Banyuwangi Airport
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Banyuwangi Airport (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Banyuwangi) (IATA: BWX, ICAO: WADY) (formerly code: WARB) is a domestic airport at Blimbingsari, which serves Banyuwangi city and surrounding area in East Java, Indonesia. It was formerly known as Blimbingsari Airport. It began operations in December 2010. It is termed the first green airport of Indonesia.[4] The airport is managed by PT Angkasa Pura II (Persero), after being handed over by the Ministry of Transportation on 22 December 2017.[5]
Banyuwangi Airport Bandar Udara Banyuwangi | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Government of Indonesia | ||||||||||
Operator | PT Angkasa Pura II | ||||||||||
Serves | Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia | ||||||||||
Time zone | WIB (UTC+07:00) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 36.6 m / 120 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 08°18′36″S 114°20′25″E | ||||||||||
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In 2010 the airport only served 7,386 passengers, but in 2017 it served 140,683 passengers, an increase of 1,700 percent in seven years. It increased again significantly to 307,157 passengers in just 10 months of 2018.[6]
In 2022, the airport was announced as one of the six winners of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture.[7][8] In April 2024, the Indonesian Department of Transportation revoked the airport's status as an international airport.[9]