PT Pertamina Patra Niaga improves its aviation fuel distribution services by constructing tank facilities and hydrant fuel systems at the Aviation Fuel Terminal (AFT) Juanda Surabaya, East Java, so that fuel is distributed automatically through an underground piping system.
“With the new tank and hydrant fuel system, we can increase the durability of avtur stocks to 20 days, or twice the previous capacity,” said President Director of PT Pertamina Patra Niaga Riva Siahaan in his statement, in Jakarta, Friday (9/8).
This, he continued, supports the smooth operation of flights at Terminal 2 of Juanda Airport to become more reliable. Riva explained that the construction of the facility was a strategic step to strengthen the company’s business operations and improve services to customers.
With this system, he continued, avtur from the storage tank at AFT Juanda is automatically distributed through an underground piping system. The process of filling the aircraft will also use a fleet of hydrant dispenser type trucks.
Furthermore, Riva Siahaan added that this new facility was also designed to accommodate the characteristics of flight services at Terminal 2 of Juanda Airport, which mostly serves international flights.
“We understand that international flights, such as Umrah flights and foreign airlines with wide-body aircraft, require large volumes of avtur. With hydrant dispensers that have a flow rate of avtur distribution twice as fast, we can meet this need more efficiently.”
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In addition, Riva added that the distribution of aviation fuel through hydrants has also gone through filtration with the latest technology and global standards to maintain the quality of aviation fuel distributed to airlines.
The construction of the tank and hydrant fuel system facilities has also received verification and a statement of operational feasibility from the Directorate General of Air Transportation of the Ministry of Transportation in June 2024 and the Directorate General of Oil and Gas of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources in July 2024.
In addition, the installed equipment has been equipped with health, safety, security and environment (HSSE) features, such as fire protection, lightning protection, and cathodic protection that refers to internationally required standards.
“Currently, the process of filling aircraft with hydrant fuel system has been implemented in several other major airports such as Soekarno-Hatta Jakarta, Ngurah Rai Bali, Hang Nadim Batam, Kualanamu Medan and Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA),” he said. (Ant/J-2)
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