For 9 Months, I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport Serves 18.23 Million Passengers

JAKARTA - I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport recorded that it has served around 18.23 million aircraft passengers for the January-September 2025 period.

This number increased by one percent compared to the same period last year.

Specifically for international routes, the number of airplane passengers during the first 9 months of 2025 reached 11.53 million or an increase of 9%.

General Manager of I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport Ahmad Syaugi Shahab said passenger growth on international routes is in line with the new routes opened this year.

PT Angkasa Pura Indonesia (InJourney Airports) and airlines continue to strengthen flight connectivity in Bali, as a joint effort to continue to support Bali tourism. A number of new international routes are opened in Bali this year, most recently of which are from September 2025, namely from and to Chengdu (China) and Cheongju (South Korea)," said Ahmad Syaugi Shahab in a written statement, Sunday, October 12.

This effort to strengthen connectivity also supports Bali, which has been named the most beautiful island in Asia 2025.

On October 7, 2025, the world's leading travel magazine, Conde Nast Traveller announced that Bali won the highest score reaching 96.86 so that it was entitled to hold the title number 1 in the category The Best Island in Asia in The Best Island in The World 2025: Readers' Choice Awards.

I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport together with other stakeholders encourage flight connectivity to be able to continue to show the beauty of Bali to the world. We are committed to fully supporting Bali as a world tourism destination through the best service to domestic tourists and foreign tourists since they arrived at the airport," explained Ahmad Syaugi.

This commitment is realized through the transformation carried out by InJourney Airports at I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport. The results of the transformation in the Premises pillar (world-class infrastructure) include an aesthetic and magnificent pedestrian bridge (JPO) building to connect the terminal building with a motor vehicle parking building.

In the JPO building area, there is a pick-up point that is designed very comfortably.

The passenger terminal is also reorganized and beautified by adding a green feel and a distinctive Balinese architect style.

Pada area terminal ditata ulang guna mengoptimalkan kapasitas bandara menjadi 32 juta penumpang/tahun dari sebelumnya 24 juta penumpang/tahun.

Sementara di area luar terminal sisi darat dilakukan perluasan akses jalan dan penataan alur kendaraan.

“Transformasi ini memperkuat Bandara I Gusti Ngurah Rai sebagai Tourism Gateway di Indonesia,” jelas Ahmad Syaugi.

In the terminal area, it is reorganized to optimize airport capacity to 32 million passengers/year from the previous 24 million passengers/year.

Meanwhile, in areas outside the land side terminal, road access expansion and vehicle flow arrangement are carried out.

"This transformation strengthens I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport as a Tourism Gateway in Indonesia," explained Ahmad Syaugi.