Ministry Of Transportation Conducts Calibration Process For Facilities And Equipment At IKN Airport

Photo: Doc. Antara

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Transportation carries out a calibration process for all facilities and equipment at Nusantara Airport in the capital city of Nusantara (IKN), to ensure airport operational readiness in accordance with flight safety standards.

Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi, in a press release in Jakarta, Tuesday, September 10, said that the calibration mission flight was carried out on Tuesday, September 10 as a follow-up to the verification of Nusantara Airport which was carried out on September 8-9, 2024.

"The airport calibration process is carried out to ensure flight safety and security, as well as to ensure that the operation of air transportation supporting equipment runs properly and accurately," he said, quoted from Antara.

Calibration is the initial stage of a series of evaluations carried out to ensure flight safety and security at an airport. This process includes tuning and testing of landing aids such as radar and navigation systems.

He said that after the calibration process was complete, the airport could be used for the president's working visit. President Jokowi plans to have an office in IKN from September 11 to October 19, and hold a Plenary Cabinet Session at the IKN Presidential Palace, this week.

Budi said the King Air 350i aircraft belonging to the Kalibrasi Center for Aviation Facilities was flown to calibrate navigation and communication equipment at the airport. This aims to ensure flight safety is in accordance with applicable regulations.

In addition to calibrating navigation equipment, test flights using a performance-based navigation system (PBN) are also carried out to verify the suitability of flight procedures.

After this stage, the Ministry of Transportation will carry out a number of further assessments before issuing operational recommendations for airport managers.

The Ministry of Transportation noted that the progress of the Nusantara Airport construction is quite significant. The current runway has reached 2,200 x 30 meters.

Meanwhile, the construction of the VVIP terminal has reached more than 90 percent, while the VIP terminal has been completed by almost 80 percent.

Construction of airport support facilities, such as air traffic control towers (ATC), operational buildings, and fire and rescue buildings, continues to be accelerated. The main access road infrastructure to the airport has reached almost 100 percent construction progress.

Seeing the development, the Minister of Transportation is optimistic that Nusantara Airport will be completed according to the target, namely on December 31, 2024.