Indonesia Designates 36 Airports as International Gateways

Erfan Maruf
August 11, 2025 | 4:43 pm

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A Garuda Indonesia Boeing 777 plane takes off from Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport in Aceh Besar, Aceh, Friday, May 30, 2025. (Antara Photo/Khalis Surry)

Jakarta. Indonesia’s Transportation Ministry has granted international status to 36 public airports across the country, in a move aimed at boosting economic opportunities, strengthening trade and tourism flows, and reinforcing the role of air transport as a key driver of national growth

“International status brings significant responsibilities,” Transportation Ministry Director General of Civil Aviation Lukman F. Laisa said in a statement on Monday. “Airports must meet safety, security, and service standards, and prepare immigration, customs, and quarantine facilities before handling direct flights to and from overseas.”

Local airports have six months to complete mandatory documentation and secure approvals from the defense ministry, customs, immigration, and quarantine authorities. The ministry will monitor compliance from the outset and conduct evaluations at least every two years, adjusting an airport’s status if needed.

Three special-purpose airports --Sultan Syarief Haroen Setia Negara in Riau, Weda Bay in North Maluku, and Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) in Central Sulawesi-- have also been cleared for limited international flights, primarily for medical evacuations, disaster response, and cargo related to industrial operations.

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These facilities must still comply with full safety, security, and service regulations and coordinate with relevant agencies to ensure the presence of customs, immigration, and quarantine personnel and infrastructure.

The Bersujud Airport in Tanah Bumbu, South Kalimantan, will similarly operate as an international airport once it meets the six-month compliance deadline.

“This step ensures that every international flight, whether through public or special-purpose airports, is conducted in accordance with laws and technical standards,” Lukman said. “Cross-agency coordination is key to safe, orderly, and lawful operations.”

Newly Designated International Airports in Indonesia

No.	Airport Name	Location	Province
1	Sultan Iskandar Muda	Aceh Besar	Aceh
2	Kualanamu	Deli Serdang	North Sumatra
3	Minangkabau	Padang Pariaman	West Sumatra
4	Sultan Syarif Kasim II	Pekanbaru	Riau
5	Hang Nadim	Batam	Riau Islands
6	Soekarno-Hatta	Tangerang	Banten
7	Halim Perdanakusuma	East Jakarta	Jakarta
8	Kertajati	Majalengka	West Java
9	Kulon Progo	Kulon Progo	Yogyakarta
10	Juanda	Sidoarjo	East Java
11	I Gusti Ngurah Rai	Badung	Bali
12	Zainuddin Abdul Madjid	Central Lombok	West Nusa Tenggara
13	Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman	Balikpapan	East Kalimantan
14	Sultan Hasanuddin	Maros	South Sulawesi
15	Sam Ratulangi	Manado	North Sulawesi
16	Sentani	Jayapura	Papua
17	Komodo	West Manggarai	East Nusa Tenggara
18	S.M. Badaruddin II	Palembang	South Sumatra
19	H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin	Belitung	Bangka Belitung Islands
20	Jenderal Ahmad Yani	Semarang	Central Java
21	Syamsudin Noor	Banjarbaru	South Kalimantan
22	Supadio	Pontianak	West Kalimantan
23	Raja Sisingamangaraja XII	North Tapanuli	North Sumatra
24	Raja Haji Fisabilillah	Tanjung Pinang	Riau Islands
25	Radin Inten II	South Lampung	Lampung
26	Adi Soemarmo	Boyolali	Central Java
27	Banyuwangi	Banyuwangi	East Java
28	Juwata	Tarakan	North Kalimantan
29	El Tari	Kupang	East Nusa Tenggara
30	Pattimura	Ambon	Maluku
31	Frans Kaisiepo	Biak Numfor	Papua
32	Mopah	Merauke	South Papua
33	Kediri	Kediri	East Java
34	Mutiara Sis Al Jufri	Palu	Central Sulawesi
35	Domine Eduard Osok	Sorong	Southwest Papua
36	Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto	Samarinda	East Kalimantan