Airfast Indonesia

Airfast Indonesia

IATA ICAO Call sign FS AFE AIRFAST
Founded	1971;54 years ago (1971)
Hubs	Soekarno-Hatta International Airport
Fleet size	14
Destinations	12
Headquarters	Tangerang, Indonesia
Website	http://www.airfastindonesia.com/

PT. Airfast Indonesia is an air carrier based in Tangerang, Indonesia in Greater Jakarta. ^[1] It specialises in contract operations, aviation management services and charter passenger and cargo services to the oil, mining and construction industries in Indonesia and other countries in the area. It is also involved in aerial mapping, survey flights, heli-logging and medical evacuation services. Its main base is Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta. ^[2] Airfast Indonesia is listed in Category 1 by Indonesian Civil Aviation Authority for airline safety quality. ^[3] In 2009 Airfast Indonesia was one of five airlines taken off a blacklist of airlines not allowed in European airspace due to safety concerns. ^[4]

History

The airline was established and started operations in 1971. It was established to provide helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft to the oil exploration industry in Indonesia, initially as an Australian-Indonesian joint venture, but evolved into a fully Indonesian-owned and operated company in 1982 when it acquired Zamrud Aviation Corp. ^[5] It was owned by Frank Reuneker (53%) and other shareholders (47%). ^[2]

Services

• Helicopter services include onshore and offshore passenger transport, medical evacuation flights, internal and external load transport, drilling rig moves, construction support and aerial survey work.
• Fixed-wing services include passenger and cargo charters, medical evacuation flights, non-scheduled airline operations and aerial survey work.

Destinations

Country	City	Airport	Notes	Refs
Indonesia	Surabaya	Juanda International Airport
	Makassar	Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport
	Solo	Adisumarmo International Airport
	Timika	Timika Airport
	Bawean	Bawean Airport
	Manado	Sam Ratulangi International Airport
	Kupang	El Tari Airport
	Ambon	Pattimura Airport
	Karimunjawa	Dewadaru Airport
	Kotabaru	Mekar Putih Airport
	Banjarmasin	Syamsudin Noor Airport
	Banda Aceh	Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport		Freight Operation
	Medan	Kualanamu International Airport		Freight Operation
	Tanjung	Warukin Airport

Fleet

Airfast Boeing 737-247 PK-OCF in Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, Arizona. The aircraft was reportedly scrapped in Kuala Lumpur in 2000.

Airfast BAe 146 at Perth Airport (2004)

The Airfast Indonesia fleet includes the following aircraft (as of January 2025): ^[6]

Airfast Indonesia Fleet

Aircraft	In Service	Orders	Passengers	Notes
Eurocopter AS350	1	—	5	(as of August 2024)
Bell 412	2	—	12	(as of August 2024)
Boeing 737 MAX 8	2	—	172/198	(as of August 2024)
De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter	3	—	12	(as of August 2019) [7]
De Havilland Canada DHC-6-400 Twin Otter	5	—	19	(as of February 2025) [7]
Mi-171	2	—	29	(as of August 2024)
Total	15	—

As of June 2013 the airline also operated the following aircraft:

• 2 Boeing 737-200
• 2 Boeing 737 MAX 8
• 1 CASA 212-200
• 1 Embraer Legacy 600
• 1 BAe-146-100
• 1 Beech 1900D
• 3 Bell 412 & 412EP
• 1 Bell 212
• 2 Bell 407
• Douglas C-47 Skytrain
• Grumman G-21 Goose
• Piper PA-23
• Sikorsky S-58
• Grumman HU-16 Albatross
• Embraer ERJ-135
• Hawker Siddeley HS748
• Fokker F27 Friendship
• 2 Eurocopter AS 350
• 2 McDonnell Douglas MD-82
• 2 McDonnell Douglas MD-83
• 1 Mi-171

Accidents and incidents

• On 28 April 1981, Douglas C-47A PK-OBK crashed on approach to Simpang Tiga Airport, Pekanbaru, whilst on a non-scheduled passenger flight. Nine of the 17 people on board were killed. ^[8]
• On 15 August 1984, Douglas C-47A PK-OBC crashed into a mountain near Wamena. Two of the three people on board were killed. ^[9]
• On 25 January 1990, a Hawker Siddeley HS 748 registered PK-OBW struck Mount Rinjani during a diversion caused by bad weather, killing all 19 people on board. ^[10]
• On 16 March 2012, a Eurocopter AS350B3 registered PK-ODA carrying 3 people slammed into a cliff while flying over Papua. Everyone on board, including the New Zealand pilot, were killed instantly in the crash. The crash was categorized as CFIT. ^[11]
• On 30 December 2021, a Eurocopter AS350B3 registered PK-ODB, operated by Airfast Indonesia, crashed while on approach to Boven Digoel, Papua. The aircraft was on a flight from Tanah Merah to Kali Silet, with Dekai as its final destination, when it crashed at an altitude of 1,067 feet. All four people on board, including Captain Agung Miharja, technician Fauzan Huda, and two passengers, survived.
• On 28 November 2018, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter registered PK-OCL, operated by Airfast Indonesia, was involved in an incident at Juanda International Airport (SUB), Surabaya. While taxiing for departure, the right main landing gear collapsed, causing the aircraft to become disabled on the taxiway. No injuries were reported among the crew and passengers.
• On December 24, 2015, a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 registered PK-OCR, operated by Airfast Indonesia, was blocked by local residents in Papua due to a land dispute. The incident occurred at one of the region’s airports, where a group of residents gathered on the runway, preventing the aircraft from moving. This led to the aircraft being stranded and disrupted flight operations that day.

References

1. Corporate Contact Archived 2020-09-27 at the Wayback Machine . Airfast Indonesia. Retrieved on 6 June 2013. "Jl. Marsekal Suryadarma No. 8 Tangerang 15129 - Indonesia"
2. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International . 2007-03-27. p. 70.
3. ".:: Directorate General of Civil Aviation ::". Archived from the original on 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
4. EU lifts Indonesian airlines ban, BBC News, 14 July 2009
5. Aviation Safety Network
6. "airfastindonesia fleet". www.airfastindonesia.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
7. "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World. October 2019: 16.
8. "PK-OBK Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
9. "PK-OBC Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
10. "PK-OBW accident description". Aviation Safety Network . Retrieved January 24, 2025.
11. http://kemhubri.dephub.go.id/knkt/ntsc_aviation/baru/Final%20Report%20PK-ODA.pdf%5B‍%5D

External links

• Official website