IATA Code | SOC | ICAO Code | WARQ |
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City | Surakarta | Country/Region | Indonesia (ID) |
Type |
Airport (Aerodrome, Airfield) CustomsCustoms Airport: An airport where customs officials are stationed. The customs airport serves as the gateway for air cargo, where customs procedures are carried out for international air freight. |
Hub for | JT* |
Latitude | -7.51609 | Longitude | 110.757 |
Time Zone | +07:00 | Phone Number | +62 271 780400 |
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Jl. Bandara Adi Sumarmo Sindon Airport (IATA: SOC, ICAO: WAHQ) is the main airport of Boyolali and Surakarta and the surrounding area, also known as Greater Solo. The airport also serves as an alternative airport to Adisutjipto International Airport in Yogyakarta during a disaster, such as during the 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake and the 2010 Mount Merapi eruption. It is located in Boyolali Regency, Central Java, Indonesia, 14 km north of Surakarta city. The airport also serves as the base of the Indonesian Air Force which is known as Lanud Adisumarmo. However, the airport do not serve as a home base to any combat squadron of the Indonesian Air Force. Instead, it serves as the training institute for future Indonesian Air Force cadets. The airbase also oversee the air defense of Surakarta and the surrounding area. Lion Air declared the airport as a regional hub in 2016.
On 2 March 2009, a new terminal began operation which has more capacity than the old terminal. The new terminal is located to the north of the old terminal which belongs to the Air Force. The new terminal is built on an area of 13,000 square meters. The old terminal complex is only 4,000 square meters. The new terminal has parking facilities for nine narrow-body aircraft like the Boeing 737 Classic or three wide body planes and three narrow body planes.
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