Adisumarmo Airport
Airport serving Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Adisumarmo Airport[1] (IATA: SOC, ICAO: WAHQ) is a domestic airport in Boyolali Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. It is located 14 km north of Downtown Surakarta.[2] It is the main airport of Boyolali and Surakarta and the surrounding area, also known as Greater Solo. The airport also serves as an alternative airport to Adisutjipto International Airport in Yogyakarta during a disaster, such as during the 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake and the 2010 Mount Merapi eruption.
Adisumarmo Airport Bandar Udara Adisumarmo Papan Anggegana Adisumarmo | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
Owner | Government of Indonesia | ||||||||||
Operator | PT Angkasa Pura I | ||||||||||
Serves | Surakarta | ||||||||||
Location | Boyolali Regency, Central Java, Indonesia | ||||||||||
Opened | 23 April 1974; 50 years ago (1974-04-23) | ||||||||||
Time zone | WIB (UTC+07:00) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 419 ft / 128 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 07°30′58″S 110°45′25″E | ||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||
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Java region in Indonesia | |||||||||||
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The airport also serves as the base of the Indonesian Air Force which is known as Lanud Adisumarmo. However, the airport do not serve as a home base to any combat squadron of the Indonesian Air Force. Instead, it serves as the training institute for future Indonesian Air Force cadets. The airbase also oversee the air defense of Surakarta and the surrounding area. Lion Air declared the airport as a regional hub in 2016.[3]
On 2 April 2024, the Ministry of Transportation revoked the international status of the airport.[4]