Radin Inten II Airport

{{Short description|Airport serving Bandar Lampung, Lampung, Indonesia}}

{{Infobox airport

| name = Radin Inten II Airport

| nativename = Bandar Udara Radin Inten II

| image = Wordmark of Radin Inten II International Airport.png

| image-width = 150

| image2 = Radin Inten 2 Airport.jpg

| image2-width = 250

| IATA = TKG

| ICAO = WILL

| WMO = 96295

| type = Public

| owner = Government of Indonesia

| operator = InJourney Airports

| city-served = Bandar Lampung

| location = Branti, Natar, South Lampung Regency, Lampung, Indonesia

| opened = {{start date and age|1942|||df=yes}}

| elevation-m = 86

| elevation-f = 282

| timezone = WIB

| utc = UTC+07:00

| coordinates = {{coord|05|14|33|S|105|10|44|E|display=inline,title}}

| website = {{URL|www.radininten2-airport.co.id}}

| image_map = LocationSumatra.svg

| image_map_caption = Sumatra region in Indonesia

| pushpin_map = Indonesia Sumatra#Indonesia

| pushpin_label = TKG/WILL

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Lampung / Indonesia

| r1-number = 14/32

| r1-length-m = 3,000

| r1-length-f = 9,842

| r1-surface = Asphalt

| stat1-header = Passengers

| stat1-data = 918,954 ({{increase}} 33.6%)

| stat2-header = Cargo (tonnes)

| stat2-data = 1,117 ({{decrease}} 1.5%)

| stat3-header = Aircraft movements

| stat3-data = 6,809 ({{increase}} 20.6%)

| stat-year = 2023

| footnotes = Source: DGCA{{Cite web |title=Bandar Udara Radin Inten II|url=https://hubud.kemenhub.go.id/hubud/website/bandara/258|publisher=Ministry of Transportation|language=id |access-date=1 May 2025}}{{cite web |title=Statistik Angkatan Udara 2023 |url=https://hubud.kemenhub.go.id/hubud/website/assets/file/bukustatistik/9a4eaeb68ab0e5bb3be1a8b5202ccb90.pdf |access-date=3 May 2025 |publisher=DGCA}}

}}

Radin Inten II Airport {{airport codes|TKG|WILL}}, formerly known as Branti Airport, is a domestic airport serving the city of Bandar Lampung, the capital of Lampung Province, Indonesia. The airport is named after Radin Inten II (1834–1858), a nobleman from Lampung and a national hero of Indonesia. Although it primarily serves Bandar Lampung, the airport is actually located in Natar, South Lampung Regency, approximately 23 km (14.3 miles) northwest of the city center. It serves as one of the main gateways to Bandar Lampung and the broader Lampung Province, offering domestic flights to Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, as well as to other cities such as Batam, Medan, and Bengkulu. The airport previously operated international flights to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, but these were discontinued shortly after their launch. Due to the absence of sustained international services, the airport's international status was officially revoked in 2024.{{Cite web |last=Expat |first=Indonesia |date=2024-04-29 |title=Indonesia Revokes International Status of 17 Airports |url=https://indonesiaexpat.id/news/indonesia-revokes-international-status-of-17-airports/ |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=Indonesia Expat |language=en-GB}}

History

Formerly known as Branti Airport—named after the village where it is located—the facility was originally built by Japanese forces in 1942 during the occupation of the Dutch East Indies, as part of their military operations in World War II against the Allied forces. It served as a base for various Japanese aircraft and warplanes.{{Cite web |date=13 October 2023 |title=TKG Kode Bandara Mana? Ini Profil dan Sejarahnya |url=https://kumparan.com/berita-bisnis/tkg-kode-bandara-mana-ini-profil-dan-sejarahnya-21N2FFpnJzb |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=kumparan |language=id-ID}} After Indonesia declared its independence, the airport was taken over by the Indonesian Air Force and used exclusively for military purposes, without any commercial flight operations. In 1955, the airport’s management was transferred to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation after the Air Force relocated its base to Astra Ksetra Air Force Base in Menggala, North Lampung Regency. Commercial flights began in 1956 when Garuda Indonesia launched its first route between Jakarta and Bandar Lampung.{{Cite web |date=10 April 2023 |title=Mengenal Nama Bandara di Lampung dan Sejarahnya |url=https://kumparan.com/sejarah-dan-sosial/mengenal-nama-bandara-di-lampung-dan-sejarahnya-20BWIKzGsKB |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=kumparan |language=id-ID}} In 1963, ownership of Branti Airport was officially transferred to the regional government of Lampung, which in turn handed it over to the Ministry of Transportation in 1964. The construction of the new runway and apron was completed in 1976, and the airport was officially inaugurated in June of that year with the arrival of a Fokker F28 aircraft.

