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Raja Haji Fisabilillah Airport

Coordinates: 00°55′21″N 104°31′56″E / 0.92250°N 104.53222°E / 0.92250; 104.53222
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Raja Haji Fisabilillah Airport

Bandar Udara Raja Haji Fisabilillah
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Indonesia
OperatorPT Angkasa Pura II
ServesBintan Island
LocationTanjungpinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia
Time zoneWIB (UTC+07:00)
Elevation AMSL52 ft / 16 m
Coordinates00°55′21″N 104°31′56″E / 0.92250°N 104.53222°E / 0.92250; 104.53222
Websitewww.rajahajifisabilillah-airport.co.id
Map
TNJ/WIDN is located in Bintan Island
TNJ/WIDN
TNJ/WIDN
Location in Bintan Island
TNJ/WIDN is located in Riau Islands
TNJ/WIDN
TNJ/WIDN
Location in Riau Islands
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 2,250 7,382 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Passengers231,388

Raja Haji Fisabilillah Airport[3] (IATA: TNJ, ICAO: WIDN), formerly Kijang Airport, is a domestic airport located in Tanjungpinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia. It is the second largest airport in Riau Islands, after the Hang Nadim International Airport in Batam.

History

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The airport is named after Raja Haji Fisabilillah (1727–1784), the sultan of Johor-Riau Sultanate and national hero of Indonesia. In the beginning, it was managed by the State Assets Directorate General of Civil Aviation Ministry of Transportation. In 2000, the operation of Kijang Airport was transferred to PT Angkasa Pura II.

On April 12, 2008, Kijang Airport's name was officially changed to Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport in a ceremony conducted by the Minister of Transportation of the Republic of Indonesia Jusman Syafii Djamal in the presence of Riau Islands Governor Ismeth Abdullah, Vice Governor of Riau Islands HM Sani, Chairman of the Parliament H.M. Nur Syafriadi and other local officials. new passenger terminal with a size of 8,300 m2 and one telescopic gangway was inaugurated in June 2013. It has a capacity of 1000,000 passengers per year, 10 times larger than the old terminal.

The airport was formerly served from Malacca in Malaysia by Sky Aviation until mid-2013 when Sky Aviation ceased operations. After that, the airport has not had any regular international destinations. On 17 December 2016, Citilink began charter flights from Tanjung Pinang to Wuhan, reinitiating international flights from the airport.[4]

On April 2, 2024, the Ministry of Transportation revoked the international airport status of Raja Haji Fisabilillah Airport.[5]

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Batik Air Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta
Citilink Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta
Garuda Indonesia Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta

Statistics

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Frequency of flights at Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport
Rank Destinations Frequency (weekly) Airline(s)
1 Jakarta–Soekarno–Hatta, Jakarta 21 Batik Air, Citilink, Garuda Indonesia

References

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  1. ^ "Airport information for WIDN". 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.
  2. ^ Airport information for WIDN at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ^ https://hubud.dephub.go.id/hubud/website/bandara/240 [bare URL]
  4. ^ Widodo, Wahyu Setyo. "17 Desember, Citilink Bakal Layani Rute Wuhan-Tanjungpinang". detikTravel (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  5. ^ Expat, Indonesia (2024-04-29). "Indonesia Revokes International Status of 17 Airports". Indonesia Expat. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
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