Palangkaraya PKY (Tjilik Riwut)

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Palangkaraya airport info

Tjilik Riwut Airport (PKY), formerly Panarung Airport, is an airport in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. This airport is named after Tjilik Riwut, the second Governor of Central Kalimantan. Garuda, Sriwijaya Air and Batavia Air all fly to Jakarta. Susi Air flies daily to Muara Teweh, continuing to Banjarmasin.

Departure tax at Palangkaraya airport

When flying within Indonesia, everyone must pay a departure tax that may vary from airport to airport. In general, expect a departure tax between Rp. 20,000 and Rp. 40,000. 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

Panarung Airport is 9 km from the city center. You can take a taxi to get into the city for about Rp 60,000.

Airports near Palangkaraya

The following airports are very close to Palangkaraya. 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 Palangkaraya airport

Batavia	Jakarta, Surabaya,
Garuda	Jakarta,
Lion air	Jakarta, Gorontalo, Yogyakarta, Medan, Sorong, Surabaya, Ternate,
Mandala	Makassar,
Sriwijaya	Jakarta, Surabaya,

Palangkaraya city info

Palangkaraya is the capital of the province of Central Kalimantan with the population of 165,000, situated in the upstream region of the Kahayan river. As the Capital of the province, Palangkaraya can be easily reached from Jakarta, Surabaya, Banjamasin, Samarinda, Balikpapan and other points on the island. The nearest airport serving the city is Tjilik Riwut. Since Soeharto leadership era, this city is proposed to be the new administration centre of Indonesia (capital), considering that Jakarta will be focused only for business and financial centre.

Kalimantan Tengah (Central Kalimantan) province was established since 23 May 1957. It was Sukarno, Indonesian independence proclamator, who initiated the contsructions of the city of Palangkaraya, the capital of the new proviince. Initially, Palangkaraya was prepared for new capital of Indonesia, replacing Jakarta, and still a discourse until recent days. To support the idea, many iconic building has been build to reflect the Greater Indonesia. For example, Bundaran Besar in the downtown of Palangkaraya. It consist of 8 (eight) croos-road that simbolized of eight great island of Indonesia, namely Java, Sumatera, Sulawesi, Kalimantan, Bali, Nusa Tenggara, and Papua. It make Palangkaraya become one of the most well constructions-planned city in Indonesia.

The major population is Muslim while there are also Christian and Dayak people among them. Many people in Palangkaraya speak the Indonesian language as well as the local dialects such as Dayak Ngaju, Dayak Maanyan etc. However, the usage or Banjar Language is more observable than the local Dayak dialects.