Jayawijaya Dirgantara is an

airline An airline is a company that provides civil aviation, air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines use aircraft to supply these services and may form partnerships or Airline alliance, alliances with other airlines for ...

based in

Jakarta Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

. It operates domestic / regional cargo flights in the territory of the province of Papua. Its main base is at

Halim Perdanakusuma Airport Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport ( id, Bandar Udara Internasional Halim Perdanakusuma) is an international airport in Jakarta, Indonesia. The airport is located in East Jakarta and the airfield is conjoined with the Halim Perdanakusum ...

History

Jayawijaya Dirgantara established in 2012, and began operations in 2013 and based in

. Initially the airline was only a Boeing 737-200 aircraft with PK-JRB registration. This airline serves the transportation of goods and cargo from

Jayapura Jayapura (formerly Dutch: ''Hollandia'') is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of Papua. It is situated on the northern coast of New Guinea island and covers an area of . The city borders the Pacific Ocean and Yos Sudarso ...

Wamena Wamena is a town and the capital of the Indonesian province of Highland Papua. It also serves as the seat of Jayawijaya Regency. It is the largest town in Indonesian Papua's highlands, in the Baliem Valley and had a population of 64,967 at the ...

, Papua,

. On 18 August 2018,

Garuda Indonesia Garuda Indonesia is the flag carrier of Indonesia, headquartered at Soekarno–Hatta International Airport. A successor of KLM Interinsulair Bedrijf, it is a member of SkyTeam and the second-largest airline of Indonesia after Lion Air, operat ...

signed an MoU agreement with this airline relating to the distribution of cargo from

Destinations

Jayawijaya Dirgantara operates freighter services with a focus on East Indonesia destinations, providing transportation linkages in East Indonesia. Scheduled destinations include: ;Indonesia *Jayapura -

Sentani International Airport Dortheys Hiyo Eluay International Airport, also known as Sentani International Airport ( id, Bandar Udara Internasional Sentani) is an airport serving Jayapura,

(DJJ) *Wamena -

Wamena Airport Wamena Airport ( id, Bandar Udara Wamena) is an airport serving the town of Wamena, Jayawijaya Regency, Highland Papua, Indonesia. The airport also serves the neighboring Lanny Jaya Regency and Tolikara Regency. It is currently the only airpor ...

(WMX)

Fleet

, the Jayawijaya Dirgantara fleet consists of the following aircraft:

Historic fleet

* 2 Boeing

737-200 The Boeing 737 is a narrow-body aircraft produced by Boeing at its Renton Factory in Washington. Developed to supplement the Boeing 727 on short and thin routes, the twinjet retains the 707 fuselage width and six abreast seating with two un ...

* 1

Fokker 27 The Fokker F27 Friendship is a turboprop airliner developed and manufactured by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker. It is the most numerous post-war aircraft manufactured in the Netherlands; the F27 was also one of the most successful Europe ...

Accidents and incidents

* May 25, 2018 - A

Boeing 737 The Boeing 737 is a narrow-body aircraft produced by Boeing at its Renton Factory in Washington. Developed to supplement the Boeing 727 on short and thin routes, the twinjet retains the 707 fuselage width and six abreast seating with two un ...

-200 cargo aircraft operated by Jayawijaya Dirgantara Air with PK-JRM registration, slipped while landing at

, Papua,

. As a result, part of engine number 2 is broken and thrown on the runway. The cargo plane carrying rice and cement had an accident while landing on runway 15. There were no fatalities in the incident. The aircraft involved was removed from the airline's fleet.

References

{{reflist, 1 Airlines of Indonesia