Five Airports Including Soetta Reopen, Accompanied by Two Important Notes

The operational closure of Soekarno-Hatta Airport and a number of other airports affected by volcanic ash from Mount Anak Krakatau has ended. From Tuesday 8 September at 00.01 WIB, airport operations have returned to normal.

Minister of Transportation Dudy Purwagandhi personally announced the reopening of airport operations from Terminal 1 of Soekarno-Hatta Airport in the early hours of Tuesday, 8 September 2026.

“As of 8 September at 00.01 WIB, Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Banten, Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in Jakarta and Husein Sastranegara Airport in Bandung have been declared active again. Budiarto Curug Airport in Banten and Pondok Cabe Airport in Banten also reopened at 02.25 WIB,” Dudy explained.

Meanwhile, Radin Inten II Airport in Lampung and Muhammad Taufiq Kiemas Airport in Lampung are still awaiting further developments.

To ensure the safety and security of flights, the reopening of these airports is also accompanied by several conditions. First, the Airport Authority together with the airlines must carry out inspections of all aircraft fleets.

Second, pilots and operational flight crews are required to know the restricted polygon, namely polygon-shaped airspace (multi-sided) that is restricted or prohibited by the relevant authorities from being crossed because it has been detected to contain volcanic ash dispersion.

Previously, the dispersion of volcanic ash from Mount Anak Krakatau had affected airspace and airport operations since Saturday 5 September.

As a result, eight airports — Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Banten, Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in Jakarta, Radin Inten II Airport in Lampung, Husein Sastranegara Airport in Bandung, Budiarto Curug Airport in Banten, Pondok Cabe Airport in Banten, Taufik Kiemas Airport in West Coast Lampung, and Atung Bungsu Airport in Pagar Alam, South Sumatra — experienced operational closure.

Based on an update of operational conditions, Atung Bungsu Airport in Pagar Alam, South Sumatra, which had been closed, has been able to operate normally since Monday 7 September at 09.00 WIB.

Dudy asked airlines to continue coordinating with airport operators, authorities and relevant agencies to ensure that operations can be carried out safely.