Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport , formerly Kijang Airport, is an

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located in

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. It is the second largest airport in Riau Islands, after the

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History

The airport is named after

Raja Haji Fisabilillah Raja Haji Fisabilillah (full name Raja Haji Fisabilillah ibni Daeng Chelak) (1727–1784) was a Bugis warrior, and also the Yang Dipertuan Muda (Crown Prince) of the Johor-Riau Sultanate from 1777 to 1784. Early life Born in Ulusungai, Riau in 17 ...

(1727–1784), the sultan of Johor-Riau Sultanate and national hero of Indonesia. In the beginning, it was managed by the State Assets Directorate General of Civil Aviation Ministry of Transportation. In 2000, the operation of Kijang Airport was transferred to

PT Angkasa Pura II Angkasa Pura (Sanskrit for ''Sky City'') is the name used by two separate state enterprises of the Indonesian Ministry of State Owned Enterprises responsible for the management of airports in Indonesia. The two companies are PT Angkasa Pura ...

. On April 12, 2008, Kijang Airport's name was officially changed to Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport in a ceremony conducted by the Minister of Transportation of the Republic of Indonesia

Jusman Syafii Djamal Jusman Syafii Djamal (Born in Langsa, East Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia July 28, 1954) is the former Minister of Transportation of Indonesia, serving between 2007 and 2009.Mahmud, Fachri.EU, Indonesia cooperate on air safety" ''Jakarta Post ''T ...

in the presence of Riau Islands Governor Ismeth Abdullah, Vice Governor of Riau Islands HM Sani, Chairman of the Parliament H.M. Nur Syafriadi and other local officials. new passenger terminal with a size of 8,300 m2 and one telescopic gangway was inaugurated in June 2013. It has a capacity of 1000,000 passengers per year, 10 times larger than the old terminal. The airport was formerly served from

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in Malaysia by Sky Aviation. This was stopped in mid-2013 when Sky Aviation ceased operations. After that, the airport has not had any regular international destinations. On 17 December 2016,

Citilink PT Citilink Indonesia, operating as Citilink, is a low-cost airline headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia. Established in July 2001 as a low-cost brand of Garuda Indonesia, it operates shuttle services between Indonesian cities. Since 30 July 2012 ...

began charter flights from Tanjung Pinang to

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, reinitiating international flights from the airport.

Airlines and destinations

Statistics

References

External links

Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport - Indonesia Airport Global Website

Airport page at PT. Angkasa Pura II
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