Soekarno–Hatta International Airport Terminal 3


Soekarno–Hatta International Airport Terminal 3 is an airport terminal of Soekarno–Hatta International Airport serving Greater Jakarta, Indonesia. It is located on northeast side of the airport. Terminal 3 has a different style than other terminals of the airport. Terminal 1 and 2 were built with incorporation of the local architecture into the design, but Terminal 3 is built in contemporary modern design with environmental friendly and traditional sense. The terminal was first named as Terminal 3 Ultimate but later it was decided to integrate with the old Terminal 3.
Garuda Indonesia operates all of its flights, both domestic and international from this terminal. For other airlines operating at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, serving international routes except low-cost airlines operate from Terminal 3. The terminal has been named as the best airport terminal in 2017 in Indonesia at the ninth Bandara Awards initiated by Majalah Bandara.

History

The former Terminal 3 was officially opened for commercial flights when Mandala Airlines and Indonesia AirAsia started operations in T3 for their domestic flights on 20 April 2009 followed by international flights on 15 November 2011. Former Terminal 3 had capacity of 4 million passengers per annum, had 30 check-in counters, 6 baggage carousels and 3 gates with two jet bridges. In 2012, Angkasa Pura II, the airport operator of Soekarno-Hatta, undertook a master plan to upgrade Soekarno-Hatta International airport into a world class airport and ultimately build an Aerotropolis. Expansion of Terminal 3 is part of that master-plan. New Terminal 3 was formally opened on 9 August 2016. T3 is being built as an aerotropolis terminal. Terminal 3 will be able to serve 60 airplanes from the current 40 airplanes. Since its opening, the terminal has been plagued with numerous problems, ranging from long baggage wait times, insufficient and unsafe lighting, lack of proper signage, as well as having its parking buildings experience near continuous traffic jams.

Facilities

The Terminal 3 spans 1.2 kilometers and the apron is able to serve 40 aircraft. The terminal has the capacity to serve 25 million international passengers each year. This is a modern terminal specifically designed to cater as a transit point for international airlines. Spanning 422,804 sq meters, the new terminal is slightly larger than Changi Airport's Terminal 3. It has 10 gates for international flights and 18 for domestic, 206 check-in counters, 38 self check-in and 12 bag drop counters, 48 aerobridges, two four-star hotels, meeting rooms, duty-free shops, retail outlets, restaurants and multi-storey carparks. Total area of the main building of new terminal 3 is about 331,101m2, the parking building 85,578 sq meters and the VVIP passengers building 6,124 sq meters. The check-in area of the terminal is arranged in the form of eight clusters. The terminal has an automated baggage handling system featuring at least 13 conveyor belts. The parking area has capacity to accommodate 2600 cars and 2600 motorcycles.
Terminal 3 is equipped with BHS level 5 to detect explosives and directly move into blankets, an Airport Security System which can control up to 600 CCTVs to detect faces who are available in the security register. The terminal has "Intelligence Building Management System" which can control uses of water and electricity, rain water system to produce clean water from rain, a recycled water system to produce toilet water from used toilet water, and illumination technology control to illuminate the terminal depending on the weather surrounding the terminal.
Terminal 3 has WiFi access of speeds up to 50 Mbit/s in certain areas in the airport. It is free to access for an initial 15 minutes and then passengers will be able to pay Rp 5,000 per hour. The terminal has a Tourist Information Center from where
tourists may get information on tourist attractions, transportation, accommodation and other travel related information in Indonesia.

Hotel and Co-working space

There is a premium co-working space named as APSpace in the terminal. The co-working space has serviced offices, meeting rooms, event spaces, business lounges, high speed internet. and sleeping pods which is supported by advanced technologies.
Terminal 3 also has a Digital Airport Hotel or Capsule hotel with 120 rooms, which has Alpha-type and Beta-type rooms.
Two 4 star hotels are now under construction which is expected to be operational by the end of 2019.

Commercial zone

Terminal 3 of SHIA Ultimate provides a commercial zone with a different atmosphere and scenery compared to other airports in Indonesia. The commercial area of Terminal 3 Ultimate covers an area of 71,225 square meters. The area is divided into several zones, each for food & beverages with an area of 23,301 square meters, retail 22,023 square meters, servicing 2,007 square meters, duty free 4,784 square meters, lounge 8,496 square meters, exhibition 1,493 square meters, and office/ airline 19,121 square meters.
At present tenants of commercial area are, BNI, BRI Digital, Bank Mandiri, GraPari, Cold Stone Creamery, Krispy Kreme, KFC, Alfaexpress, Starbucks Coffee, OldTown White Coffee, Burger King, J.CO Donuts, Hoka-Hoka Bento, Coach, Tumi, Mothercare, Batik Keris, Roti'O, Excelso Cafe, Ramen 38 Sanpachi, Liberica Coffee, Steak Hotel by Holycow!, Solaria, Delico, Ardent Coffee, Warung Koffie Batavia, Nanny's Pavilion, Roti Unyil, Verde, Danar Hadi, Re juve and more due to open in the nearby future.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Ground transportation

Free shuttle buses are available, which connects Terminal 1, 2 and 3. Also there is Skytrain/people mover system connects Terminal 1, 2, and 3. The headway of the skytrain is 5 minutes, with 7 minutes needed to transfer from Terminal 1 to Terminal 3. Bus services including the state-owned Perum DAMRI and other private companies provide services from the airport to various destinations Greater Jakarta and other adjacent areas. The buses operate from 06.00 to 23.00.
A railway service Soekarno-Hatta Airport Rail Link also connects the airport to the city center of Jakarta.