Between 1984 and 1987, the runway was extended by 330 meters, increasing its total length to 1,850 meters. On May 22, 1995, a new terminal was completed and inaugurated by the then Minister of Transportation, Haryanto Dhanutirto. In 1997, the name Branti Airport was officially changed to Radin Inten II Airport, in honor of Radin Inten II—a Lampungese nobleman who led resistance against Dutch colonization in the 19th century and was later recognized as a national hero of Indonesia.{{Cite web |last=Rusfel |first=Gustion |date=21 August 2023 |title=Sejarah Singkat Bandara yang Ada di Provinsi Lampung |url=https://medialampung.disway.id/read/666114/sejarah-singkat-bandara-yang-ada-di-provinsi-lampung/15 |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=medialampung.co.id |language=id}}

In 2016, a major expansion project was undertaken at the airport to accommodate the growing volume of passenger and air traffic. This included the construction of a larger passenger terminal and its relevant infrastructures as well as a new four-story parking building. The expansion was completed in 2019 and was inaugurated by then-President Joko Widodo on February 6, 2019.{{Cite web |last=Rachev |first=Laily |date=8 March 2019 |title=Jokowi Resmikan Bandara Radin Inten II |url=https://www.cnbcindonesia.com/news/20190308111357-7-59477/jokowi-resmikan-bandara-radin-inten-ii |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=CNBC Indonesia |language=id}} The total cost of the airport’s expansion and development amounted to approximately 467.6 billion rupiah.{{Cite web |last=Desfika |first=Thresa Sandra |date=6 February 2019 |title=Terminal Baru Bandara Radin Inten Segera Diresmikan |url=https://www.beritasatu.com/news/536598/terminal-baru-bandara-radin-inten-segera-diresmikan#! |website=Beritasatu |language=id}} In the same year, the management of the airport was transferred from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation to Angkasa Pura II, which is now known as InJourney Airports.{{Cite web |last=Sanusi |date=14 October 2019 |title=Angkasa Pura II Resmi Kelola Bandara Radin Inten II Lampung |url=https://www.tribunnews.com/bisnis/2019/10/14/angkasa-pura-ii-resmi-kelola-bandara-radin-inten-ii-lampung |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=Tribunnews.com |language=id-ID}}

In 2019, the airport was designated as an international airport, with its first international flight launched on 4 May 2019—a route to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, operated by Citilink.{{Cite web |last=Sukarta |first=Agus Wira |date=2019-05-04 |title=Bandara Raden Inten Lampung memulai rute penerbangan internasional |url=https://www.antaranews.com/berita/855795/bandara-raden-inten-lampung-memulai-rute-penerbangan-internasional |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=Antara News |language=id}} However, the service was discontinued shortly afterward. The airport was originally intended to serve as a Hajj embarkation point, offering seasonal flights to Jeddah for pilgrims traveling to Mecca.{{Cite web |last=Uly |first=Yohana Artha |date=2019-10-12 |title=Bandara Radin Inten II Bakal Dikembangkan untuk Penerbangan Haji dan Umroh |url=https://economy.okezone.com/read/2019/10/12/320/2116104/bandara-radin-inten-ii-bakal-dikembangkan-untuk-penerbangan-haji-dan-umroh?page=all |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=Okezone Economy |language=id-ID}} Despite this, there have been no regular international flights since 2019,{{Cite web |date=6 August 2023 |title=Bandara Radin Inten II Disebut Turun Jadi Bandara Domestik, Ini Kata Pengelola |url=https://kumparan.com/lampunggeh/bandara-radin-inten-ii-disebut-turun-jadi-bandara-domestik-ini-kata-pengelola-20wAr1fkb2m |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=kumparan |language=id-ID}} and on 2 April 2024, the Ministry of Transportation officially revoked the airport's international status due to the absence of active international services, although it stated that the airport could still be used for Hajj operations if necessary.

