Juanda Airport is an international airport located in Sidoarjo, 20 km south of Surabaya. Juanda International Airport has a 3 km long runway and a terminal area of 51,500 m². With this area, Juanda International Airport is estimated to be able to accommodate 13 million-16 million passengers and 120,000 tons of cargo per year. Apart from these things, there are other facts about Juanda International Airport. The following is the discussion.
1.Rank 4 of Most On Time Airport in Asia-Pacific
The operational performance of Juanda International Airport received appreciation at the international level as the most on-time airport in the Asia-Pacific region for the period of April 2019. Juanda International Airport occupies rank 4th and rank 19th globally.
With a score of 95.3%, Juanda International Airport beat big airports such as Changi Airport with a value of 85.9%, Narita Airport with a value of 83.8%, Soekarno-Hatta International Airport with 82.5%, Suvarnabhumi Airport with a value of 79.6%, and I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport with a value of 76%.
The results are derived from OAG’s Monthly report, which provides digital aviation information, intelligence, and analytics for airports, airlines, and travel technology companies. The on-time performance ranking by OAG during April was processed based on OAG Flightview data which recorded flight data for one month to show the best airport timeliness performance. OAG defines on-time performance as flights departing or arriving within 15 minutes of the scheduled departure and arrival times. Furthermore, the percentage on-time performance divided by the total number of flights multiplied by 100%.
2. Juanda International Airport is the second busiest airport in Indonesia
Juanda International Airport occupies the second position as the busiest airport in Indonesia based on aircraft and passenger movements after Soekarno-Hatta Airport. There are at least 400 planes that take-off and landing, both domestic and international routes.
3. Use modern and sophisticated navigation equipment
The third fact about Juanda International Airport is that there is modern and sophisticated navigation equipment. To support flight safety and security at Juanda International Airport, Indonesia AirNav installed modern and sophisticated navigation equipment used by air traffic guidance, such as the Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control System (ASMGCS) and the Clearance Delivery Unit (CDU). These sophisticated tools have also been widely used in other countries with the aim of providing safety for flights and making it easier for air traffic controllers to monitor aircraft movements.
4. Increase customer service facilites
In order to anticipate the growth in the number of passengers, Juanda International Airport has increased operating hours from 12 operating hours to 16 operating hours. In addition, the manager also increased a Notice of Airport Capacity (NAC) from 13 aircraft movements per hour to 25 aircraft movements per hour. Then Juanda International Airport also added 5 gates and waiting rooms for the convenience of passengers. In total there are 12 gates that they can use to accommodate passengers.
5. Reconstruction to improve service facilities
The last fact about Juanda International Airport is there is a reconstruction project to improve service facilities. As one of the busiest airports in Indonesia, of course, the Juanda International Airport management continues to improve facilities to keep pace with this. In 2020, the manager of Juanda International Airport has reconstructed the airport apron.
One of the works carried out in the Juanda Airport apron reconstruction project is to improve the drainage system. Then to support the function of the drainage system they use cast iron gratings.
Juanda International Airport uses cast iron grating which consists of 2 sizes, 750x600x100 mm and 1400x1200x100 mm. We designed this airport gratings to be able to withstand loads of up to 30 tons.
Cast iron gratings serve as a cover for open drainage channels. In addition, the gratings also function as a bridge so that we can pass over the drainage channel safely. And also no one falls into the drainage channel. Then for the installation, we install airport gratings in rows along the drainage channel. This drainage channel is between the apron and the runway.
Those are the facts about Juanda International Airport that you need to know. If you need information about airport castings, you can contact us.
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