AirNav will evaluate the closing of Ngurah Rai airport this afternoon

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The Public Company of the Air Navigation Services Provider in Indonesia (LPPNPI) or AirNav Indonesia will evaluate the closing of the airport I Gusti Ngurah Rai in Bali, this afternoon , Friday (29/6/2018). [19659002] Ngurah Rai Airport is closed from 03.00 WITa to 19.00 WITa today following the eruption of Mount Agung.

"This closure will be evaluated at 12:00 pm WITa taking into account current volumes of volcanic ash and field observations," said Didiet K.S., secretary general of AirNav Indonesia. Radityo by a written statement to Kompas.com Friday (29/06/2018).

The decision to close Ngurah Rai Airport as a result of the coordination meeting dealing with the impact of Mount Agung eruption on air operations. From this meeting, AirNav issued Notam (Notice to Airmen) about the airport closure until 19:00 WITa.

Clbad I Metala Ngurah Rai Station at Denpasar had previously recorded an eruption of 23,000 feet and was moving southwesterly at 15 knots.

The observation data and the paper test results show the absence of volcanic ash at Ngurah Rai airport, but covered the airspace at the airport since Thursday at 23.50 WITa.

"Therefore, if there is no navigational path to enter or leave the airport of Ngurah Rai, we recommend the closure of the airport", has said Didiet.

Based on the latest data from Thursday evening, 48 flights were canceled for departure and arrival, with a pbadenger number of 8,334 pbadengers. On the entire canceled flight, 38 flights are international flights and the remaining 10 flights are domestic flights.