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Indonesia Air Transport

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Indonesia Air Transport
IATA ICAO Call sign
I8 IDA INTRA
Founded1968; 58 years ago (1968)
HubsHalim Perdanakusuma International Airport
Fleet size1
Destinations4 scheduled
Parent companyMNC Media
HeadquartersJakarta, Indonesia
Websitewww.indonesia-air.com

Indonesia Air Transport (IAT or sometimes called INDAT) is an airline and aviation company based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It provides a wide range of aviation services to both the on and offshore oil, gas and mining industries within Indonesia and South-east Asia. Its main base is Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport, Jakarta.[1] The company also maintains a secondary hub for its oil and gas industry clients at Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Airport, East Kalimantan, and operates limited scheduled services from Ngurah Rai International Airport on the island of Bali to the islands of Lombok and Flores. Indonesia Air Transport is listed in category 1 by Indonesian Civil Aviation Authority for airline safety quality.[2] The company provides air passenger and cargo transportation, aircraft hiring and leasing services, aircraft repairs, and training facilities. IAT also supplies aviation technical equipment and spare parts. It operates various types of fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters.[3]

Other operations include tourism charter work, photo mapping and magnometer survey missions, executive jet services, medical and medevac operation support, air cargo requirements including operations from short or unimproved airstrips, maintenance facilities in Jakarta and Balikpapan and East Kalimantan. Indonesia Air Transport has certification from the Department of Transportation of Republic Indonesia and Eurocopter claims over 20,000 safe flight hours on helicopter SA365 Dauphin C2.[4]

History

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The airline was established and started operations in 1968, initially for state oil company Pertamina and its foreign oil production sharing contractors. The airline is operated by PT Indonesia Air Transport Tbk and the company is currently listed on the Jakarta (JKT) Stock exchange (IDX: IATA).[3]

PT Global Transport Services,[5] a subsidiary of PT Bhakti Investama Tbk (MNC Media Group) and PT Global Mediacom Tbk, the southeast Asia's largest and most integrated media group, is owner of PT Indonesia Air Transport Tbk.[6] In March 2007 the company had 246 employees.[1] In 2010 the company was reported as having 232 employees.[7]

Destinations

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An IAT Fokker 50 parked at Labuan Bajo's Komodo Airport
IAT Cessna 404 at Perth Airport (1999).
IAT Beech Super King Air at Perth Airport (early 1990s).
Country City Airport Notes Refs
AustraliaPerthPerth AirportTerminated
SydneySydney AirportTerminated
IndonesiaBalikpapanSultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan AirportTerminated
BandungHusein Sastranegara AirportTerminated
BontangPT Badak Bontang AirportTerminated
DenpasarNgurah Rai International Airport
JakartaHalim Perdanakusuma International AirportHub
KetapangRahadi Oesman AirportTerminated
Labuan BajoKomodo International Airport
LombokLombok International AirportTerminated
Selaparang AirportAirport Closed
MedanKualanamu International AirportTerminated
PadangMinangkabau International AirportTerminated
PalembangSultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International AirportTerminated
Pangkalan BunIskandar AirportTerminated
PekanbaruSultan Syarif Kasim II International AirportTerminated
PontianakSupadio International AirportTerminated
SintangTebelian AirportTerminated
SurakartaAdisoemarmo International AirportTerminated

Fleet

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Current fleet

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Indonesia Air Transport fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Embraer EMB-135BJ Legacy 1 —
Total 1 —

Former fleet

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The airline previously operated the following aircraft (as of January 2026):[8][9]

According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation in September 2010 the Indonesia Air Transport fleet consisted of 21 aircraft.[10] As a total of 32 aircraft appear on charter availability lists possibly IAT are dry leasing some further aircraft such as the Short's, the Grumman Gulfstream I, and the Squirrels. [11][12]

