Construction Of Yogyakarta International Airport In Indonesia

Asia’s most efficient ground crew

The first plane to land at the new Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA) on the Indonesian island of Java was an A320 from Jakarta. Playing a key role in the airport construction: 11 WIRTGEN slipform pavers. Once the YIA project has been completed, up to 20 million passengers will be able take off and land there each year. With a current terminal area of 130,000m², the new airport is set to replace Adisutjipto Airport, which is struggling with capacity issues.

Quality across all series

The tight schedule was a particular challenge of the large-scale project in Yogya-karta. Reliable one-stop solutions were required if the concrete strips were to be completed on time. And this is precisely what the WIRTGEN GROUP sales and ser-vice company in Singapore promptly delivered, working in collaboration with the Indonesian WIRTGEN GROUP dealer PT Gaya Makmur Tractors. This solution in-cluded the large fleet of machines required, but also technical support and on-site applications advice.

A team of 4 type SP 64, 6 type SP 500 and 1 type SP 84i machines formed the fi-nal line-up for the precise and economical paving of the 3,250m-long, 45m-wide runway, its taxiways and the apron.

Paving 50cm thick

The 50cm-thick concrete layer was paved across a width of 2, 5 or 6m, depending on the area involved. During the process, dowels, which were prepositioned on re-inforcement cages spaced at transverse intervals of 30cm, and a wire grid were integrated in the concrete as additional reinforcements.

"WIRTGEN slipform pavers do a fantastic job – even when working to our tight schedule. The airport is set to grow by another 65,000m² in the second construction stage. The landing runway will also be extended by another 350m." - Andek Prabowo, Managing Director PT PP Presisi Tbk Group of PT PP (Persero) Tbk

Airport construction specialist

WIRTGEN is the ideal technology and quality partner for airport construction, whatever the specifications or location involved. A seamless product portfolio, the know-how of experienced applications experts and a reliable service throughout the world are key in this respect.

Boasting a wide variety of applications, slipform pavers can tackle highly diverse requirements on the job site – anywhere in the world. For instance, they can easily produce concrete surfaces with a high degree of precision without using the fixed steel moulds so often employed at airports.