WIII
Soekarno-Hatta International Airport
MVFR
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Name
Soekarno-Hatta International Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
WIII / CGK / WIII
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- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
8:13 am (WIB)
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Municipality
Jakarta
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Coordinates
6° 7′ 32″ N 106° 39′ 21″ E
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Elevation
34 ft (10 m MSL)
About Soekarno-Hatta International Airport
Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Internasional Soekarno–Hatta) (IATA: CGK, ICAO: WIII), abbreviated SHIA or Soetta, formerly legally called Jakarta Cengkareng Airport (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Jakarta Cengkareng) (hence the IATA designator "CGK"), is the primary airport serving the Jakarta metropolitan area on the island of Java in Indonesia. Named after the first president and vice-president of Indonesia, Sukarno (1901–1970) and Mohammad Hatta (1902–1980), the airport is located at Benda, Tangerang and Cengkareng, West Jakarta, which is about 20 km northwest of Central Jakarta. Together with Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport, they served over 80 million passengers in 2019.
The airport commenced domestic operations on 1 May 1985 replacing the old over-capacity Kemayoran Airport. The airport was expanded in 1991 to replace Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport for international flights, which still serves domestic charter, VIP, private flights, and re-opened as a second commercial airport for domestic flights to relieve pressure over Soekarno-Hatta airport that is currently running overcapacity.
The airport served 49.08 million passengers in 2023, ranked as 32nd busiest airport in the world by Airports Council International, and the 3rd busiest in Southeast Asia.
To reduce congestion and to achieve a target to handle 100 flights per hour, a third runway opened in August 2019. Upgrading the original two runways done for safety and accommodating wide-bodied aircraft are almost comp.
The airport will be able to serve 100 million passengers annually by 2025 after completion of ongoing development work.