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.
Raja Haji Fisabilillah Airport Bandar Udara Raja Haji Fisabilillah | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Indonesia | ||||||||||
| Operator | PT Angkasa Pura II | ||||||||||
| Serves | Bintan Island | ||||||||||
| Location | Tanjungpinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia | ||||||||||
| Time zone | WIB (UTC+07:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 52 ft / 16 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 00°55′21″N 104°31′56″E / 0.92250°N 104.53222°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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  TNJ/WIDN Location in Bintan Island  TNJ/WIDN Location in Riau Islands | |||||||||||
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History
editThe 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
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Batik Air | Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta |
| Citilink | Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta |
| Garuda Indonesia | Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta |
Statistics
edit| Rank | Destinations | Frequency (weekly) | Airline(s) |
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| 1 | Jakarta–Soekarno–Hatta, Jakarta | 21 | Batik Air, Citilink, Garuda Indonesia |
References
edit- ^ "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. - ^ Airport information for WIDN at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ https://hubud.dephub.go.id/hubud/website/bandara/240 [bare URL]
- ^ Widodo, Wahyu Setyo. "17 Desember, Citilink Bakal Layani Rute Wuhan-Tanjungpinang". detikTravel (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- ^ Expat, Indonesia (2024-04-29). "Indonesia Revokes International Status of 17 Airports". Indonesia Expat. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
External links
edit- Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport - Indonesia Airport Global Website
- Airport page at PT. Angkasa Pura II
- Accident history for TNJ at Aviation Safety Network
