Bouraq Indonesia Airlines
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Bouraq Indonesia Airlines, often shortened to Bouraq Airlines or just Bouraq, was an airline
Airline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...

 headquartered in Jakarta
Jakarta
Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...

, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

, which operated mostly domestic passenger flights out of its bases at Jakarta Airport
Soekarno-Hatta International Airport
Soekarno–Hatta International Airport , popularly abbreviated SHIA or Soetta is the main airport serving the greater Jakarta area on the island of Java, Indonesia. The airport is named after the first President of Indonesia, Soekarno, and the first vice-president, Mohammad Hatta. The airport is...

 and Balikpapan Airport
Sepinggan International Airport
Sepinggan International Airport is the principal airport serving East Kalimantan area on the island of Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is located about 4.5 km east of Balikpapan. The airport began its new operational phase in 1997, with new building and runway structure, replacing old structure on the...

.

History

Bouraq Airlines was established in April 1970 as a privately-owned company by Jarry Albert Sumendap, and it stayed in the possession of his family ever since. Bali Air
Bali Air
Bali Air was an airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Currently, it has ceased operations.The Transportation Ministry in February 2007 delayed license revocation of 11 idle airlines, including Bali Air, to give restructuring opportunities to the operators...

 was another airline owned by Sumendap, which was co-operating with Bouraq. Both airlines were shut down in 2005 after prolonged financial problems. The last scheduled Bouraq flight took place in July of that year. The airline licence
Air Operator's Certificate
An air operator's certificate is the approval granted from a national aviation authority to an aircraft operator to allow it to use aircraft for commercial purposes. This requires the operator to have personnel, assets and system in place to ensure the safety of its employees and the general public...

 was revoked in 2007.

During the 1980s

At that time, Bouraq Airlines offered scheduled flights to the following destinations:
Indonesia
  • Balikpapan
    Balikpapan
    Balikpapan is a seaport city on the eastern coast of the island of Borneo, Indonesia, in the East Kalimantan province, a resource-rich region well known for its timber, mining, and petroleum export products. Two harbors, Semayang and Kariangau , and the Sepinggan International Airport are the main...

     - Sepinggan International Airport
    Sepinggan International Airport
    Sepinggan International Airport is the principal airport serving East Kalimantan area on the island of Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is located about 4.5 km east of Balikpapan. The airport began its new operational phase in 1997, with new building and runway structure, replacing old structure on the...

     (main hub)
  • Bandung
    Bandung
    Bandung is the capital of West Java province in Indonesia, and the country's third largest city, and 2nd largest metropolitan area in Indonesia, with a population of 7.4 million in 2007. Located 768 metres above sea level, approximately 140 km southeast of Jakarta, Bandung has cooler...

     - Husein Sastranegara International Airport
    Husein Sastranegara International Airport
    Husein Sastranegara International Airport is an airport in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. This fast-growing international airport is located 5 km north-west from the city center, 3 km from Bandung Central train station, occupying area of 145 hectares and serves the area of civil aviation in the...

  • Banjarmasin
    Banjarmasin
    Banjarmasin is the capital of South Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is located on a delta island near the junction of the Barito and Martapura rivers. As a result, Banjarmasin is sometimes called the "River City"...

     - Syamsudin Noor Airport
    Syamsudin Noor Airport
    Syamsudin Noor Airport is an airport serving Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is located 10km south-west of Banjarbaru and 25km south-east of Banjarmasin, the largest city in Kalimantan. The airport has two distinctive apron. One in front of the terminal capable of hosting 4 medium...

  • Bima
    Bima
    Bima is a city on the eastern coast of the island Sumbawa in central Indonesia's province West Nusa Tenggara, and the largest city on the island. In 2010 the municipality counted some 142,443 people, separate from the adjoining Regency of Bima with 407,636 population...

     - Bima Airport
    Bima Airport
    Bima Airport , also known as Muhammad Salahuddin Airport, is an airport located in southern outskirt of Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.- Airlines and destinations :...

  • Denpasar
    Denpasar
    Denpasar is the capital city of the province of Bali, Indonesia. It has a rapidly expanding population of 788,445 in 2010, up from 533,252 in the previous decade. It is located at .-History:...

