Sun 5Sep26. CGK and all Jakarta area airports still closed

[Scarlett]

CGK and all Jakarta area airports remain closed due to volcanic ash from Anak Krakatau (child of Krakatoa).



I fly on QF41 SYD-CGK on Tuesday… so hopefully the winds will shift to be from the south or east.

 

[Flyfrequently]

CGK and all Jakarta area airports remain closed due to volcanic ash from Anak Krakatau (child of Krakatoa).

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I fly on QF41

@Scarlett

 

[Scarlett]

Footage from BBC Indonesia:

Gunung Anak Krakatau erupsi, semburkan lava air mancur - BBC News Indonesia

Gunung Anak Krakatau erupsi, semburkan lava air mancur

www.bbc.com

Eruption commenced 2307 local time in Western Indonesia on Friday evening.

If you look at the FR24 screenshot above, reports in Indonesia say the initial eruption was heard in Bandung which is about 250KM away.

Anak Krakatau erupts every few years so this is nothing new.

 

[Scarlett]

Also, the airport (CGK) first closed due to ash last night, but the timing for reopening has now been pushed back three times today. Currently forecast to reopen 1730 local time in Jakarta. (they’re Z+7)

Winds are from the south east so the ash cloud should be moving to the NW and affecting Sumatra area.

 

[Quickstatus]

4 erupting volcanoes

4 erupting volcanoes
- anak Krakatoa between Java and Sumatra
- Semeru East Java
- one near Timor Leste
- one east of Sulawesi

These are "minor eruptions"

 

[OZDUCK]

This all explains why our flight Per/Sin flight on Saturday morning was on such a strange route. The FA said the change was due to a volcano but didn't specify which one

 

[CaptJCool]

My partner told me there’s ash all over Jakarta. Looks like a fog and recommended to wear N95 Masks


Volcanic dust Jakarta Tangerang

 

[elanshin]

Saw some of the footage, it looked like a large eruption, ones that get people nervous at the time as it could get bigger.

Volcanic ash plumes rose well into the stratosphere so it'll really be up to hiw the wind blows now (assuming no more big eruptions).

No airline is sane enough to fly in volcanic ash anymore.

 

[RooFlyer]

High level detached, but the FL150 mass not moving anywhere for now.

https://www.bom.gov.au/aviation/volcanic-ash/darwin-va-advisory.shtml

 

[Flyfrequently]

Just read QF39/40/41/42 cancelled till at least Wednesday- thinking of the many travellers stranded or plans upended.

 

[elanshin]

Just read QF39/40/41/42 cancelled till at least Wednesday- thinking of the many travellers stranded or plans upended.

I wouldn't be surprised if there's hundreds of thousands of disruptions and people stuck at CGK and nearby airports.

 

[offshore171]

My partner told me there’s ash all over Jakarta. Looks like a fog

Jet engines really hate that stuff. I understand their caution in suspending operations

 

[kpc]

Just read QF39/40/41/42 cancelled till at least Wednesday- thinking of the many travellers stranded or plans upended.

The OP flight is on Tues..has 30 hrs at Cgk before his flight out to Nth America according to his South America TR.

 

[SYD]

We’re passing back thru in 2 wks. Better bloody clear by then!

 

[Flyfrequently]

The OP flight is on Tues..has 30 hrs at Cgk before his flight out to Nth America according to his South America TR.

Yes @kpc
Hope @Scarlett can sort something out to get on their way

 

[elanshin]

Jet engines really hate that stuff. I understand their caution in suspending operations

BA9 was the famous incident with all 4 engines being lost (before recovering some once they left the ash) they also had the whole windows sandblasted so they had to make the emergency landing blind and with untrustworthy airspeeds. I think theres a few other examples like SQ21 (which flew into the same cloud shortly after and suffered similar fates 3/4 engines down).

KLM847 also lost all 4 engines flying through volcanic ash over Alaska

 

[markis10]

Darwin VAAC indicate with their forecasts there will be issues with CGK for some time, second eruption it topping FL150

https://www.bom.gov.au/aviation/volcanic-ash/darwin-va-advisory.shtml