Minister Of Transportation Budi Offers Foreigners To Manage IKN Airport

Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi. (Photo: Mery Handayani/VOI)

Minister of Transportation (Menhub) Budi Karya Sumadi opens opportunities for overseas airport operators to manage airports in the capital cities of Nusantara (IKN), East Kalimantan, and Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Airport, Sepinggan, Balikpapan.

Budi said that the operator of this overseas airport can cooperate with the operator of the domestic airport, Angkasa Pura Indonesia to manage the two airports.

Furthermore, Budi believes the presence of this overseas airport operator can help to increase airport competitiveness in Indonesia.

"So Balikpapan could be for domestically, internationally at IKN. We are talking, so we are with foreign (operators) and Aangkasa Pura manage the two airports," he said in Sarinah, Jakarta, written Tuesday, September 10.

Budi said this plan is still in the process of being studied. Even so, Budi admitted that he had offered the concept of airport management between Angkasa Pura Indonesia and the operator of this foreign airport to SOE Minister Erick Thohir.

"But indeed with the IKN airport which is 3,000 long, Balikpapan which is 2,400 is also long. So, and the Hajj and Umrah centers in Kalimantan can be there," he explained.

Previously it was reported, Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi said the development of the Nusantara Airport development in the capital city of Nusantara (IKN), East Kalimantan, was quite significant. One of them is the construction of a runway or runway.

This was conveyed by the Minister of Transportation Budi after directly checking the progress of the construction of Nusantara Airport in IKN, East Kalimantan on Sunday, September 8.

Budi said that at the end of last August, the runway only had a length of 1,025 meters. However, currently the construction has reached more than 1,900 meters.

The runway development per day has reached 1,975 meters. This is still on our target. In the near future, it will be completed up to 2,200 meters," he said in an official statement, Monday, September 9.

Budi said the construction of Nusantara Airport in IKN continues to run quickly even though the weather conditions sometimes drizzling and rain.

In addition to the runway, a number of developments in the airport area have been seen.

Among them are the VVIP terminal whose construction has reached 90.16 percent, compared to last month's 82.6 percent. Meanwhile, for the VIP terminal, 77.06 percent has been completed," he explained.

For supporting facilities, continued Budi, the ATC tower per day has been built 53.71 percent, the administrative and operational buildings have been built 61.03 percent, and the PKP-PK building has been completed by 68.71 percent.

"Until now the construction is going well. Obstacles are still in uncertain weather conditions and somewhat slow down work. But, everything is still on track," he said.