Pondok Cabe Airport

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Pondok Cabe Airport

Bandar Udara Pondok Cabe
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The gate of Pondok Cabe Airport in 2021
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
Owner/Operator Pelita Air Service
Serves South Tangerang, Depok, and Greater Jakarta
LocationPondok Cabe, Pamulang, South Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia
Opened3 March 1989;35 years ago (1989-03-03)
Time zone WIB (UTC+07:00)
Coordinates 6°20′13.05″S106°45′53.99″E / 6.3369583°S 106.7649972°E / -6.3369583; 106.7649972
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Pondok Cabe Airport( IATA : PCB, ICAO : WIHP) is a combined civilian and military airport in Pondok Cabe, Pamulang, South Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia. The airport is owned by the state oil company Pertamina and operated by Pelita Air Service, which also owned Indopelita Aircraft Services that has a maintenance hangar at this airport. Pondok Cabe does not handle regular airline traffic. Other than serving as the Maintenance, repair and overhaul base for Pelita Air Service and PT. Indonesia Defence Services, the airport is also the home of the Aviation Wing of the Indonesian National Police, CASA 212 equipped- Multipurpose air squadron of the Indonesian Army (Puspenerbad) and Naval Aviation (Puspenerbal) of Indonesian Navy as well as Portela Jaya Light-sport aircraft hangar.

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The airport opened on 3 March 1989.

Pondok Cabe Airport serves Ciputat, Cinere, Depok, other parts of Depok and districts in South Jakarta. The airport is located in South Tangerang and not far from the border of Cinere in Depok, Pamulang, West and East Ciputat in South Tangerang, and Cilandak and Jagakarsa in South Jakarta. It has a runway with a length of 1,986 metres (6,516 ft).

There has been discussion to develop Pondok Cabe into a commercial airport since 2008. [1] Indonesian flag carrier Garuda Indonesia even planned to open a base at Pondok Cabe Airport by the end of 2016. [2] However, since Pondok Cabe airport shares the same airspace as Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport, Pondok Cabe cannot be developed further as a commercial airport as initially planned. [3]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
EastIndo Charter: Pekanbaru
Pelita Air Charter: Dumai
Susi Air Pangandaran, Tasikmalaya [4]

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References

  1. "Pengembangan bandara pondok cabe masih butuh pengkajian". Ministry of Transportation (in Indonesian). 24 April 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  2. "Garuda to fly from Pondok Cabe Airport next July". The Jakarta Post. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  3. Subechi, Achmad (30 January 2019). "Ruang Udara Bentrok Dengan Halim Perdanakusuma, Bandara Pondok Cabe Tak Bisa Jadi Bandara Komersial". Tribun (in Indonesian). Retrieved 1 October 2021.
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