Airports / Indonesia / BKS
Fatmawati Soekarno Airport
WIGG / BKSBengkulu, IndonesiaELEV 50 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
99 nm
To the nearest alternate
Pendopo Airport (PDO).
Overview
Located in Bengkulu, Indonesia, Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (WIGG / BKS) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 50 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into BKS for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Pendopo Airport (PDO, 99 nm), Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport (PLM, 153 nm), and Radin Inten II International Airport (TKG, 189 nm).
Charter pricing from BKS depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Padang Kemiling Airport. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Bengkulu.
Field capability
ICAO
WIGG
IATA
BKS
FAA / Local
WIGG
Elevation
50 ft
Coordinates
3.8637° S · 102.3390° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Indonesia fields
state range 3–7,348 ft
At 50 ft, BKS sits lower than 55% of the 83 Indonesia fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 99nmPDOPendopo AirportTalang Gudang-Sumatra Island
- 153nmPLMSultan Mahmud Badaruddin II AirportPalembang
- 189nmTKGRadin Inten II International AirportBandar Lampung
- 211nmRGTJapura AirportRengat-Sumatra Island
- 215nmID-0340Tabing AirportPadang
- 222nmPDGMinangkabau International AirportPadang (Katapiang)
Location
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