About Juanda International Airport

Juanda International Airport (Surabaya)
Juanda International Airport (Surabaya)

Juanda International Airport (JIA) (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Internasional Juanda) (IATA: SUB, ICAO: WARR), is an international airport located in Sedati, Sidoarjo. It is now the third busiest airport in Indonesia (after Soekarno-Hatta and Ngurah Rai airport). This airport is located approximately 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) from Downtown Surabaya and serves the Surabaya metropolitan area, the metropolitan area of Surabaya plus extended urban area. Juanda International Airport is operated by PT Angkasa Pura I. The airport takes its name after Djuanda Kartawidjaja (1911–1963), the last Prime Minister of Indonesia who had suggested development of this airport. In 2019, the airport served about 500 aircraft per day.

Currently, Juanda International Airport is the hub of Citilink, Garuda Indonesia, Indonesia AirAsia, Lion Air and Sriwijaya Air along with Soekarno–Hatta International Airport. Juanda International Airport will become one of the main airports in Indonesia for ASEAN Open skies.

In 2014, Juanda International Airport becomes the world's tenth best in Airport Service Quality by Airport Council International among 79 airports with passengers capacity between 5-15 million a year. In Q1 2015, the airport becomes the world's seventh best in Airport Service Quality by ACI.

Juanda International Airport Location
Juanda International Airport Location

The new area for Juanda Airport is estimated to be 1,700 hectares (4,200 acres) and will be located in the northern part of the airport. Construction of two runways by will require the reclamation of about 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) stretch of land along Java's northern coastline. The land acquisition is expected to be completed by 2018.

Development consists of three phases; First phase is the confirmation of the masterplan, land acquisition, reclamation for runway 2 and construction of runway 2. Second phase is the development of Terminal 1, reclamation for runway 3, construction of runway 3 and accessibility from toll roads and terminal. Third phase will be building an Ultimate Terminal and airport city supporting infrastructure.

The airport has separate 5,300 square meters (57,000 square feet) administration building, including a 15-story control tower, and a two-story cargo building with domestic and international cargo sections, capable of handling 120,000 metric tons (130,000 short tons) of cargo a year. The apron with an area of 148,000 square meters (1,590,000 square feet) can handle 18 aircraft simultaneously, including two wide body, 11 medium and five small aircraft.

The airport has a single runway of 3,000 by 55 meters (9,843 by 180 feet). There are two 3,000 by 30 meters (9,843 by 98 feet) parallel taxiways, including five exit taxiways (30 meters (33 yards) wide) and four connecting taxiways (also 30 meters (33 yards)). The airport has a parking area of 28,900 square meters (311,000 square feet) parking area that can accommodate more than 3,000 vehicles.



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