Major Airports in Indonesia

Indonesia is the world’s largest archipelagic nation — more than 17,000 islands strung across over 5,000 kilometres of ocean, home to some 280 million people. With seas and mountains separating most of its cities, flying here isn’t a luxury; it’s the backbone of how the country moves. More than 50 airports carry scheduled traffic, from the mega-hub of Jakarta to island gateways across Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi, the Lesser Sundas and Papua.

✈️ See also: Most Active Airlines in Indonesia — which carriers fly the most routes from Indonesia, mapped.

Below we map and rank Indonesia’s major airports by the number of nonstop destinations each one serves, drawn from live route data on AirportRoutes. Because the figures come from observed flight data — a large sample rather than a complete published timetable — we treat them as a strong guide to relative connectivity rather than exact, official totals.

Which Indonesian airports fly internationally — and to the US?

Indonesia’s international flying is concentrated in two cities. Jakarta (CGK) — the political and business capital — is the busiest airport and the main base of Garuda Indonesia, with long-haul links to the Middle East (including the busy Hajj and Umrah routes to Jeddah and Medina), East Asia and Australia. Bali (DPS) is the tourism gateway and actually carries the country’s widest set of intercontinental routes, with nonstop flights to Australia, the Gulf and beyond.

There are, however, no nonstop passenger flights between Indonesia and the United States. Garuda Indonesia dropped its last US service years ago, and no carrier currently flies the route directly. Travelers heading to North America connect through a major hub — typically Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong, Singapore, Doha or Dubai. Beyond Jakarta and Bali, regional international service runs from Medan and Batam (to Malaysia and Singapore), Surabaya (to Kuala Lumpur and Singapore) and Manado, which has built direct links to China.

A closer look at Indonesia’s biggest airports

🛫 Jakarta (CGK)

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Soekarno-Hatta International is Indonesia’s busiest airport and the principal hub of Garuda Indonesia, Citilink and Lion Air. Sprawling across three main terminals west of the capital, it is the gateway to Jakarta and the engine room of the country’s domestic network.

Serving Jakarta, CGK reaches roughly 82 regularly-served nonstop destinations, including a handful of intercontinental routes to the Middle East, East Asia and Australia. Top destinations include Makassar, Padang, Medan, Palembang and Balikpapan.

Main airlines: Garuda Indonesia, Citilink, Super Air Jet, Lion Air, Indonesia AirAsia. See the full route map for CGK on AirportRoutes →

🏝️ Bali (DPS)

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I Gusti Ngurah Rai International, on a narrow isthmus south of Denpasar, is the beating heart of Indonesian tourism. Though second to Jakarta by total destinations, it carries the country’s widest range of intercontinental flights and is the main long-haul gateway for visitors to Bali.

Serving Bali, DPS reaches around 58 regularly-served nonstop destinations, including roughly 14 intercontinental routes to Australia, the Middle East and beyond. Top destinations include Jakarta, Lombok, Singapore, Perth and Surabaya.

Main airlines: Lion Air, Jetstar, Indonesia AirAsia, Garuda Indonesia, TransNusa. See the full route map for DPS on AirportRoutes →

⚓ Surabaya (SUB)

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Juanda International serves Surabaya, Indonesia’s second-largest city and the commercial capital of East Java. A major hub for both Lion Air and Citilink, it is a key node for traffic across eastern Java, Kalimantan and the islands further east.

Serving Surabaya, SUB reaches about 37 regularly-served nonstop destinations, overwhelmingly domestic plus regional links to Malaysia and Singapore. Top destinations include Makassar, Jakarta, Balikpapan, Kuala Lumpur and Bali.

Main airlines: Lion Air, Super Air Jet, Citilink, Indonesia AirAsia, Garuda Indonesia. See the full route map for SUB on AirportRoutes →

🧭 Makassar (UPG)

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Sultan Hasanuddin International serves Makassar on Sulawesi and is the great pivot of eastern Indonesia. Its central position makes it the natural transit point for passengers connecting between Java, Sulawesi, Maluku and Papua.

Serving Makassar, UPG reaches about 32 regularly-served nonstop destinations, almost entirely within Indonesia. Top destinations include Jakarta, Surabaya, Timika, Ambon and Jayapura.

Main airlines: Lion Air, Sriwijaya Air, Wings Air, Super Air Jet, Citilink. See the full route map for UPG on AirportRoutes →

🌴 Medan (KNO)

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Kualanamu International is the main gateway to Sumatra, serving Medan, the island’s largest city. Opened in 2013 to replace the old, cramped Polonia airport in the city centre, it is northern Sumatra’s hub and a focus for cross-border traffic to Malaysia.

Serving Medan, KNO reaches about 24 regularly-served nonstop destinations, including international links to Malaysia. Top destinations include Jakarta, Batam, Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Palembang.

Main airlines: Super Air Jet, Lion Air, Garuda Indonesia, Wings Air, Indonesia AirAsia. See the full route map for KNO on AirportRoutes →

🏗️ Balikpapan (BPN)

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Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan International serves Balikpapan on the east coast of Borneo. Long the air hub for Kalimantan’s oil and mining economy, it has taken on fresh importance as the nearest major gateway to Nusantara (IKN), Indonesia’s new capital under construction inland.

Serving Balikpapan, BPN reaches about 21 regularly-served nonstop destinations, almost all domestic across Kalimantan, Java and Sulawesi. Top destinations include Jakarta, Surabaya, Banjarmasin, Tarakan and Yogyakarta.

Main airlines: Super Air Jet, Lion Air, Wings Air, Citilink, Pelita Air. See the full route map for BPN on AirportRoutes →

🛕 Yogyakarta (YIA)

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Yogyakarta International, in Kulon Progo, opened in 2020 to replace the tiny Adisutjipto airport that could no longer cope with demand. It serves Java’s cultural capital — the gateway to the royal city of Yogyakarta and the Borobudur and Prambanan temples nearby.

Serving Yogyakarta, YIA reaches about 19 regularly-served nonstop destinations, overwhelmingly domestic. Top destinations include Jakarta, Makassar, Balikpapan, Batam and Bali.

Main airlines: Super Air Jet, Lion Air, Garuda Indonesia, Pelita Air, Citilink. See the full route map for YIA on AirportRoutes →

🏭 Batam (BTH)

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Hang Nadim International serves Batam, the industrial free-trade island just across the strait from Singapore. With one of the longest runways in Indonesia, it has grown into a busy low-cost hub and an alternative gateway for travelers heading to or from the Singapore region.

Serving Batam, BTH reaches about 18 regularly-served nonstop destinations, mostly domestic across Sumatra and Java. Top destinations include Jakarta, Medan, Pekanbaru, Surabaya and Padang.

Main airlines: Super Air Jet, Lion Air, Citilink, Wings Air. See the full route map for BTH on AirportRoutes →

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