Airport Name and ICAO/IATA Code
Yogyakarta International Airport (IATA: YIA / ICAO: WAHI)
Location (City, Country)
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Airport Type & Size
Yogyakarta International Airport claimed to be one of the largest airports in Indonesia, featuring a passenger terminal covering 219,000 square meters and a total airport area spanning 587 hectares. On the landside, the current capacity accommodates up to 20 million passengers annually.Runway
3,250 meters long × 45 meters wide
Why should this airport be added to World of Airports?
YIA is the new main airport in Yogyakarta, replacing Adi Sutjipto Airport due to the increase of passenger. Located in Yogyakarta a special region in Central Java, Indonesia, due to it’s history and culture, the famous Borobudur temple is located in this city
Major Airlines & Routes
Garuda Indonesia, Batik Air, Lion Air, Citilink, Trans Nusa, routes majorly local flight, International flight are regional flight to Malaysia and Singapore
Unique Features or Challenges
The 3,250-meter runway can handle large wide-body aircraft like the Boeing 777-300ER and Airbus A350, making it one of only a few Indonesian airports capable of direct long-haul flights to Europe or the Middle East.The 20 million annual passenger capacity makes it one of the biggest airports outside Java’s main hubs (Jakarta and Surabaya).
The terminal blends modern international architecture with traditional Javanese cultural motifs, such as batik-inspired patterns and ornaments in the interior.
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