Development Planning of Air Side Airport Facilities at Buli Airport, East Halmahera.

Abstract

East Halmahera Regency in North Maluku Province is a district rich in natural resources in the form of mining products. Therefore, one of the leading sectors is mining. As an industrial area being developed by the Ministry of Industry, regional development has also increased and is affected by various factors, one of which is the performance of air transportation that provides access by helpingbusiness travellers and tourists come to East Halmahera faster and more comfortably. Currently, the aircraft operating at Buli Airport are of the ATR 72-600type. It is considered necessary to improve the service capabilities to meet future demands and support the air traffic flow to and from the economic gateway of East Halamahera. Additionally, this study aimed to ascertain the number of passengers who will use Buli Airport in 2032 and assess the dimensions of airside facilities including runway, taxiway, and apron that will be used by the Bombardier CRJ 1000 Nextgen planes. From the data obtained, we could estimate andmake predictions about the demand and availability in the future. The datawas analyzed using three (3) trend analysis methods:least Squares, quadratic and exponential. One of the best trends was selected based on the smallest value of the sum of square error that wasthen used toestimate the number of passengers and aircraft in 2032. The analysis results estimated the number of passengers in 2032 using the quadratic method and obtained a total number of passengers of 50548 per day,while the corresponding number of aircraft was as many as 861, with two movements daily. The design results showed the need for the runway to be 2271 m, 149 × 15 m taxiway, and widening for the apron 97 × 75 m.