Indonesia is the largest archipelago in the world, extending from north to south 1,760 km, and from west to east 5120 km. Therefore, the country has a fairly well developed air communication between the regions, and international flights serve 8 airports . The international and largest in the country is the Soekarno-Hatta airport of Jakarta .
general information
The opening of the Sukarno-Hatta airport dates back to May 1, 1985. A well-known architect from France Paul Andreu worked on his project. In 1992, the construction of the second terminal was completed, and after 17 years the third was completed. The airport was named in honor of the 1-st president of Indonesia Ahmed Sukarno and the 1st vice-president Muhamed Hatt. It is located on an area of 18 square meters. km and 20 km from the city of Jakarta. The complex has 2 air-landing strips with a length of 3600 m.
Airport Service
Sukarno-Hatta leads the list of major airports in the Southern Hemisphere. In 2014, it took 8th place in the list of the busiest airports in the world with a passenger flow of 62.1 million people. Regular flights of 65 airlines arrive in the airport of Jakarta, as well as charter flights. It is interesting to know that:
- for airplanes of internal lines the registration of luggage and the registration of passengers begins 2 hours before departure, and ends in 40 minutes. before departure;
- on international flights, these figures are 2.5 hours, respectively, and 40 minutes;
- at departure, the cost of airport services is $ 12.6 for international flights and $ 4.8 for domestic flights. All means go for the further development of the airport;
- when registering for a flight to Soekarno-Hatta, you will need a passport and a ticket, when buying an e-ticket a passenger needs only a passport;
- When you fly to Indonesia at the airport, you will need to fill out a migration card.
Terminals
At the airport Sukarno-Hatta, 3 terminals serve the flow of passengers. They are each from an average distance of 1.5 km, between which there are loaded major highways. On the territory of the airport complex shuttle bus shuttles that carry passengers.
More about terminals:
- Terminal 1 is divided into 3 sectors: 1A, 1B, 1C and is mainly used for servicing regional flights of Indonesian Airlines. The building was built in 1958 and is located in the southern part of the complex. In addition to 25 check-in counters, it has 5 luggage straps and 7 outlets. Passenger turnover a year - 9 million According to the plan for the development of the airport after modernization, the turnover will be 18 million people.
- Terminal 2 is also divided into 3 sectors: 2E, 2F, 2D and serves both international and domestic flights of Merpati Nusantara Airlines and Garuda Indonesia. The building is located in the northern part of the complex. After modernization, it is planned to increase passenger turnover to 19 million people.
- Terminal No. 3 operates with Mandala Airlines and AirAsia. It is located in the eastern part of the complex. The throughput capacity is 4 million a year, but after the reconstruction the number of passengers will increase to 25 million people. The construction of the building is still in progress, the completion is planned by 2020.
- By 2022 it is planned to build a terminal number 4.
Airport services
In Sukarno-Hatta all kinds of services are provided, replenishing the needs of passengers:
- money - in terminals 1 and 2 there are bank branches, currency exchange points and ATMs;
- Communication - faxes, telex, payphones, post offices also exist only in these terminals. In the waiting rooms you can make free local telephone calls, the second terminal is provided with wireless free access to the Internet;
- food - inside the complex there are a lot of restaurants and cafes, both with Indonesian cuisine , and with international;
- shopping - in the second terminal there are a lot of shops, souvenir shops, duty free shops, newspaper and bookstores, the other two also have shops;
- luggage - the luggage room is located in the terminal number 2 of the D hall, in the arrival halls there is a lost property office. You can use the services of porters when transporting luggage;
- a special garden is broken for smoking passengers;
- there are several rooms for mother and child;
- in all terminals there are ambulance stations.
Hotels
If your flight arrives at Sukarno-Hatta Airport in Jakarta, take note of information about nearby hotels . Most of them are within walking distance, others are in 10 min. driving. It is possible to book a hotel room, the key points in the selection of which will be a set of services, location and price. The average cost of the room is $ 30.
The nearest hotels to the airport:
- Jakarta Airport Hotel 3 *;
- Swift Inn Aeropolis Airport 2 *;
- Bale Ocasa 2 *;
- Cengkareng Transit Hotel 2 *;
- POP! Hotel Airport Jakarta 2 *;
- Ibis Styles Jakarta Airport 3 *;
- Sheraton Bandara Hotel 5 *.
How to get there?
To date, there is no railway or underground transport from the airport to Jakarta. The station and the railway are in close proximity to the airport in the process of construction.
As for vehicles, the situation is as follows. The capital is only 20 km away, but taking into account the traffic jams, the road will take at least an hour. Of course, a taxi will be twice as fast, and the cost will be from $ 10 to $ 20. Taxi drivers like to inflate the price, so they will have to bargain. Of all the buses the most popular are Damri, the cost of the trip is from $ 3 to $ 5.64 depending on the distance.
A good option to get to the city will be renting a car. At the Soekarno-Hatta airport this service is provided by Bluebird, Europcar and Avis. Racks with decoration are located in the arrival hall.