Soekarno-Hatta Airport (CGK)

Soekarno-Hatta International Airport Guide

Soekarno-Hatta (CGK / WIII) is the main airport of the Jakarta metropolitan area, about 20 km northwest of Central Jakarta. Opened in 1985, it is the busiest and largest airport in Indonesia, handling 54.95 million passengers in 2025. This guide covers terminals, airlines, transport, parking and services at the airport.

Three Terminals, One Airport

Terminal 1 (1985) and Terminal 2 (1991) were designed by Paul Andreu in a Javanese garden-airport style, while Terminal 3 (2016) is the largest and most modern, with 112 check-in counters and 59 aerobridges.

Getting to Jakarta Airport

The free Skytrain links Terminals 1, 2 and 3 with the airport train station every 5 minutes. The Airport Rail Link reaches Manggarai station in central Jakarta in about 45 minutes.

Airport Services & Amenities

Free inter-terminal shuttles and Skytrain, information desks, and the five-star Sheraton Jakarta Soekarno Hatta Airport hotel with 227 rooms inside the airport complex.

Here's how to get to Jakarta Airport

The airport lies about 20 km northwest of Central Jakarta. Trains, the free Skytrain, Transjakarta buses, DAMRI coaches and taxis connect it with the capital.

Airport Rail Link

By train

The Soekarno-Hatta Airport Commuter Line runs between the airport station (SHIA) and Manggarai in about 45 minutes, with departures every 30 minutes between 05:00 and 22:00.

Skytrain

Skytrain & Terminal Shuttles

The free Skytrain is a 3.05 km automated people mover linking Terminals 1, 2, 3 and the airport station: trains every 5 minutes, 7 minutes from Terminal 1 to Terminal 3.

Terminal parking

Parking

Car parks sit next to the terminals, with drop-off zones in front of each terminal building.

About Soekarno-Hatta Airport

Opened on 1 May 1985 to replace Kemayoran Airport, Soekarno-Hatta was designed by French architect Paul Andreu and won the 1995 Aga Khan Award for Architecture. It handled 54.95 million passengers in 2025, the 31st busiest airport in the world.

Always check the airport code on your ticket: Jakarta has two airports — Soekarno-Hatta (CGK) and Halim Perdanakusuma (HLP). They are separate airports several kilometres apart, and picking the wrong one can cost you a missed flight.