Jenderal Achmad Yani International Airport

Ahmad Yani Airport used to be a military airbase for the Indonesian Army. It was opened for commercial flights after a joint decree between Chief of the Air Staff, Minister of Transport, and the Army Chief of staff on 31 August 1966.Surat Keputusan Bersama Panglima Angkatan Udara, Menteri Perhubungan dan Menteri Angkatan Darat Nomor: KEP-932/9/1966.83/1966 dan S2/1/-PHB tanggal 31 Agustus 1966 On 1 October 1995, management was transferred to PT Angkasa Pura I. This marked the start of the fully commercial use of the airport.

Expansion began in 2004, done in phases starting with the addition to the length of the runway to accommodate the safer landing of larger aircraft. The airport gained its international status in August 2004 with its inaugural flight from Semarang to Singapore, as mentioned in the Minister's Decree No. 64/2004 on 10 August 2004. However, due to the global recession, the Semarang-Singapore route operated by Garuda was discontinued. Batavia Air took over this route in November 2009. However, Batavia Air ceased operations on 31 January 2013 as an outcome of a petition for bankruptcy on 30 January 2013.

Ahmad Yani Airport used to have a terminal to the south of the runway, with one arrival and departure gate each for domestic and international flights. The old terminal had a total area of 6,708 square meters in size. Facilities include souvenir shops, food outlets, bank, money changer, hotel and travel booking offices, taxi and rental car services. The airport is in the coastal area of Maron beach in the West Semarang district, which is prone to flooding and abrasion.{{cite web |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/01/04/semarang-airport-redesigned-go-green.html |title=Semarang airport redesigned to go green |date=4 January 2012}}

Central Java Government announced plans to expand the airport in 2004 which include the extension of the runway from 1,850 m to 2,560 m.{{cite web |title=WAHS - Jenderal Ahmad Yani International Airport |url=https://skyvector.com/airport/WAHS/Jenderal-Ahmad-Yani-International-Airport |website=SkyVector |access-date=3 May 2022}}

On 17 June 2014 Angkasa Pura I and military officials signed an agreement allowing the use of military land for 30 years and implementing the expansion project.

On 17 June 2014, groundbreaking was done to build a new terminal for the airport.

On 6 June 2018, the new terminal was opened for the public. It is the first floating terminal in Indonesia, which has an area of 58,652 square metres, nearly 10 times larger in size than the old terminal.{{cite web |url=http://jateng.tribunnews.com/2014/06/17/kerjasama-pemanfaatan-ground-breaking-bandara-a-yani-ditandatangani |title=Kerjasama Pemanfaatan Ground Breaking Bandara A Yani Ditandatangani |author=Dini Suciatiningrum |date=17 June 2014}} After the new terminal was opened, the old terminal was returned to the army.{{cite web |url=http://www.suaramerdeka.com/v1/index.php/read/news_smg/2013/09/03/170623/Pengembangan-Bandara-A-Yani-Tunggu-Proposal |title=Pengembangan Bandara A Yani Tunggu Proposal |date=3 September 2013 |access-date=3 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924123343/http://www.suaramerdeka.com/v1/index.php/read/news_smg/2013/09/03/170623/Pengembangan-Bandara-A-Yani-Tunggu-Proposal |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=dead }} The new terminal is also equipped with three jet bridges.

The new terminal is designed on an eco-friendly theme, to register the terminal for green building certification. The unique passenger terminal built on top of a swamp, set to turn the airport into Indonesia's very first floating airport. The construction of the new terminal uses Earth-conscious materials and makes use of its surrounding swamps. The new terminal mainly uses glass materials to acquire more natural lighting inside the terminal, which saves electricity. Another eco-friendly design element is the use of reverse osmosis to provide clean water from rainwater and seawater, which is processed in a tank underneath the airport terminal. There are water ponds around the airport that provides the raw material for osmosis and control water levels to prevent flooding during the rainy season. Solar cells also contribute to the airport's street lighting. The new terminal has an interior garden, as well as a mangrove forest.{{Cite web |title=Ahmad Yani Jadi Bandara Atas Air Pertama di Indonesia |url=https://kumparan.com/kumparanbisnis/ahmad-yani-jadi-bandara-atas-air-pertama-di-indonesia |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=kumparan |language=id-ID}}

There is a multisensory waiting room specifically for children with autism, which is equipped with floor and wall mattresses, balls, beanbags, aquatic bubble tubes, colour changing LEDs, laser fingers, and vestibular boards. The multisensory room is the first-ever sensory room at any Indonesian airport and also the first in the Asia-Pacific.{{cite news|url=https://en.antaranews.com/news/135080/multisensory-room-opened-at-semarang-international-airport|title=Multisensory room opened at Semarang International Airport|newspaper=Antara News|access-date=21 October 2019}}

