# Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS)

> Bengkulu, ID · IATA: BKS · ICAO: WIGG · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `BKS` |
| ICAO | `WIGG` |
| City | Bengkulu |
| Country | ID |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 15 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | -3.86370, 102.33900 |

## Description

A new two-storey terminal of roughly 9,214 square metres is reshaping Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS/WIGG), the sole air freight outlet of Indonesia's remote west-coast province of Bengkulu, which handled about 4,132 tonnes of cargo in 2018. The first construction stage was scheduled for completion in May 2026 and is intended to lift capacity from 600,000 to 1.5 million passengers a year, with the first airbridges delivered in May 2026; provincial authorities are pushing for international status, which is not yet confirmed. The airport carries the name of Fatmawati, the Bengkulu-born wife of founding president Sukarno, who sewed Indonesia's first national flag in 1945. Citilink, Lion Air, Batik Air and Wings Air serve the field, chiefly to Jakarta and Palembang, and cargo travels almost entirely as belly freight aboard those passenger flights — no dedicated freighter services operate here. Typical outbound goods are Bengkulu robusta coffee and the region's palm-oil products, while inbound flows are led by consumer goods. Intercontinental volumes consolidate at Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta (CGK), to which BKS connects as a first leg, with Palembang (PLM) and Padang (PDG) the practical alternatives on Sumatra.

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