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Depati Amir Airport

Depati Amir Airport
Bandar Udara Depati Amir
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Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Government of Indonesia
Operator PT Angkasa Pura II
Serves Pangkal Pinang, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL 109 ft / 33 m
Coordinates 02°09′43″S 106°08′20″E / 2.16194°S 106.13889°E / -2.16194; 106.13889
Website http://www.depatiamir-airport.co.id/
Map
PGK is located in Sumatra Topography
PGK
PGK
Location of airport in Sumatra
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 2,600 8,530 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Passengers 1,325,522
Source: DAFIF
Passengers 1,325,522

Depati Amir Airport (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Depati Amir) (IATA: PGKICAO: WIPK, formerly WIKK), also known as Pangkal Pinang Airport, is an airport serving Pangkal Pinang, the largest town on the island of Bangka and the capital of the province of Bangka-Belitung in Indonesia. The airport is located around 5 km from the city center. It is one of the two main airport in Bangka-Belitung province, the other being H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin International Airport in Belitung.

After delayed for many times, a new airport terminal finally started operation on 11 January 2017. With an investment of about 300 billion, the construction of the terminal is able to increase the passenger capacity of 350 thousand passengers per year to more than 1.5 million passengers per year. The new terminal building stands on an area of 12 thousand square meters of total land area of about 152 hectares. Nevertheless, it is currently only able to serve domestic flights Revitalization is done on the airport's landside which includes construction of a new terminal, improvement of terminal facilities, construction of a new apron, as well as construction of a larger and more spacious car parking area. Besides wider, the new terminal has a modern design and is equipped with additional amenities such as food courts, executive break room, internet facilities, disabled toilets, as well as a room mother and child. Other facilities include 12 check-in counters, 3 departure gates, and 2 jetbridges. The new parking facilities are now capable of accommodating 300 cars and 120 motorcycles.


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