Kertajati International Airport
Kertajati International Airport (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Internasional Kertajati, Sundanese: ᮘᮔ᮪ᮓᮁ ᮅᮓᮛ ᮄᮔ᮪ᮒᮨᮁᮔᮞᮤᮇᮔᮜ᮪ ᮊᮨᮁᮒᮏᮒᮤ) (IATA: KJT, ICAO: WICA) is an airport in West Java, Indonesia that serves as a second international airport for the Greater Bandung and Cirebon metropolitan areas, as well as parts of the West Java and Central Java provinces. Now one of the two largest airports in Indonesia (with Soekarno–Hatta International Airport in Jakarta), it is located in Majalengka Regency, approximately 68 kilometres (42 mi) east of Bandung.
Kertajati International Airport Bandar Udara Internasional Kertajati | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Provincial Government of West Java, Indonesia via PT Bandar Udara Internasional Jawa Barat | ||||||||||
| Operator | PT Angkasa Pura II | ||||||||||
| Serves | Greater Bandung, Cirebon, West Java and western part of Central Java | ||||||||||
| Location | Majalengka Regency, West Java, Indonesia | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1 July 2019 | ||||||||||
| Time zone | WIB (UTC+07:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 134 ft / 41 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 6°40′09″S 108°11′28″E | ||||||||||
| Website | bijb | ||||||||||
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The airport began operations on 24 May 2018 when the Indonesia One presidential aircraft landed at the airport. A grand opening took place in July 2019. The new airport functions as a buffer to help ease air traffic at Soekarno–Hatta International Airport. Upon completion, the airport will have a total capacity of 29 million passengers annually, with additional space for expansion. The airport will also operate cargo terminals with an official estimate of 1.5 million tons of cargo by 2020.