Ngurah Rai Bali Airport History
www.tokopuas.net - Bali Airport –Ngurah Rai airport was built in 1930 by the Departement Voor Verkeer en Waterstaats (a kind of Ministry of public works). This airstrip is along 700 M of grass in the middle of the field and a necropolis in the village. Due to its location in the village, a community around this airstrip named as air port. In 1935 the telegraph equipment already equipped with English (Nederlands Indische Luchtvaar Koninklijke Maatschappij) or Royal Netherlands Indies Airways landed regularly in South Bali, which is another name of Harbor Air.
In 1942, Airstrip South Bali was bombed by the army of Japan, who then ruled for a place to land the aircraft and transport them. Airstrip is damaged by the bombing of Japan Army that repaired by using pear still plate (steel plate system). Next five years 1942-1947, airstrip suffered changes. The length of the runway is 1200 meters from before 700 meters. The terminal was built in 1949 and a simple flight watch tower made of wood. Aviation communications transceiver use Morse code. To improve tourism in Bali, Indonesia Government re-establish international terminal building and runway extension to west from 1200 meters to 2700 meters with 2 x 100 ft overrun. The project lasted from 1963 to 1969 named Airport Project and at the same time as the preparation of the internationalization of the Harbor Air.
Completion of the development of the port of Airspace, it is marked with the inauguration by President Soeharto on August 1, 1969, as well as being a name change from the moment the Bali Airport the becomes International Ngurah Rai (Bali's International Airport Ngurah Rai). In anticipation of a surge in passengers and cargo, then in 1975 to 1978 Indonesia Government re-establish aviation facilities, among other things by building a new international terminal. The old Bali Airport terminal building further rechange into a domestic terminal, whereas the old domestic terminal building was used as a cargo, catering services, business and multipurpose building. Enjoy this awesome article about Bali Airport.
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