Facilities and development

A new terminal was constructed between 2017 and 2019 as part of a major airport expansion project aimed at significantly increasing capacity and enhancing passenger service quality. The new terminal nearly triples the size of the old facility, expanding from 3,709 square meters to 9,434 square meters, and has a capacity of 3 million passengers annually.{{Cite web |last=Newswire |date=2019-02-06 |title=Terminal Baru Bandara Radin Inten II Lampung Siap Tarik Wisatawan |url=https://ekonomi.bisnis.com/read/20190206/98/885993/terminal-baru-bandara-radin-inten-ii-lampung-siap-tarik-wisatawan |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=Bisnis.com |language=id}} The new terminal is also equipped with two jet bridges.{{Cite web |last=Sormin |first=Amiruddin |date=11 July 2017 |title=Bandara Radin Inten II Lampung Kini Punya Satu Garbarata |url=https://lampungpro.co/news/bandara-radin-inten-ii-lampung-kini-punya-satu-garbarata |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=Lampungpro.co |language=en}} Other developments included the extension of the runway to 3,000 meters by 45 meters, allowing it to accommodate wide-body aircraft, the construction of two taxiways each measuring 123 meters by 23 meters, and an apron spanning 565 meters by 110 meters with 12 aircraft parking stands.{{Cite web |date=12 October 2019 |title=Kembangkan Bandara Radin Inten, Angkasa Pura II Siapkan Rp 500 M |url=https://www.tempo.co/ekonomi/kembangkan-bandara-radin-inten-angkasa-pura-ii-siapkan-rp-500-m-696846 |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=Tempo |language=id}} Additionally, a four-story parking facility covering 2,200 square meters was built, providing space for up to 700 vehicles.

Airlines and destinations

{{Airport-dest-list

| Citilink | Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta{{cite news|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C4o-QKVyn_s/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== |title=Kini terbang langsung dari Jakarta ke Lampung dan sebaliknya 3 kali seminggu mulai 30 Maret 2024 |last=|first=|work=Instagram|publisher=|location=|access-date=2024-03-18}}

| Garuda Indonesia | Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta

| Indonesia AirAsia | Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta

| Lion Air | Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta

| Super Air Jet | Batam,{{cite news|url=https://www.rri.co.id/daerah/704980/super-air-jet-buka-rute-batam-lampung |title=Super Air Jet Buka Rute Baru Batam dan Lampung mulai 14 Juni 2024 |last=|first=|work=rri.co.id|publisher=|location=|access-date=2024-05-21}} Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, 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-Bandar Lampung service from 8 September 2024|last=|first=|work=kupastuntas|publisher=|location=|access-date=2024-08-22}}

| Wings Air | Bengkulu{{Cite Web|date=2025-03-10 |title=Wings Air Buka Rute Bengkulu ke Mukomuko, Bandar Lampung, dan Padang |url=https://regional.kompas.com/read/2025/03/10/103652578/wings-air-buka-rute-bengkulu-ke-mukomuko-bandar-lampung-dan-padang|access-date=2025-03-11}}

| Susi Air | Krui}}

Traffic and statistics

=Traffic=

\| {{center\|Year}} ! \| {{center\|Passengers handled}} ! \| {{center\|Passenger % change}} ! \| {{center\|Cargo (tonnes)}} ! \| {{center\|Cargo % change}} ! \| {{center\|Aircraft movements}} ! \| {{center\|Aircraft % change}}
class="toccolours sortable" style="padding:0.5em;" \|+ Annual passenger numbers and aircraft statistics
style="background:#eee;" \|2009	533,448	{{nochange}}	962	{{nochange}}	6,028	{{nochange}}
style="background:#eee;" \|2010	719,350	{{increase}} 34.8	1,038	{{increase}} 7.9	6,442	{{increase}} 6.9
style="background:#eee;" \|2011	1,021,426	{{increase}} 42.0	5,880	{{increase}} 466.5	9,650	{{increase}} 49.8
style="background:#eee;" \|2012	1,200,666	{{increase}} 17.5	3,939	{{decrease}} 33.0	10,113	{{increase}} 4.8
style="background:#eee;" \|2013	1,125,480	{{decrease}} 6.3	2,876	{{decrease}} 27.0	9,229	{{decrease}} 8.7
style="background:#eee;" \|2014	1,234,845	{{increase}} 9.7	3,727	{{increase}} 29.6	9,768	{{increase}} 5.8
style="background:#eee;" \|2015	1,419,342	{{increase}} 14.9	4,438	{{increase}} 19.1	13,259	{{increase}} 35.7
style="background:#eee;" \|2016	1,882,703	{{increase}} 32.6	4,888	{{increase}} 10.1	18,161	{{increase}} 37.0
style="background:#eee;" \|2017	2,463,703	{{increase}} 30.9	5,580	{{increase}} 14.2	21,749	{{increase}} 19.8
style="background:#eee;" \|2018	2,643,225	{{increase}} 7.3	5,923	{{increase}} 6.1	20,635	{{decrease}} 5.1
style="background:#eee;" \|2019	1,839,328	{{decrease}} 30.4	3,562	{{decrease}} 39.9	15,798	{{decrease}} 23.4
style="background:#eee;" \|2020	570,429	{{decrease}} 69.0	1,558	{{decrease}} 56.3	7,831	{{decrease}} 50.4
style="background:#eee;" \|2021	425,375	{{decrease}} 25.4	990	{{decrease}} 36.5	4,594	{{decrease}} 41.3
style="background:#eee;" \|2022	687,625	{{increase}} 61.7	1,101	{{increase}} 11.2	5,647	{{increase}} 22.9
style="background:#eee;" \|2023	918,954	{{increase}} 33.6	1,117	{{increase}} 1.5	6,809	{{increase}} 20.6
colspan="7" style="text-align:right;" \| ^{Source: DGCA, BPS{{cite web \|title=Statistik Angkatan Udara 2019 \|url=https://hubud.kemenhub.go.id/hubud/website/assets/file/bukustatistik/060053156d589186ca60f1256a23d81a.pdf \|access-date=3 May 2025 \|publisher=DGCA}}}

