PT Angkasa Pura I Yogyakarta International Airport in Kulon Progo Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region, ensures that flights at the airport are not affected by the eruption of Mount Merapi that occurred on Saturday afternoon.
"Until now, flights are safe because the wind is heading west," said General Manager of Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA) Agus Pandu Purnama in Kulon Progo, DIY, quoted from Antara, Saturday, March 11.
He also said that until now there have been no reports of delays in airline flights due to the eruption of Mount Merapi.
Yogyakarta International Airport serves at least 80 flights per day, both domestically and internationally. Meanwhile, Adisutjipto Airport in Sleman, serves chartered and propeller aircraft flights.
Previously, the Head of the Geological Disaster Technology Research and Development Center (BPPTKG) Agus Budi Santoso through an official statement said that hot clouds of avalanches occurred at 12.12 WIB.
"Currently, the eruption is still ongoing. People are advised to stay away from danger areas," he said.
His party asked the public to stay away from the danger distance of seven kilometers from the top of Mount Merapi in the Bebeng and Krasak rivers.
Until now, BPPTKG has not provided an official report regarding the sliding distance of the hot cloud avalanche.
Based on observations on Saturday at 06.00-12.00 WIB, the BPPTKG recorded one lava avalanche coming out of Mount Merapi with a maximum sliding distance of 1,500 meters to the southwest.
On this matter, BPPTKG appealed to people who are within a radius of seven km from the peak of Merapi to get away immediately.
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