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Volcanic Ash Grounds Flights as Indonesia Shuts Five Airports
(MENAFN) Indonesian authorities shut down five airports on Sunday as drifting volcanic ash from Anak Krakatau triggered dozens of domestic and international flight cancellations, according to local media reports.
The Transport Ministry said four airports — Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in Jakarta, Raden Inten II Airport in Lampung, Budiarto Airport in Curug and Pondok Cabe Airfield — were closed after ash was detected in surrounding airspace, media reported.
That followed an earlier closure at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, which authorities said had been shut since 1:30 a.m. Sunday (1830GMT Saturday).
Officials said they are continuing to track the ash cloud's movement, working in coordination with airport operators, AirNav Indonesia and the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency.
The fallout was immediate: 33 flights were canceled at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport alone due to its temporary shutdown, with the broader closures disrupting travel for roughly 23,000 passengers. Meanwhile, 170 aircraft that had been parked overnight on the airport's apron were confirmed safe.
Anak Krakatau, situated in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra, has remained at Level III — the second-highest tier in Indonesia's four-level volcano alert system — since July 2, with a 3-kilometer (2-mile) exclusion zone enforced around the volcano.
Director of Earthquakes and Tsunamis Wilya Yanto said Sunday morning that eruptive activity, including repeated lava ejections, was continuing, though its frequency had eased.
The Transport Ministry said four airports — Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in Jakarta, Raden Inten II Airport in Lampung, Budiarto Airport in Curug and Pondok Cabe Airfield — were closed after ash was detected in surrounding airspace, media reported.
That followed an earlier closure at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, which authorities said had been shut since 1:30 a.m. Sunday (1830GMT Saturday).
Officials said they are continuing to track the ash cloud's movement, working in coordination with airport operators, AirNav Indonesia and the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency.
The fallout was immediate: 33 flights were canceled at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport alone due to its temporary shutdown, with the broader closures disrupting travel for roughly 23,000 passengers. Meanwhile, 170 aircraft that had been parked overnight on the airport's apron were confirmed safe.
Anak Krakatau, situated in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra, has remained at Level III — the second-highest tier in Indonesia's four-level volcano alert system — since July 2, with a 3-kilometer (2-mile) exclusion zone enforced around the volcano.
Director of Earthquakes and Tsunamis Wilya Yanto said Sunday morning that eruptive activity, including repeated lava ejections, was continuing, though its frequency had eased.
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