Set 36 Airports With International Status, Minister Of Transportation Dudy Alludes To Prabowo's Instruction

Minister of Transportation (Menhub) Dudy Purwagandhi. (Photo: ANTARA)

Minister of Transportation (Menhub) Dudy Purwagandhi opened his voice regarding the determination of international status at 36 public airports through the Decree of the Minister of Transportation Number KM 37 of 2025.

Dudy said this decision was part of an effort to encourage the strengthening of the national aviation industry, encourage tourism, trade, and investment so that economic equality in various parts of Indonesia will be realized according to President Prabowo Subianto's Asta Cita.

President Prabowo instructed the opening of as many international airports as possible in various regions to encourage the acceleration of economic turnover and regional tourism. So that the determination of this international airport is a strategic step to encourage this," said Dudy in an official statement, Wednesday, August 13.

Dudy said, of the 36 public airports whose status increased to internationally, Halim Perdanakusuma Airport.

However, specifically for this airport, foreign flights are only intended for unscheduled commercial air transportation, non-commerce air transportation.

"As well as flights for Indonesian air rentals or foreign countries' aircraft," he said.

After determining the status, continued Dudy, the Director General of Civil Aviation then supervised the implementation of this Ministerial Decree.

The status of international airports will continue to be evaluated at least every two years.

There are a number of administrative requirements that must be met by each airport manager, including safety, security and service requirements as an international airport before international flight activities are carried out. The community must be delivered no later than six months after the Minister's decision is issued," he said.

The airports designated as international airports include:

1. Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport, Aceh Besar District, Aceh Province

2. Kualanamu Airport, Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra Province

3. Minangkabau Airport, Padang Pariaman Regency, West Sumatra Province

4. Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport, Pekanbaru City, Riau Province

5. Hang Nadim Airport, Batam City, Riau Islands Province

6. Soekarno Hatta Airport, Tangerang City, Banten Province

7. Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, East Jakarta City, DKI Jakarta Province

8. Kertajati Airport, Majalengka Regency, West Java Province

9. Kulon Progo Airport, Kulon Progo Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region

10. Juanda Airport, Sidoarjo Regency, East Java Province

11. I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport, Badung Regency, Bali Province

12. Zainuddin Abdul Madjid Airport, Central Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara Province

13. Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Airport, Balikpapan City, East Kalimantan Province

14. Sultan Hasanuddin Airport, Maros Regency, South Sulawesi Province

15. Sam Ratulangi Airport, Manado City, North Sulawesi Province

16. Sentani Airport, Jayapura Regency, Papua Province

17. Komodo Airport, West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province

18. SM Badaruddin II Airport, Palembang City, South Sumatra Province

19. HAS Airport Hanandjoeddin, Belitung Regency, Bangka Belitung Islands Province

20. General Ahmad Yani Airport, Semarang City, Central Java Province

21. Syamsudin Noor Airport, Banjarbaru City, South Kalimantan Province

22. Supadio Airport, Pontianak City, West Kalimantan Province

23. Raja Sisingamangaraja XII Airport, North Tapanuli Regency, North Sumatra Province

24. Raja Haji Fisabilillah Airport, Tanjung Pinang City, Riau Islands Province

25. Radin Inten II Airport, South Lampung Regency, Lampung Province

26. Adi Soemarmo Airport, Boyolali Regency, Central Java Province

27. Banyuwangi Airport, Banyuwangi Regency, East Java Province

28. Juwata Airport, Tarakan City, North Kalimantan Province

29. El Tari Airport, Kupang City, East Nusa Tenggara Province

30. Pattimura Airport, Ambon City, Maluku Province

31. Frans Kaisiepo Airport, Biak Numfor Regency, Papua Province

32. Mopah Airport, Merauke Regency, South Papua Province

33. Kediri Airport, Kediri Regency, East Java Province

34. Mutiara Sis Al Jufri Airport, Palu City, Central Sulawesi Province

35. Domine Eduard Osok Airport, Sorong City, Southwest Papua Province and

36. Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Airport Pranoto, Samarinda City, East Kalimantan Province