General Sudirman Airport
{{Short description|Airport in Purbalingga, Central Java, Indonesia}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Jenderal Besar Soedirman Airport
| nativename = {{small|{{lang|id|Bandar Udara Jenderal Besar Soedirman}}}}
| IATA = PWL
| ICAO = WAHP
| pushpin_map = Indonesia Java
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Java
| pushpin_label = PWL
| pushpin_label_position = right
| type = Public / Military
| owner = Indonesian Government
| operator = InJourney Airports
| city-served = Purbalingga
| location = Bukateja, Purbalingga, Indonesia
| elevation-f =
| elevation-m =
| timezone = WIB
| utc = UTC+07:00
| coordinates = {{coord|07|27|42|S|109|25|00|E|type:airport|display=inline}}
| website =
| metric-rwy =
| r1-number = 10/28
| r1-length-m = 1,600
| r1-length-f = 5,249
| r1-surface = Asphalt
| footnotes =
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File:Bandara-Wirasaba-Purbalingga.jpg Casa C-212 Aviocar landing at Wirasaba Airport]]
Jenderal Besar Soedirman Airport ({{langx|id|Bandar Udara Jenderal Besar Soedirman}}), also known as JB Soedirman Airport {{airport codes|PWL|WAHP}} is an airport located in Bukateja, Purbalingga, Indonesia.
The site used to be an Indonesian Airforce airfield, serving civil aviation since 2007.{{Cite web |last=Gunawan |first=Apriadi |last2=Maryono |first2=Agus |date=14 April 2012 |title=Vice president wants new airport completed in time |url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/04/14/vice-president-wants-new-airport-completed-time.html |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=The Jakarta Post |language=en}} The base was officially renamed in 2016 after General Sudirman, who is a National Hero of Indonesia.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2016-11-07 |editor-last=Djumena |editor-first=Erlangga |title=Lanud Wirabasa Purbalingga Resmi Jadi Lanud Jenderal Besar Soedirman |url=https://regional.kompas.com/read/xml/2016/11/07/22323331/lanud.wirabasa.purbalingga.resmi.jadi.lanud.jenderal.besar.soedirman |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=KOMPAS.com |language=id}} The airport serves 6 regencies: Banyumas Regency, Purbalingga Regency, Banjarnegara Regency, Kebumen Regency, Wonosobo Regency and Pemalang Regency. Operation started on June 1, 2021 and the first commercial flight was on June 3.{{Cite web|date=2021-05-31|title=Penerbangan Komersial Mulai 3 Juni, Rute Jakarta dan Surabaya PP, Ini Jadwal Lengkap Keberangkatan di Bandara JBS Purbalingga|url=https://radarbanyumas.co.id/penerbangan-komersial-mulai-3-juni-rute-jakarta-dan-surabaya-pp-ini-jadwal-lengkap-keberangkatan-di-bandara-jbs-purbalingga/|access-date=2021-06-01|website=RADAR Banyumas|language=id-ID}} The airport is operated by PT Angkasa Pura II.{{Cite web |last=Santoso |first=Joko |date=2021-05-20 |editor-last=Rokhman |editor-first=Kholil |title=1 Juni 2021, Jokowi Resmikan Operasional Perdana Bandara Soedirman Purbalingga |url=https://serayunews.com/1-juni-2021-jokowi-resmikan-operasional-perdana-bandara-soedirman-purbalingga/ |access-date=2021-05-22 |website=SerayuNews |language=id-ID}}
Facilities
Around 850 meters of existing grass airstrip was extended with hard pavement for the development of the airport. The airport will have a total area of 115 hectares.{{cite news |last=Lewuk |first=Dominikus |date=24 April 2018 |title=Development of General Soedirman Airport of Purbalingga Officially Begins |newspaper=Netral News |editor-last=Wiseno |editor-first=Hari |url=http://www.en.netralnews.com/news/business/read/20519/development.of.general.soedirman.airport.of.purbalingga.officially.begins |access-date=21 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418204320/http://www.en.netralnews.com/news/business/read/20519/development.of.general.soedirman.airport.of.purbalingga.officially.begins |archive-date=18 April 2019}} The runway extends 1,600 x 30 metres, aided by an apron of 69 x 103 metres, and a taxiway 15 metres in width, which was finished in early 2021. The airport can accommodate a twin-propeller aircraft such as ATR 72-600 models.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-01-31 |editor-last=Jatmiko |editor-first=Bambang |title=AP II Rampungkan Pembangunan Runway Bandara Jenderal Sudirman Purbalingga |url=https://money.kompas.com/read/2021/02/01/054300226/ap-ii-rampungkan-pembangunan-runway-bandara-jenderal-sudirman-purbalingga |access-date=2021-05-22 |website=KOMPAS.com |language=id}} Since the planned permanent structure of the terminal building is still under construction, a 20 x 20 metre, high-grade pole tent was built to serve as temporary terminal, complete with air conditioning and plumbing.{{Cite web |last=Dirgantara |first=Rudal Afgani |date=2021-02-06 |title=Bandara JB Soedirman Beroperasi April 2021, Ini Persiapan Pemkab Purbalingga |url=https://www.liputan6.com/regional/read/4476426/bandara-jb-soedirman-beroperasi-april-2021-ini-persiapan-pemkab-purbalingga |access-date=2021-05-22 |website=liputan6.com |language=id}}{{Cite web |last=Fahmi |first=Muhammad Iqbal |date=2021-05-19 |editor-last=Arief |editor-first=Teuku Muhammad Valdy |title=Jelang First Flight, Penumpang Bandara Jenderal Soedirman Purbalingga Bakal Transit di Tenda |url=https://regional.kompas.com/read/2021/05/19/121808178/jelang-first-flight-penumpang-bandara-jenderal-soedirman-purbalingga-bakal |access-date=2021-05-22 |website=KOMPAS.com |language=id}}
References
{{Commons category|Wirasaba Airport}}
{{Airports in Indonesia}}
{{Portal|Aviation|Indonesia}}
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