Depati Amir Airport

Depati Amir Airport

*Bandar Udara Depati Amir*
Depati Amir Airport; Bandar Udara Depati Amir
	IATA: PGK; ICAO: WIPK; WMO: 96237;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government of Indonesia
Operator	PT Angkasa Pura II
Serves	Pangkalpinang
Location	Pangkalpinang, Bangka Belitung Islands, Indonesia
Opened	1942;82 years ago
Focus city for	NAM Air ; Sriwijaya Air ;
Time zone	WIB (UTC+07:00)
Elevation AMSL	108 ft / 33 m
Coordinates	02°09′43″S106°08′20″E / 2.16194°S 106.13889°E
Website	www.depatiamir-airport.co.id
Map
	PGK/WIPK Location in Sumatra PGK/WIPK Location in Indonesia
Runways
Statistics (2017)
Passengers
Passengers	2,987,877
	Sources: List of the busiest airports in Indonesia

Last updated May 16, 2024

Depati Amir Airport( IATA : PGK, ICAO : WIPK) also known as Pangkal Pinang Airport, is an airport located in Pangkal Pinang on Bangka Island, part of Bangka Belitung Islands province, Indonesia. The airport has been managed by PT. Angkasa Pura II since January 2007. It was originally named Pangkalpinang Airport built since the Japanese occupation of 1942 as a defense against Allied soldiers.

Since January 1, 2007, the airport was handed over to a state-owned company in charge of the management of several airports in western Indonesia, namely PT. Angkasa Pura II (Persero). For air space controlled by the Air Traffic Service Unit of Depati Amir Airport initially only serves the area around the airport up to 2,500 feet altitude. In 1992, the border area expanded, with a horizontal limit of up to 30 Nm, and a vertical limit of 15,000 feet. In 2008, after being managed by PT. Angkasa Pura II, horizontal boundaries widened to a distance of varied 80 Nm, while the vertical limit to 24,500 feet. Since January 1, 2013, airspace management at Depati Amir Airport has been transferred to the Indonesian Air Navigation Service Provider or AirAsia Operator. It is one of the two main airports in Bangka Belitung province, the other being H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin International Airport in Belitung.

Future planning

In 1978, the foundation was moved to the west for about 75 meters, with a length of 1,200m. Then gradually continue to be extended 1,600m, 1,800m, 2,000m and now, the runway reached the length of 2,600m x 45m. This airport runway has been able to land aircraft type Boeing 737-800NG / 900ER, & Airbus A320, although in a limited capacity. The aircraft parking lot (apron) has also been overlaid several times (asphalt thickening). The airport apron has been able to accommodate 4 narrow-body aircraft at once, such as Boeing 737-800NG / 900ER, & Airbus A320.

Terminal

After multiple delays, a new airport terminal finally started operation on 11 January 2017. With an investment of about 300 billion rupiah, the construction of the terminal is able to increase the passenger capacity of 350 thousand passengers per year to more than 1.5 million passengers per year. The new terminal building stands on an area of 12 thousand square meters of total land area of about 152 hectares. Nevertheless, it currently only serves domestic flights.

Revitalization is done on the airport's landside which includes construction of a new terminal, improvement of terminal facilities, construction of a new apron, as well as construction of a larger and more spacious car parking area. Besides being larger, the new terminal also has a modern design and is equipped with additional amenities such as food courts, executive break room, internet facilities, disabled toilets, as well as a room mother and child.^[1] Other facilities include 12 check-in counters, 3 departure gates, and 2 jetbridges. The new parking facilities are now capable of accommodating 300 cars and 120 motorcycles.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Batik Air	Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta ^[2]
Citilink	Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta
Garuda Indonesia	Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta
Lion Air	Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Palembang, Tanjung Pandan
Sriwijaya Air	Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Palembang, Tanjung Pandan
Super Air Jet	Batam,^[3] Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta

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References

↑ Bandara Pangkalpinang Kini Punya Terminal Senilai Rp300 M
↑ anam, Khairul (18 January 2024). "Rute Jakarta-Pangkalpinang Memanas, Batik Air Terbang Perdana 28 Januari". Tempo. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
↑ Jambiupdate.co. "Tanpa Transit, Lion Air Group Buka Rute Penerbangan Jambi-Batam". JAMBIUPDATE.CO (in Indonesian). Retrieved 28 January 2024.

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[1] Bandara Pangkalpinang Kini Punya Terminal Senilai Rp300 M

[2] , Khairul (18 January 2024). "Rute Jakarta-Pangkalpinang Memanas, Batik Air Terbang Perdana 28 Januari". Tempo. Retrieved 23 January 2024.

[3] Jambiupdate.co. "Tanpa Transit, Lion Air Group Buka Rute Penerbangan Jambi-Batam". JAMBIUPDATE.CO (in Indonesian). Retrieved 28 January 2024.

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