Kemayoran Airport

The airport was closed due to being overwhelmed by increasing air traffic and its inability to expand. Located in a densely populated urban area, it faced severe limitations for runway extension and posed significant safety and noise pollution concerns. The Indonesian government decided to replace it with a much larger, modern facility, Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, which was built on the outskirts of the city with ample room for future growth.

The former airport site has been completely redeveloped into a new satellite city called 'Kota Baru Kemayoran'. The area is now a major business, exhibition, and residential district. Key landmarks on the site include the Jakarta International Expo (JIExpo), the Bandar Kemayoran Golf course, numerous office towers, hotels, and apartment complexes. The original airport infrastructure, including the terminals and control tower, has been demolished. However, the layout of the main boulevards in the area, such as Jalan H. Benyamin Sueb, follows the path of the former runways, serving as a subtle reminder of the site's aviation past.

Kemayoran was Indonesia's first international airport, opening on July 8, 1940. For over four decades, it served as the primary international and domestic gateway to Jakarta and the nation. It was the main hub for national carriers like Garuda Indonesia. The airport, with its distinctive crossed runways, witnessed many pivotal moments in Indonesian history. It gained international fame by being featured in Hergé's comic 'The Adventures of Tintin: Flight 714 to Sydney'. Its official historical ICAO code was WIID (the code ID-0231 is an unofficial post-closure identifier). After its closure to commercial traffic, it briefly hosted the first Indonesian Air Show in 1986.

None. There are no plans or prospects for reopening Kemayoran Airport. The land has been irrevocably and densely redeveloped into a major urban center. Re-establishing an airport on the site is logistically, economically, and physically impossible due to the existing infrastructure and its integration into the Jakarta metropolitan area.