H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin International Airport

Bandar Udara Internasional H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorPT Angkasa Pura II
ServesBelitung
LocationTanjung Pandan, Bangka Belitung Islands, Indonesia
Built1940
Time zoneWIB (UTC+07:00)
Elevation AMSL164 ft / 50 m
Coordinates02°44′44″S 107°45′17″E / 2.74556°S 107.75472°E / -2.74556; 107.75472
Map
TJQ is located in Sumatra
TJQ
TJQ
Location of airport in Sumatra
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 2,500 8,202 Asphalt
Statistics
Passengers (2021)310,567[1]
Source: DAFIF[2][3]

H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin International Airport (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Internasional H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin) or formerly known as Buluh Tumbang Airport (IATA: TJQ, ICAO: WIKT, formerly WIKD and WIOD) is an airport in Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia. It is the main and only airport serving Belitung Island. H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport is named after an Indonesian Air Force pioneer and former regent of the Belitung Regency, H.A.S Hanandjoeddin (1910–1995).[4]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Citilink Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta
Lion Air Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Pangkal Pinang
Sriwijaya Air Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Pangkal Pinang

Statistics

Frequency of domestic flights at H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin International Airport
RankDestinationsFrequency (weekly)Airline(s)
1 Tangerang–Soekarno–Hatta, Banten 70 Citilink, Garuda Indonesia, Lion Air, Sriwijaya Air, Super Air Jet
2 Pangkalpinang, Bangka Belitung 35 Garuda Indonesia, Nam Air, Wings Air
3 Palembang, South Sumatra 14 Lion Air, NAM Air[5][6]
4 Jakarta–Halim Perdanakusuma, Jakarta 7 Batik Air

Accidents and incidents

  • On 19 April 1997, a British Aerospace ATP aircraft owned by Merpati Airlines, flight number 106, crashed while approaching the airport . The aircraft reportedly went into a steep left bank as it descended through 2,000 feet (610 m). The crew lost control of the plane, and it crashed breaking into three pieces. Twelve passengers and three crew members died in the accident.[7]

References

  1. "Jumlah penumpang pesawat di Kabupaten Belitung turun selama 2021" (in Indonesian). Antara. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  2. "Airport information for WIOD". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  3. Airport information for WIOD at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  4. Gama Holiday (22 September 2016). "Siapakah Dia, Sosok Yang Dijadikan Nama Bandara Belitung?". gamaholiday.com. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  5. Lion Air
  6. NAM Air
  7. Accident description for PK-MTX at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 11 March 201-03-11.



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