     - Ngurah Rai International Airport
  • Gorontalo
    Gorontalo (city)
    Gorontalo is a city and the capital of the Gorontalo province, Indonesia. It has an area of 79.59 km² and population of about 153,036.- Geography :...

     - Jalaluddin Airport
  • Jakarta
    Jakarta
    Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...

     - Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (secondary hub)
  • Kupang
    Kupang
    Not to be confused with Tanjung Kupang in JohoreKupang is the provincial capital of East Nusa Tenggara province in southeast Indonesia....

     - El Tari Airport
    El Tari Airport
    El Tari Airport is an airport in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The airport's ICAO code was changed from WRKK to WATT in 2004.-Airlines and destinations:...

  • Luwuk
    Luwuk
    Luwuk is the capital of Banggai Regency, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Its area is 101.43 km². There used to be an oil industry in the region. It has a total population of 54.089 in the town.The universities in Luwuk are UNTIKA and UNISMUH....

     - Bubung Airport
  • Manado
    Manado
    Manado is the capital of the North Sulawesi province of Indonesia. Manado is located at the Bay of Manado, and is surrounded by a mountainous area. The city has about 405,715 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in Sulawesi after Makassar...

     - Sam Ratulangi International Airport
  • Mataram
    Mataram (city)
    Mataram is the capital of the Province of West Nusa Tenggara . The city is situated within Lombok Barat Regency and lies on the western side of the island of Lombok, Indonesia...

     - Selaparang Airport
    Selaparang Airport
    Selaparang Airport , was the sole airport serving the island of Lombok and the city of Mataram, the capital of the province of West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia up until it's closure on 30 September 2011. The IATA code AMI came from the nearby port of Ampenan, now a part of Mataram. The airport was...

  • Maumere
    Maumere
    Maumere is the largest town of Flores, Indonesia and the centre of business. It lies on the north coast of the island and the port is in the northwest part of the town. The Maumere Airport is located in Maumere...

     - Wai Oti Airport
  • Palangkaraya
    Palangkaraya
    Palangka Raya is the capital city of the Indonesian province Central Kalimantan, situated between the Kayahan and the Sabangau rivers. The population of the municipality is 170,761. The closest airport serving the city is Tjilik Riwut.- History :...

     - Tjilik Riwut Airport
    Tjilik Riwut Airport
    Tjilik Riwut Airport , formerly Panarung Airport, is an airport in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. This airport is named after Tjilik Riwut, the second Governor of Central Kalimantan.-Airlines and destinations:-External links:*...

  • Palu
    Palu
    Palu is a chartered city on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, located 1,650 km northeast of Jakarta, at . It is the capital of the province of Central Sulawesi. The city sits on the mouth of Palu River, at the head of a long, narrow bay. Because of its sheltered position between mountain...

     - Mutiara Airport
    Mutiara Airport
    Mutiara Airport is an airport near Palu, a city in the province of Central Sulawesi on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia.-Facilities:The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 15/33 with an asphalt surface measuring .-Airlines and destinations:...

  • Pangkalan Bun - Iskandar Airport
    Iskandar Airport
    Iskandar Airport is an airport in Pangkalan Bun, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.-Airlines and destinations:...

  • Pangkal Pinang
    Pangkal Pinang
    Pangkal Pinang is the largest town on the Indonesian island of Bangka and the capital of the province of Bangka-Belitung. It is located on Bangka's eastern coast at .Landmarks in the city include the Timah Museum, a Chinese temple, and the Pasir Padi beach....

     - Depati Amir Airport
  • Pontianak
    Pontianak, Indonesia
    Pontianak is the capital of the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan. It is a medium-size industrial city on the island of Borneo. Pontianak occupies an area of 107.82 km² in the delta of the Kapuas River...

     - Supadio Airport
    Supadio Airport
    Supadio International Airport is an airport in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia.-Airlines and destinations:-Accidents and incidents:...


  • Poso
    Poso
    Poso is the main port and transportation hub for the northeastern coast of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Its geographical location is .Poso is one of ten regencies in Central Sulawesi Province, located exactly in the middle of the province on the shore of the gulf of Tomini, right in the central...

     - Poso Airport
    Poso Airport
    Poso Airport , also known as Poso-Kern County Airport, is a county-owned public-use airport located four nautical miles east of the central business district of Famoso, in Kern County, California, United States...

