Gatot Subroto Airport

Gatot Soebroto Airport is an airport located in Way Tuba, Way Kanan Regency, Lampung Province, Indonesia. The airports runway measures 2,100 by 45 meters (6,890 ft × 148 ft) with an asphalt surface and a height of 137 meters above ground level. Gatot Subroto Airport is an Indonesian Army air base, and is the headquarters of Squadron 12/Serbu

Gatot Soebroto Airport Bandar Udara Gatot Soebroto
IATA: WYK ICAO: WIPO
Summary
Airport type	Public / Military
Owner/Operator	Lampung Provincial Government
Time zone	WIB (UTC+07:00)
Elevation AMSL	450 ft / 137 m
Coordinates	04°23′30″S 104°24′05″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 03/21 6,890 2,100 Ashpalt

Gatot Soebroto Army Airfield
Pangkalan Udara Angkatan Darat (Lanudad) Gatot Soebroto
Way Kanan
Site information
Type	Army Airfield
Owner	Indonesian Army

Proposed name change

After being inaugurated by the Minister of Transportation (Menhub) Budi Karya Sumadi and the Chief of Staff of the Army (KSAD) General TNI Andika Perkasa, on April 6, 2019. The Lampung Provincial Government (Pemprov) proposed changing the name of Gatot Subroto Airport (Bandara) Way Kanan. Acting Head of the Lampung Province Transportation Agency (Dishub) Bambang Sembogo said that this proposal was submitted by the Governor of Lampung, Arinal Djunaidi to change the name of Gatot Subroto Airport to Musanif Ryacudu Airport. The name change was submitted by the Governor to the KSAD. The name change was proposed to pay tribute to the hero from Lampung, especially Way Kanan, Major General TNI (ret.) Musannif Ryacudu.^[1]

The proposed name change of Gatot Subroto Airport is currently still awaiting a decision from the Army Chief of Staff whether it is approved or not. The airport owned by the Indonesian Army, Gatot Subroto, which was previously named Lanudad Gatot Subroto Lampung, officially serves commercial flights starting April 6, 2019. The inauguration was carried out by the Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi accompanied by the Army Chief of Staff (KSAD) General TNI Andika Perkasa.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Citilink	Jakarta–Halim Perdanakusuma[2]

Commander

1. Lieutenant Colonel Cpn Yusuf Hidayat (2019 – 2020)
2. Lieutenant Colonel Cpn Muh. Sahrir (2020 – 2022)
3. Lieutenant Colonel Cpn Kandek Pratikno, SP (2022 - 2024)
4. Lieutenant Colonel Cpn I Putu Arry PB Pratuana (2024 - Incumbent)

See also

• Aviation portal

• List of airports in Indonesia