About Husein Sastranegara International Airport (Bandung Airport)
Husein Sastranegara International Airport (Indonesian: Bandar Udara
Internasional Husein Sastranegara) (IATA: BDO, ICAO: WICC) is an airport in
Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. This fast-growing international airport is
located about 5 km north-west from the city centre and 2.4 km from Bandung
Central train station.
The site occupies an area of 145 hectares (358 acres) and serves the area of
civil aviation in the south western region of Java.
The airport is located in the city of Bandung and is surrounded by
mountains, thus the landing approach has unique characteristics. The airport
will be one of two international airports serving Greater Bandung, the other
one being the upcoming Kertajati International Airport, and has been planned
as a major destination for Garuda Indonesia as well as the hub for Lion Air,
Citilink and Indonesia AirAsia.
PT Angkasa Pura II, as the airport operator, had targeted at mid-year 2010,
for the airport runway to be thickened from Pavement Classification Number (PCN)
37 cm to PCN 52 cm, to accommodate larger narrowbody aircraft, such as
Airbus A320, Airbus A320neo, Boeing 737, and Boeing 737 MAX.
As of April 2011, the 2,250-metre-long (7,380 ft) runway overlay was less
than 50-percent complete, although an Airbus A320, and Airbus A320neo/Airbus
A330-200.
Since 1 February 2009, the international-flight passengers are required to
pay an airport tax of IDR 75,000, while domestic flight passengers are
required pay an airport tax of IDR 25,000. In 2016, the combined old and
newly built section of terminal provides total capacity of 3.4 million
passengers and area of 170,000 sqft, while previous capacity is only 750,000
passengers with 5,000 sqm.
The airport is located at the end of Pajajaran Street. Taxi and public
transport are widely available. Some hotels in Bandung have provided a free
airport transfer service. Car rental also has been available.
The airport has carpark facilities which can accommodate hundreds of cars.
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