Indonesia Air Transport former fleet
Aircraft In fleet Orders Passengers Routes
Dauphin AS-350BA Squirrel Helicopter 2 0 6 Charter operations/these aircraft are not currently registered to IAT
Dauphin SA 365 N2 Helicopter 3 0 12 Charter operations
Eurocopter EC 135 P2 Helicopter 1 0 13 Charter operations
Eurocopter EC 155 B1 Helicopter 3 0 13 Charter operations
Eurocopter EC 155 B Helicopter 1 0 13 Charter operations
Dauphin SA 365 DAU Helicopter 3 0 12 Charter operations
Bell 212 (IFR) Twin Two Twelve Helicopter 2 0 12 Charter operations/these aircraft are not currently registered to IAT
Aérospatiale Lama SA-315B Helicopter 1 0 4 Charter operations/this aircraft is not currently registered to IAT
Dassault Falcon DA-20F 1 0 9 Charter
Citation 111 CE-650 1 0 8 Charter operations/this aircraft is not currently registered to IAT
Fokker 50 1[13] 0 58 Domestic routes
Fokker F27 1 0 34 Domestic routes/possible charter operations, registered to IAT as PK-TSJ
ATR 42-300QC 1[13] 0 45 Domestic routes/charter operations
ATR 42-500 3[13] 0 36 Charter operations
One crashed[14]
Grumman Gulfstream I, G159 1 0 19 Charter operations/this aircraft is not currently registered to IAT
Short's Skyvan SC7-2 4 0 18 Charter operations/these aircraft are not currently registered to IAT
Beechcraft 1900D Airliner 2 0 18 Charter operations
Embraer Legacy 600 1[13] 0
Airbus A320-200 1 0 180 Domestic routes
Total 31 0 Last updated: 17 January 2026

At August 2006 the airline also operated:[15]

Accidents and incidents

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PK-THT

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On 17 January 2026, an ATR 42-500, registered as PK-THT, crashed[14] near Maros with 10 people on board.[16]

Expansion

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In September 2012, the company has proposing to change its aviation business licence (Surat Izin Usaha Pererbangan) to Transportation Ministry for including medium class regular flight with Husein Sastranegara International Airport, Bandung as the hub.[17] Initial regular flight occurred on February 22, 2013 from Bandung to Medan.

References

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  1. 1 2 "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 93.
  2. ↑ ".:: Directorate General of Civil Aviation ::". Archived from the original on 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
  3. 1 2 Company description ft.com, downloaded 19.9.2010
  4. ↑ Pt Indonesia Air Transport - Services accessed 18 September 2010
  5. ↑ "MNC Life – Struktur Kelompok Usaha". Archived from the original on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
  6. ↑ "PT. Bhakti Investama, Tbk". Archived from the original on 2007-10-06.
  7. ↑ "Indonesia Air Transport Tbk (IATA:Jakarta Stock Exchange): Stock Quote & Company Profile - Businessweek". investing.businessweek.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-06.
  8. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2017): 16.
  9. ↑ https://www.cnnindonesia.com/nasional/20260117172342-20-1317992/pesawat-atr-42-500-hilang-kontak-dioperasikan-indonesia-air-transport
  10. ↑ IAT The Fleet Archived 2010-11-24 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved; 19 September 2010.
  11. ↑ Air charter guide.com Archived 2010-07-22 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved; 19 September 2010.
  12. ↑ Directorate General of Ciivil Aviation Republic of Indonesia-Aircraft registered to PT. Indonesia Air Transport Accessed 19.9.2010
  13. 1 2 3 4 "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2016): 16.
  14. 1 2 Robles, Carlos (2026-01-17). "Indonesian ATR 42-500 plane goes missing; debris reported on mountain". BNO News. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
  15. ↑ Flight International, 3–9 October 2006
  16. ↑ "Indonesia launches search for missing ATR plane in South Sulawesi". Antara. 17 January 2026. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  17. ↑ "November 2012, Indonesia Air Transport Beroperasi". September 20, 2012. Archived from the original on January 6, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
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