Makassar UPG (Sultan Hasanuddin)

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Makassar airport info

Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (UPG) is located on the border of Makassar city and Maros a suburb in South Sulawesi, approximately 15 minutes (17km) from Makassar city via Toll way or 25 minutes (23 km) via regular road. The airport was named after Sultan Hasanuddin, a Sultan of Gowa, who fought against Dutch East India Company in 1660s. It has flights to Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Denpasar, Banjarmasin, Balikpapan, Kendari, Palu, Manado, Gorontalo, Ambon, Ternate, Manokwari, Sorong, Kuala Lumpur, and Jayapura.

For a while this airport just had 1 terminal used for both for international and domestic flights. But in the next couple of years step 2 of the airport development will begin. During this development a new terminal and a new runway will be added.

Departure tax at Makassar airport

When flying within Indonesia, everyone must pay a departure tax that may vary from airport to airport. At Makassar the departure tax for domestic flights is Rp. 30,000. Make sure you have this amount in Rupiahs as the departure tax must be paid at the airport before you proceed to the departures area.

Transport to and from the airport

To the airport, a meterd taxi is about Rp 80,000. Or, from central Makassar to the airport, catch a pete-pete from Makassar Mall to Maros (Rp8500) and tell the driver to let you out at the airport. The walk 500m to the terminal. It is also possible to get an ojek (motorcycle taxi) to the airport for around Rp60,000.

At the arrivals area a prepaid taxi is easy to arrange and there are three fares from Rp75,000 to Rp90,000, depending on the destination. If arranged directly with the driver, a taxi to the city can cost about Rp 70,000. There is a free shuttle bus from the airport (bottom level) to the main road where you can catch a bemo or pete-pete into the town.

Airports near Makassar

The following airports are very close to Makassar. As prices can differ remarkably you may want to check flights to these airports. Then, in case of finding a good fare, catch a bus, boat or train to your destination city.

Airlines which serve Makassar airport

Batavia	Ambon, Balikpapan, Jakarta, Jayapura, Denpasar (Bali), Gorontalo, Yogyakarta, Kendari, Kupang, Luwuk, Manokwari, Sorong, Surabaya, Ternate, Makassar,
Garuda	Lombok, Ambon, Banjarmasin, Biak, Balikpapan, Jakarta, Jayapura, Denpasar (Bali), Yogyakarta, Kendari, Manado, Medan, Palu, Surabaya, Timika,
Lion air	Ambon, Banjarmasin, Balikpapan, Baubau, Jakarta, Jayapura, Denpasar (Bali), Fak Fak, Gorontalo, Kendari, Kaimana, Manado, Mamuju, Manokwari, Melanguane, Nabire, Palu, Pomala, Sorong, Surabaya, Tarakan, Ternate, Buli,
Mandala	Jakarta, Surabaya,
Merpati	Banjarmasin, Biak, Balikpapan, Jakarta, Jayapura, Yogyakarta, Kendari, Kupang, Manado, Merauke, Manokwari, Sorong, Surabaya, Timika, Ternate,
Sriwijaya	Ambon, Banjarmasin, Balikpapan, Jakarta, Gorontalo, Kendari, Palu, Solo, Semarang, Surabaya, Ternate,

Makassar city info

Makassar (also Macassar or Mangkasar) is the provincial capital of South Sulawesi and with the population of 1.25 million it's the largest city on Sulawesi Island. From 1971 to 1999, Makassar was known as Ujung Pandang, and one can still see this name used sometimes.

Makassar once was the main harbor and trade center in pre-colonial Indonesia. It started to become an important trading port beginning in the early sixteenth century as part of the kingdom of Gowa. Sulawesi's colourful history is the story of spices and foreign merchants of mariners and sultans and of foreign power wresting control of the spice trade. Much of South Sulawesi's early history was written in old texts that can be traced back to the 13th and 14th centuries. As the gateway to eastern Indonesia for centuries, it was from Makassar that the Dutch controlled much of the shipping that passed between the west and the east. Fort Rotterdam, once an ancient Gowanese fort, is Makassar's main tourist attraction and stands as a reminder of the Dutch occupation.