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| Batik Air | Jakarta–Halim Perdanakusuma, Jakarta−Soekarno-Hatta, Pangkalan Bun{{cite news|url=https://pressrelease.kontan.co.id/news/batik-air-ajak-explore-di-indonesi-aaja-dengan-rute-baru-semarang-pangkalan-bun |title=Batik Air Ajak Explore di Indonesi Aja dengan Rute Baru Semarang - Pangkalan Bun |last=|first=|website=KONTAN.CO.ID|publisher=|location=|access-date=2024-05-15}}

| Citilink | Banjarmasin, Jakarta−Soekarno-Hatta

| {{nowrap|Garuda Indonesia}} | Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta

| Lion Air | Balikpapan, Banjarmasin, Denpasar, Kupang,{{efn|Kupang is continuation of Denpasar flight as the same flight number}} Makassar, Palangkaraya{{cite news|url=https://travel.detik.com/travel-news/d-7354106/lion-air-bakal-terbang-palangkaraya-semarang-apa-menariknya-rute-ini |title=Lion Air Buka Rute Baru Semarang-Palangkaraya, Mulai 14 Juni 2024|last=|first=|work=travel.detik.com|publisher=|location=|access-date=2024-05-23}}

|NAM Air | Pangkalan Bun, Sampit{{cite news|url=https://kalteng.antaranews.com/berita/723325/nam-air-layani-rute-sampit-semarang-mulai-9-november|title=NAM Air layani rute Sampit-Semarang mulai 9 November|last=|first=|work=kalteng.antaranews|publisher=|location=|access-date=17 October 2024}}

| Super Air Jet | Balikpapan,{{cite news|url=https://jateng.akurat.co/lifestyle/1335009893/semarang-vibes-rute-baru-dan-penerbangan-langsung-dari-bandara-ahmad-yani-semarang-ke-lombok-medan-padang-pekanbaru-dan-palembang-pp|title=Semarang Vibes! Rute Baru dan Penerbangan Langsung dari Bandara Ahmad Yani Semarang ke Lombok, Medan, Makassar, Banjarmasin, Balikpapan, Padang, Pekanbaru dan Palembang PP|last=|first=|work=jateng.akurat|publisher=|location=|access-date=23 August 2024}} Batam, Jambi,{{cite web |title=Super Air Jet New Routes|url=https://agent.lionair.co.id/LionAirAgentsPortal/Home|website=agent.lionair|access-date=March 11, 2025}} Lombok,https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/iu283 Medan,{{cite news|url=https://kupastuntas.co/2024/08/22/bandara-radin-inten-ii-tambah-rute-penerbangan-langsung-lampung-medan|title=Super Air Jet to launch Medan-Semarang service from 9 September 2024|last=|first=|work=kupastuntas|publisher=|location=|access-date=2024-08-22}} Pangkal Pinang,{{cite web |title=Super Air Jet New Routes|url=https://agent.lionair.co.id/LionAirAgentsPortal/Home|website=agent.lionair|access-date=March 11, 2025}} Pontianak,{{cite web |title=Super Air Jet Buka Rute Penerbangan Pontianak-Semarang|url=https://agent.lionair.co.id/LionAirAgentsPortal/Default.aspx/|website=agent.lionair|access-date=28 October 2024}} Tarakan{{cite web |title=Super Air Jet New Routes|url=https://agent.lionair.co.id/LionAirAgentsPortal/Home|website=agent.lionair|access-date=March 11, 2025}}

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| My Indo Airlines | Jakarta–Soekarno–Hatta, Singapore, Surabaya

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• On 1 May 1981, Vickers Viscount 832 PK-RVN of Mandala Airlines carrying 44 passengers and crew was damaged beyond economic repair when it departed the runway on landing, causing the starboard and nose gear to collapse.{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19810501-0 |title=Accident description |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=8 October 2009}}
• On 18 October 1992, Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 5601 operating a CASA/IPTN CN-235-10 PK-MNN crashed on a domestic flight from Semarang to Bandung. The aircraft impacted Mount Puntang near Mount Papandayan and burst into flames, killing all 27 passengers and four crew aboard. This is the worst disaster involving a CASA/IPTN CN-235.
• On 30 November 1994, A Fokker 28 Mk 4000 PK-GKU of Merpati Nusantara Airlines operating on flight 422 from Jakarta touched down during heavy rain far along the runway. Then it overran the runway and fell into a ditch, causing it to break into three pieces. All 85 passengers and crew survived.
• On 25 December 2016, Wings Air flight IW1896 from Bandung, using an ATR 72-600 (registration PK-WGW) suffered a landing accident. At the time of the approach, it was raining at the airport with Cumulonimbus clouds in the area at 1500 feet. Following a VOR/DME approach, the aircraft landed on runway 13 and bounced; the right main gear then folded inwards causing the aircraft to veer right. The aircraft stopped on the right runway edge near taxiway D tilting to the right. All 68 passengers and four crew survived.

From 2005 until 2007 there was a shuttle bus service connecting the airport to the city center and Semarang Old Town. However, due to protests from local airport taxi operators, this service was terminated.

In 2013, Trans Semarang, a bus rapid transit (BRT) operator, started to serve Ahmad Yani Airport. Only one route went through the airport but all the available routes are interconnected. The expected interval is 15 to 30 minutes between buses unless there is a traffic jam.

There are airport taxis provided and the reception available right in the arrival terminal. Some public taxis in Semarang cannot take passengers in the airport terminal.{{clarify|date=October 2024}}

For the third consecutive year, Ahmad Yani Airport won the Cleanest Airport Award among 9 Class B Airports in Indonesia in 2013.{{cite web |url=http://jateng.tribunnews.com/2014/08/17/ahmad-yani-semarang-raih-penghargaan-bandara-terbersih |title=Ahmad Yani Semarang Raih Penghargaan Bandara Terbersih |date=17 August 2014}}

File:AhmadYaniTerminal.jpg|The old terminal building

File:SemarangAirportBuildings.jpg|The new terminal building and control tower

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070727132607/http://www.angkasapura1.co.id/eng/location/semarang.htm PT. Angkasa Pura I: Ahmad Yani Airport] {{in lang|en}}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20120314101809/http://www.ayaniairport.com/ Ahmad Yani Airport website]
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