Notohadinegoro Airport

Summary

Notohadinegoro Airport (IATA: JBB, ICAO: WARE) is an airport serving Jember, an urban area in East Java Province, Indonesia. This airport is operated by Department of Transportation of Jember Regency (Indonesian: Dinas Perhubungan Kabupaten Jember). This airport became back in operation in July 2014.

Notohadinegoro Airport

Bandar Udara Notohadinegoro
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Jember Regency
ServesJember
LocationJember, East Java, Indonesia
Opened2005; 19 years ago (2005)
Time zoneWIB (UTC+07:00)
Elevation AMSL281 ft / 8,565 m
Coordinates08°14′28″S 113°41′38″E / 8.24111°S 113.69389°E / -8.24111; 113.69389
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JBB is located in Java
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Location in Java
JBB is located in Indonesia
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 1,705 5,594 Asphalt

Notohadinegoro Airport has an extensive 120 hectares. This airport is expected to serve other cities in Indonesia to Jember.

History edit

Notohadinegoro Airport was initiated by former Regent of Jember, Samsul Hadi Siswoyo. Construction began in 2003 with funding from the Jember District Budget (APBD Kabupaten Jember) of 30 billion Rupiah. This airport was inaugurated on 2005 with a runway length of 1,200 metres.

In 2008, the then Regent of Jember, MZA Djalal, asked the airport to expand commercial civilian routes to other cities in Indonesia. The government of the Jember Regency extended the runway from 1,200 metres to 1,560 metres.

As of August 2019, there is a twice-daily direct flight to Juanda International Airport (in Greater Surabaya) from Notohadinegoro Airport.

Facility edit

  • Terminal building
  • Taxi

Airlines and destinations edit

The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service:

AirlinesDestinations
Wings Air Surabaya[1]

Statistics edit

Frequency of flights at Notohadinegoro Airport
Rank Destinations Frequency (weekly) Airline(s)
1 Surabaya, East Java 14 Citilink, Wings Air

Future development edit

The Government of Jember Regency planned in 2015 to extend the runway to 2.500 meters to serve large aircraft at this airport. National Pilot School from Banyuwangi also planned to build Settle Base at this airport in 2015.

References edit

  1. ^ "Default".

External links edit