The North Bali International Airport is one of the hotly anticipated development projects the province has ever seen.
Here at The Bali Sun, we’ve watched the project come on and off the table more times than we care to count, but with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto vowing to complete it during his time in office, it appears progress is being made.
The company behind the North Bali Airport project, PT BIBU Panji Sakti, has confirmed that it has partnered with South Korean-based transportation and infrastructure company S-Transport Co. Ltd to develop the digital ecosystem for the airport and surrounding infrastructure developments.
S-Transport Co. Ltd will work alongside other strategic development partners in the project, such as Alien Design Consultant, which is responsible for the airport’s architectural concept, to be known as an ARTPORT rather than simply an airport.
The CEO of PT BIBU Panji Sakti, Erwanto Sad Adiatmoko Hariwibowo, told reporters, “This airport isn’t just about building aviation infrastructure. It’s about opening access, changing economic flows, and providing fairer opportunities for North Bali.”
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TAP TO REVEALHe confirmed that, as part of the MoU with S-Transport, the company will provide airport transportation systems planning and digital integration, and develop efficient, safe operational modes for the entire facility.
The CEO of S-Transport, Choi Jamie Jangkook, told reporters how the company sees North Bali as a strategic destination, not only for tourism but for regional connectivity. He noted, “We see this project as an opportunity to design an airport that is conceived from the outset as an integrated system, not just a terminal and runway.”
He added, “We are bringing a data-driven and simulation-driven approach. We are looking at how the airport operates under various scenarios, how passenger flow is managed, and how safety systems are designed from the outside. All of this must be considered before the first concrete is poured.”
Although President Subianto promised to complete the North Bali International Airport by the end of his term, the project is still a long way from welcoming tourists.
Ambitious plans suggest services could be launched as early as 2028. In the meantime, the conversation continues around scaling capacity at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport.
Speaking to reporters last week, the Director General of Air Transportation at the Ministry of Transportation, Lukman F. Laisa, revealed plans to increase Bali’s capacity to accommodate up to 55 million passengers.
He told reporters that projections and travel forecasts show that Bali must boost its capacity to receive 32 million passengers over the next couple of years, reach 42 million soon after, and eventually reach 55 million passengers annually at maximum capacity.
Tourists traveling to Bali Airport are always advised to leave extra travel time both upon landing and upon departure. Tourists are advised to make the most of the time-saving pre-arrival measures available to ensure a smooth arrival in Bali.
This includes applying for an eVisa on Arrival, which saves time upon landing in Bali and enables visa holders to use the automated gates, which reduce immigration processing time to just seconds.
Tourists can apply for an eVisa on Arrival via the official Indonesia Immigration website at least 48 hours prior to their flight to Bali. However, it is highly recommended to allow at least a full working week for the application to be processed, with a margin for unforeseeable delays.
Tourists departing from Bali Airport are advised to allow an extra hour for travel to the airport, based on GPS recommendations, especially during rush hour.
Not only are there considerable traffic congestion red zones around the airport, but during peak travel times, queues for bag drop-off and immigration can also build up, even in the low season.
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