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        "id": 1954592,
        "msgid": "why-forest-fire-smoke-impacts-aviation-bmkg-explains-1788328958",
        "date": "2026-09-02 11:46:50",
        "title": "Why Forest Fire Smoke Impacts Aviation: BMKG Explains",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Indonesian Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) has explained how forest and land fire smoke reduces visibility at airports, potentially causing flight delays or diversions. This risk is heightened during the peak of the dry season, particularly when influenced by the El Ni\u00f1o phenomenon.",
        "content": "<p>Have you ever experienced a flight delay or diversion due to smoke\nfrom forest and land fires? As the El Ni\u00f1o phenomenon strikes and the\npeak of the dry season arrives, the risk of forest and land fires\n(karhutla) increases rapidly. Thick smoke carried by the wind to airport\nareas drastically reduces visibility.<\/p>\n<p>Indonesia is currently in the peak period of the dry season. BMKG\npredicts that the peak of the dry season will occur during the period\nfrom July to September 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the BMKG\u2019s explanation regarding why forest fire smoke can\naffect aviation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Relationship Between El Ni\u00f1o and Forest Fire\nSmoke<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It should be noted that El Ni\u00f1o is not the direct cause of forest\nfires. El Ni\u00f1o is a phenomenon that can affect rainfall patterns in\nIndonesia.<\/p>\n<p>When the intensity of El Ni\u00f1o is very strong, rainfall can decrease\nin many parts of Indonesia, making air conditions drier, which results\nin an increased risk of drought and forest fires. The influence of a\nvery strong El Ni\u00f1o and a positive IOD (Indian Ocean Dipole) remains a\nfactor supporting dry conditions in most parts of Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p>As the El Ni\u00f1o phenomenon strikes and the peak of the dry season\narrives, the risk of forest and land fires increases rapidly. Thick\nsmoke carried by the wind to airport areas causes visibility to decrease\ndrastically.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Impact of Forest Fire Smoke on Airports<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When forests or lands burn, they produce smoke and particles. This\nsmoke from forest and land fires can be carried by the wind and reach\nareas surrounding airports.<\/p>\n<p>In the aviation world, visibility information is one of the essential\nmeteorological pieces of information used to support the safety and\nsmoothness of flight operations. As smoke becomes thicker, visibility\nshortens.<\/p>\n<p>Visibility that does not meet the requirements for aircraft to take\noff or land can lead to flight adjustments, such as delays, diversions,\nor operational restrictions for the sake of safety.<\/p>\n<p>BMKG remains committed to supporting the safety of flight operations\nby providing weather information for almost all airports in Indonesia,\nincluding their flight routes, covering:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><p>Actual weather observations<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>Weather forecasts<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>Early weather warnings<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>Flight documents for pilots and airlines<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>Optimal aeronautical information<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ul>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/why-forest-fire-smoke-impacts-aviation-bmkg-explains-1788328958",
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