Notohadinegoro Airport

Notohadinegoro Airport
Bandar Udara Notohadinegoro
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Government of Jember Regency
Serves Jember
Location Jember, East Java, Indonesia
Elevation AMSL 281 ft / 85,65 m
Coordinates 08°14′28″S 113°41′38″E / 8.24111°S 113.69389°E / -8.24111; 113.69389Coordinates: 08°14′28″S 113°41′38″E / 8.24111°S 113.69389°E / -8.24111; 113.69389
Map
Notohadinegoro Airport
Location in Indonesia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 1,705 5,594 Asphalt

Notohadinegoro Airport (IATA: JBB, ICAO: WARE) is an airport serving Jember, a city in East Java Province, Indonesia. This airport is operated by Department of Transportation of Jember Regency (Indonesian: Dinas Perhubungan Kabupaten Jember). This airport is back in operation in July 2014.

Notohadinegoro Airport has an extensive 120 hectares. This airport is expected to serve other cities in Indonesia to Jember.

History

Notohadinegoro Airport was initiated by former Regent of Jember, Samsul Hadi Siswoyo. Construction began in 2003 with funding from the Jember District Budget (APBD Kabupaten Jember) of 30 billion Rupiah. This airport was inaugurated on 2005 with a runway length of 1.200 meters.

At 2008, Regent of Jember, MZA Djalal, wants the airport to expand commercial civilian routes to other cities in Indonesia. The government of the Jember Regency extended the runway from 1.200 meter to 1.560 meter.

In July 2014, Garuda Indonesia began a daily direct flight from Surabaya to Jember.

Facility

  • Terminal Building
  • Taxi

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service:

AirlinesDestinations
Garuda Indonesia Surabaya
Wings Air Surabaya[1]

Statistics

The Frequency of Flights at Notohadinegoro Airport
RankDestinationsFrequency (Weekly)Airline(s)
1 Surabaya, East Java 21 Garuda Indonesia, Wings Air

Future Development

Government of Jember Regency has planned in 2015 to extending the runway into 2.500 meter to serve large aircraft at this airport. National Pilot School from Banyuwangi will also build Settle Base at this airport in 2015.

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