=Statistics=

class="sortable" style="font-size:89%; align=center;"

|+ Busiest flights out of Radin Inten II Airport by frequency (2025)

style="background:lightblue;"

! |Rank

|Destinations

|Frequency (weekly)

Airline(s)

|{{flagicon|Jakarta}} Jakarta, Jakarta Special Capital Region

|78

|Citilink, Garuda Indonesia, Indonesia AirAsia, Lion Air, Super Air Jet

|{{flagicon|Riau Islands}} Batam, Riau Islands

|Super Air Jet

|{{flagicon|North Sumatra}} Medan, North Sumatra

|Super Air Jet

|{{flagicon|Bengkulu}} Bengkulu, Bengkulu

|Wings Air

Gallery

File:Radin Inten II Airport.jpg|Exterior of the terminal prior to the latest expansion

File:Radin Inten II.JPG|The former terminal, which is already demolished

Accidents and incidents

On 7 September 1974, Garuda Indonesia Flight 126, a domestic flight from Jakarta to Bandar Lampung operated by a Fokker F27 'Semeru', overshot the runway while attempting to land in heavy rain and strong winds. Of the 36 people on board, 28 were killed, including three crew members.{{Cite web |last= |date=2019-09-08 |title=Kecelakaan Pesawat yang Berulang |url=https://www.kompas.id/baca/arsip/2019/09/09/kecelakaan-pesawat-yang-berulang |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=Kompas |language=id}}
On 20 March 1982, a Garuda Indonesian Fokker F28 operating a scheduled passenger flight from Jakarta to Bandar Lampung overran the runway while landing at Branti Airport during heavy rainfall. The aircraft came to a stop approximately 700 metres beyond the runway in a field and subsequently caught fire. All occupants on board were killed in the accident.[https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19820320-1 ASN Aircraft accident F28 March 1982 in Indonesia]
On 26 November 2017, Wings Air Flight 1286, an ATR 72-500 operating a domestic flight from Bandung to Bandar Lampung, experienced a tire burst upon landing at Radin Inten II Airport. No injuries were reported among the occupants.{{Cite web |last=Damarjati |first=Danu |title=Wings Air Pecah Ban Saat Mendarat di Lampung, Penumpang Selamat |url=https://news.detik.com/berita/d-3432287/wings-air-pecah-ban-saat-mendarat-di-lampung-penumpang-selamat |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=detiknews |language=id-ID}}
On 20 December 2020, Lion Air Flight 173, a Boeing 737-900ER operating a domestic flight from Batam to Bandar Lampung, skidded off the runway upon landing in heavy rain at Radin Inten II Airport. All 125 passengers and 7 crew members escaped without injury.{{Cite web |last=Said |first=SM |date=20 December 2020 |title=Hujan Deras, Pesawat Lion Air Tergelincir di Bandara Raden Inten II Lampung |url=https://daerah.sindonews.com/read/274776/174/hujan-deras-pesawat-lion-air-tergelincir-di-bandara-raden-inten-ii-lampung-1608459139 |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=SINDOnews Daerah |language=id-ID}}