Juanda International Airport Bandar Udara Internasional Juanda
Juanda ATC Tower
IATA: SUB – ICAO: WARR
Summary
Airport type		Joint (Civil and Military)
Operator		PT Angkasa Pura I
Serves		Surabaya
Location		Sidoarjo, Indonesia
Elevation AMSL		9 ft / 3 m
Coordinates		07°22′47″S 112°47′13″E / 7.37972°S 112.78694°E / -7.37972; 112.78694
Website		http://www.juanda-airport.com/
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
10R/28R	9,843	3,000	Asphalt

Juanda International Airport (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Internasional Juanda) (IATA: SUB, ICAO: WARR), is an airport located in Sidoarjo, a small town near Surabaya, East Java. This airport serves Surabaya and surrounding areas. Juanda International Airport is operated by PT Angkasa Pura I. The airport takes its name after Djuanda Kartawidjaja, the last Prime Minister of Indonesia who had suggested development of this airport. Juanda International Airport is the second-largest and second-busiest airport in Indonesia after Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International Airport based on the aircraft movements and passenger movements.

History

Opened on 7 December 1964 as a national army and naval air base of Indonesia. In its development it was also used for civil aviation. On 24 December 1990 Juanda Airport was gained international airport status after the opening of the international terminal. Previous international flights have been opened to Singapore, Manila, Hong Kong and Taipei but via Jakarta.

Airport development

A Cathay Pacific Airbus A330-300 spotted at Juanda

A new three-storey terminal building was opened on November 10, 2006. The building has a capacity of eight million passengers per year and features a 51,500 m² domestic passenger terminal, a 20,200 m² international terminal and 11 airbridges. There is a single runway 3000mx55m, separate 5,300 m² administration building, including a 15 storey control tower, and a two storey cargo building with domestic and international cargo sections, capable of handling 120,000 tons of cargo a year.

The new apron with an area of 148,000 m² can handle 18 aircraft simultaneously, including two wide body, 11 medium and five small aircraft. There are two 3000x30m parallel taxiways, including five exit taxiways (30m wide) and four connecting taxiways (also 30m).

The previous terminal buildings are presently used by the Indonesian Air Force.

Terminals, airlines and destinations

Juanda Airport has two terminals:

• Terminal A, handling international flights
• Terminal B, handling domestic flights

On the apron, Saudi Airlines Boeing 747 refueling and reloading to serve Indonesian Hajj pilgrims to Mecca.

Valuair arriving from Singapore

The New Terminal - 2nd Floor

Apron and runway view from Departure lounge

Statistics

Juanda International Airport - Apron

The following are statistics for the airport from 1999 to 2006. In addition to this, it is noted that, in 2006, the domestic sector between Surabaya and Jakarta is the fourth-busiest air route in Asia with over 750 weekly flights back and forth.

Source : PT (persero) ANGKASA PURA 1 (Indonesian)

Accidents and incidents

• On February 21, 2007, Adam Air Flight 172, a Boeing 737 with registration PK-KKV, bent in its centre whilst landing at Surabaya airport. There were no fatalities to the 148 people on board, but six of Adam Air's other Boeing 737s were grounded for safety inspections.
• On 13 April 2010 Cathay Pacific Flight 780 from Surabaya to Hong Kong sustained damage after it landed heavily at Hong Kong International Airport. During the flight the crew experienced a number of engine problems, culminating in them being unable to control the engines' thrust and being forced to land the aircraft at very high speed. The investgation determined that the aircraft had been refuelled with contaminated fuel at Surabaya before departing for Hong Kong.

Ground transportation

Buses

DAMRI Buses are available to transport passengers from the airport to Purabaya Terminal, a bus terminal located not far from the airport.

Taxis

Primkopal Juanda taxis operate on a flat-fee rate to various destinations in Surabaya. This is different from other airports in Indonesia, where all taxis can only transport passengers from the airport to the city. However, all taxis can transport passengers from the city to the airport.

Notes

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