Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan Airport

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Sultan Aji Muhammad
Sulaiman Sepinggan International Airport

Bandar Udara Internasional Sultan Aji
Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan
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Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman International Airport.jpg
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner Government of Indonesia
Operator PT Angkasa Pura I
Serves Balikpapan
Location Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
Focus city for
Time zone WITA (UTC+08:00)
Elevation  AMSL 12 ft / 4 m
Coordinates 01°16′06″S116°53′40″E / 1.26833°S 116.89444°E / -1.26833; 116.89444
Website http://www.sepinggan-airport.com/
Maps
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Kalimantan region in Indonesia
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BPN
Airport location in East Kalimantan / Indonesia
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Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
07/258,2022,500 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
PassengersDecrease2.svg 966,196 (2020)
Aircraft movementsDecrease2.svg 58,860
Cargo TrafficDecrease2.svg 44,486
Source: [1] [2]

Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan International Airport (Indonesian : Bandar Udara Internasional Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan) (IATA: BPN, ICAO: WALL), formerly named as Sepinggan Airport, [3] [4] is an international airport serving the city of Balikpapan and adjacent areas of East Kalimantan, located in Kalimantan, Indonesia. The airport began its new operational phase on 6 August 1997, with a new building and runway structure, replacing the old structure on the same site. The airport is operated by PT. Angkasa Pura I, which has an area of 300 hectares (740 acres).

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The airport is the third busiest airport in Kalimantan [5] after that in Banjarmasin [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] and Pontianak. [11] The airport was named the second-best in service in the world for airports with annual handling capacity of 5 million to 15 million passengers in 2018 by Airports Council International. [12] With numerous buildings located around the airport and its only runway jutting out into the settlement, landings at the airport were dramatic to experience and technically demanding for pilots. [13] [14]

History

The current terminal while it was still under construction SepingganAirportNewTerminal.jpg
The current terminal while it was still under construction

The construction of Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan International Airport started in the Dutch colonial era before Indonesian independence. It was used mainly for the Dutch Oil Company's activities in the Balikpapan area. The airport soon became public and commercial after its management was handed over to Direktorat Jenderal Perhubungan Udara of Republic Indonesia in 1960. Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan International Airport was finally managed by Perum Angkasa Pura I (PT Angkasa Pura I on present day) due to Government Regulation (PP) No.1 on 9 January 1987.

Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan International Airport had been renovated twice from 1991 to 1997. The first phase was started in 1991 and ended in 1994, to renovate the taxiway, passenger and cargo terminals and lengthen the runway. In 1995, the Indonesian government announced Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Airport as the fifth Indonesian hajj embarkation airport for Kalimantan region which also consists West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan and South Kalimantan province. The second phase renovation took place in 1996 to renovate the hangars, fuel depots and the administration buildings. The second phase was finished and the airport started its new operational era with the new buildings and facilities in 1997.

The notable timeline of the airport:

New terminal

The new terminal was tested on 22 March 2014 with a capacity of 10 million passengers per year. It covers an area of 110,000 square meters (1,200,000 square feet) with a Rp2 trillion ($178 million) investment. It is the biggest airport in East Indonesia which overcame the overcapacity of 7.1 million passengers last year in only 1.7 million capacity of the old terminal. The new terminal formally opened on 15 September 2014. [17] The Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan International Airport Eco-Airport is equipped with a water recycling plant, 11 trunk alleys, 74 check-in counters, 8 conveyor belts, 140,900 square meters (1,517,000 square feet) apron, air condition control of energy efficiency and 2,300 parking lots in a multi-story building. [18]

However in 2018, Angkasa Pura revealed that Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Airport wastes significant amount of electricity and a massive energy consumers. [19] [20] The airport is being wasteful with air conditioning, consumes around 4 megawatts each day, making up over 50 percent of its operating cost. [19]

The parking building also has high-energy consumption due to its design. [21] The airport also has negative environmental effect in terms of waste production. It produces a large amount of garbage, generates around 12 tons of trash everyday. [20]

For many years, baggage theft is common when going through Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Airport. [22] [23] One of the arrested employee stated that it was very easy to steal, with just a cotton swab. [24] In 2022, Indonesian singer Dewi Persik also found that her possessions had been stolen after she had departured from Balikpapan. [22]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
AirAsia Kuala Lumpur–International [25]
Batik Air Denpasar, [26] Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta
Citilink Bandung–Kertajati, Banjarmasin, [27] Berau, [27] Denpasar, Jakarta–Halim Perdanakusuma, Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Makassar, [28] Surabaya, Tana Toraja, Tarakan, [29] Yogyakarta–International [30]
Garuda Indonesia Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta
Indonesia AirAsia Denpasar
Lion Air Denpasar, Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Makassar, Medan, [31] Semarang, Surabaya, Yogyakarta–International
Pelita Air Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, [32] Surabaya [33]
Scoot Singapore
Super Air Jet Bandung–Kertajati, Batam, [34] Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Makassar, Manado, [35] Pontianak, [36] Solo, [37] Surabaya, Tarakan, [38] Yogyakarta–International
Wings Air [39] [40] Banjarmasin, Berau, Malinau, Melak, Palangkaraya, Palu, Tanjungselor

    Cargo

    AirlinesDestinations
    Cardig Air Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Tarakan
    My Indo Airlines Jakarta–Soekarno–Hatta, Shenzhen, Singapore
    PT.Angkasa Pura Logistik (operated by Pelita Air) Banjarmasin, Surabaya
    Tri-MG Intra Asia Airlines Jakarta–Halim Perdanakusuma, Singapore
    Trigana Air Service Jakarta–Halim Perdanakusuma, Manado

    Accidents and incidents

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