Adisumarmo International Airport

The airport was formerly called Panasan Air Force Base since it is located in the Panasan area. The airport was built in 1940 by the Dutch Colonial Government as an emergency airstrip. During the Japanese invasion of the Dutch East Indies, the airport was destroyed by the Dutch to prevent it from being captured intact by the Japanese, but the Japanese military rebuilt it and it serves as a military base for the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service. After the Indonesian Independence, the airport continues to serve as a military airbase, this time for the Indonesian Air Force. The airbase was first used officially for commercial flights on 23 April 1974 served by Garuda Indonesia with 3 weekly flights to Jakarta. On 25 July 1977, the airport was renamed Adi Sumarmo Airport, which was taken from the name of Adisumarmo Wiryokusumo, the younger brother of Augustinus Adisucipto. Together, they are known as the pioneer of the Indonesian Air Force.

On 31 March 1989, the airport was designated an international status with the introduction of routes to Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. On 1 January 1992, the airport was handed to Angkasa Pura I. On 28 January 2008, the airport was closed to all commercial traffic for several hours while the body of former Indonesian President Suharto was transported from Jakarta's Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport.

Adi Sumarmo International Airport

In 2016, Lion Air made Adisumarmo International Airport one of its hubs in its flight connectivity. It aims to improve connectivity from Central Java, especially from Solo to various domestic and international destinations. 5 domestic flight routes that were opened include Banjarmasin, Lombok, Palangkaraya, Makassar, and Pontianak. Lion Air will add services such as opening new routes from and to Solo and increasing the frequencies of existing flight routes.[3]

On 2 March 2009, the new terminal began operation which has more capacity than the old terminal. It is located to the north of the old terminal which belongs to the Air Force. The old passenger terminal is now used for VVIP flights. The new terminal is built on an area of 13,000 square meters while the old terminal complex is only 4,000 square meters. It has parking facilities for nine narrow-body aircraft such as the Boeing 737 or three wide-body planes and three narrow-body planes.[4] The airport has three aerobridges with five gates and able to serve wide-body jets like Airbus A330, Boeing 747, and Boeing 777. Airbus A330 is usually operated for Hajj flights as well as extra flights during peak seasons. The airport terminal has minimarkets (Circle K and Indomaret), food counters, a shopping area and some food counters near the boarding lounge.

• On 30 November 2004, Lion Air Flight 538 overran the runway after landing in bad weather. 25 people on board were killed.

• Adisumarmo International Airport - Indonesia Airport Global Website