Yogyakarta airport will have wider with more capacity. The new airport is planned to be located in Kulon Progo Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region. If construction goes according to plan, the new airport will start operating in 2017.

Yogyakarta airport will have wider with more capacity. The new airport is planned to be located in Kulon Progo Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region. If construction goes according to plan, the new airport will start operating in 2017.

"Yogya airport is our ambition. How do we build an airport truly green ville and into airport city," said President Director of PT Angkasa Pura (AP) I Tommy Soetomo, in Jakarta, Monday (27/05/2013). Planned, the new airport will use an area of ​​650 acres with an investment of Rp 6 trillion worth of construction.

These will stand in an area of ​​650 hectares, and require funds amounting to Rp 6 trillion. According to Tommy, the construction of the airport would involve the private sector (joint venture). Feasibility and master plan according to him is over worked and now just waiting for the test results of topographic and environmental impact assessment (EIA).

Corporate Administration Department Head PT AP I Hary Budi Waluyo added, the construction of the new airport is likely to begin in 2014. Estimated time of completion of the airport three to four years so that the operation of the airport is targeted to be done in 2017.

"Tomorrow (today) we see Sri Sultan to continue this process. Planned at the airport at-linking with other modes of transportation, such as trains and ships, because of its location close to the sea," said Hary, Monday (27/05/2013).

Conditions International Airport in Sleman assessed Adisutjipto no longer adequate. Passenger capacity is far beyond the capacity of the airport early. Supposedly, this airport can only serve about 900,000 passengers per year, but the number of passengers that happens is recorded at 4.5 million people per year.

The new airport is planned to be built was designed to accommodate 15 million passengers per year. The presence of low-cost passengers has sparked a surge in the number of Yogyakarta destination since the 2000s.

In addition to plans to build a new airport in Yogyakarta, PT AP I also planned the construction of General Aviation in Kaelan, Bali. "This year will be done and completed next year because the land already has.'s Development after the international terminal at the airport (I Gusti Ngurah Rai). Marathon we do, mumpung can," said Hary.