Jenderal Ahmad Yani International Airport
Jenderal Ahmad Yani International Airport (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Internasional Jenderal Ahmad Yani) (IATA: SRG, ICAO: WAHS) is an airport that serves the city of Semarang, in Central Java, Indonesia. The airport is named in honor of Ahmad Yani (1922–1965), who is a National Hero of Indonesia. As of 2018, it was one of the fastest-growing airports in the world by growth percentage. It became an international airport with the first flight of Garuda Indonesia to Singapore in August 2004. The airport is operated by PT Angkasa Pura I, a state enterprise of the Indonesian Ministry of Transport that manages airports in the eastern part of the country.
General Ahmad Yani International Airport Bandar Udara Internasional Jenderal Ahmad Yani | |||||||||||
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The new terminal building | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Indonesia | ||||||||||
| Operator | PT Angkasa Pura I | ||||||||||
| Serves | Semarang | ||||||||||
| Location | Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia | ||||||||||
| Opened | 31 August 1966 | ||||||||||
| Time zone | WIB (UTC+07:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 10 ft / 3 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 06°58′17″S 110°22′27″E | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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Java region in Indonesia | |||||||||||
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Sources: List of the busiest airports in Indonesia | |||||||||||
The airport used to be a military airbase owned by the TNI (Armed Forces of Indonesia) until 1966, when the airport was declared open to domestic commercial flights, while continuing to operate as an airbase for the Indonesian Army. The area is commonly known as Kalibanteng, hence it was commonly known as Kalibanteng Airbase. The new floating terminal of the airport was officially opened by Indonesian President Joko Widodo on 7 June 2018.