, and service requirements as an international airport before the start of the international flights,” he said.
He added that these requirements must be fulfilled within six months of the decree’s issuance.
The following airports have been designated international airports:
1. Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport, Aceh
2. Kualanamu Airport, North Sumatra
3. Minangkabau Airport, West Sumatra
4. Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport, Riau
5. Hang Nadim Airport, Batam, Riau Islands
6. Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Tangerang, Banten
7. Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, Jakarta
8. Kertajati Airport, Majalengka, West Java
9. Kulon Progo Airport, Yogyakarta
10. Juanda Airport, Sidoarjo, East Java
11. I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport, Bali
12. Zainuddin Abdul Madjid Airport, West Nusa Tenggara
13. Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan Airport, Balikpapan, East Kalimantan
14. Sultan Hasanuddin Airport, South Sulawesi
15. Sam Ratulangi Airport, Manado, North Sulawesi
16. Sentani Airport, Jayapura, Papua
17. Komodo Airport, East Nusa Tenggara
18. S.M. Badaruddin II Airport, Palembang, South Sumatra
19. H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport, Bangka Belitung Islands
20. Jenderal Ahmad Yani Airport, Semarang, Central Java
21. Syamsudin Noor Airport, Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan
22. Supadio Airport, Pontianak, West Kalimantan
23. Raja Sisingamangaraja XII Airport, North Tapanuli, North Sumatra
24. Raja Haji Fisabilillah Airport, Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands
25. Radin Inten II Airport, Lampung
26. Adi Soemarmo Airport, Boyolali, Central Java
27. Banyuwangi Airport, East Java
28. Juwata Airport, Tarakan, North Kalimantan
29. El Tari Airport, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara
30. Pattimura Airport, Ambon, Maluku
31. Frans Kaisiepo Airport, Biak Numfor, Papua
32. Mopah Airport, Merauke, South Papua
33. Dhoho Kediri Airport, East Java
34. Mutiara SIS Al-Jufri Airport, Palu, Central Sulawesi
35. Domine Eduard Osok Airport, Sorong, Southwest Papua
36. Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto Airport, Samarinda, East Kalimantan.
“For Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, international flights are limited for non-scheduled commercial air transportation, non-commercial air transportation, and flights of Indonesian or foreign official aircraft,” Purwagandhi said.
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Editor: M Razi Rahman
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