  • Samarinda
    Samarinda
    Samarinda is the capital of the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. The city lies on the banks of the Mahakam River. It is the most populous city in East Kalimantan with a population of 726,223...

     - Temindung Airport
    Temindung Airport
    Temindung Airport is an airport in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia . Soon, it will be replaced with the new Sungai Siring Airport which is located outside of the city.-Airlines and destinations:...

  • Sampit
    Sampit
    Sampit is a town and a timber port on the Sampit River in the Central Kalimantan province in Indonesia. It is the seat of East Kotawaringin regency. Sampit is the biggest timber port in all of Indonesia....

     - Sampit Airport
    Sampit Airport
    Sampit Airport , also known as Hasan Airport, is a public airport in Sampit, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is located on the island of Kalimantan, also known as Borneo.-Airlines and destinations:...

  • Semarang
    Semarang
    - Economy :The western part of the city is home to many industrial parks and factories. The port of Semarang is located on the north coast and it is the main shipping port for the province of Central Java. Many small manufacturers are located in Semarang, producing goods such as textiles,...

     - Achmad Yani International Airport
  • Surabaya
    Surabaya
    Surabaya is Indonesia's second-largest city with a population of over 2.7 million , and the capital of the province of East Java...

     - Juanda International Airport
    Juanda International Airport
    Juanda International Airport , is an airport located in Sidoarjo, a small town near Surabaya, East Java. This airport serves Surabaya and surrounding areas. Juanda International Airport is operated by PT Angkasa Pura I. The airport takes its name after Djuanda Kartawidjaja, the last Prime Minister...

  • Tanjung Redeb
    Tanjung Redeb
    Tanjung Redeb is a subdistrict in Berau Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia....

     - Kalimarau Airport
  • Tarakan
    Tarakan Island
    Tarakan is an island off the coast of East Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is a marshy island situated in the eastern Celebes Sea, off the northeastern coast of Borneo. The island occupies an area of .-Petroleum:...

     - Juwata Airport
    Juwata Airport
    Juwata Airport is an airport in Tarakan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is located on the island of Tarakan which is off the coast of Borneo. The airport was the main Allied objective during the Battle of Tarakan ....

  • Ternate
    Ternate
    Ternate is an island in the Maluku Islands of eastern Indonesia. It is located off the west coast of the larger island of Halmahera, the center of the powerful former Sultanate of Ternate....

     - Babullah Airport
    Babullah Airport
    Babullah Airport is an airport in Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia . This airport is named after Baabullah, a Sultan of Ternate who fought against the Portuguese in 1570s.- Airlines and destinations :-August 2007 riots:...

  • Toli-Toli
    Toli-Toli Regency
    Toli-Toli Regency is a regency of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The principal town lies at Toli-Toli....

     - Lalos Airport
  • Ujung Pandang
    Makassar
    Makassar, is the provincial capital of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, and the largest city on Sulawesi Island. From 1971 to 1999, the city was named Ujung Pandang, after a precolonial fort in the city, and the two names are often used interchangeably...

     - Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport
  • Waingapu
    Waingapu
    Waingapu is the largest town on the island of Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. It is the capital town of the Regency of Sumba Timur. Sumba Timur's Waingapu Airport 'Mau Hau' is located in Waingapu, and the town is served by ferries from nearby islands. The sub-district town has a population...

     - Mau Hau Airport
  • Yogyakarta
    Yogyakarta (city)
    Yogyakarta is a city in the Yogyakarta Special Region, Indonesia. It is renowned as a centre of classical Javanese fine art and culture such as batik, ballet, drama, music, poetry, and puppet shows. Yogyakarta was the Indonesian capital during the Indonesian National Revolution from 1945 to...

     - Adisucipto International Airport
    Adisucipto International Airport
    Adisucipto International Airport is the principal airport serving the Yogyakarta area on the island of Java, Indonesia....


Malaysia
  • Kota Bharu
    Kota Bharu
    Kota Bharu is a city in Malaysia, is the state capital and Royal City of Kelantan. It is also the name of the territory in which Kota Bharu City is situated. The name means 'new city' or 'new castle/fort' in Malay. Kota Bharu is situated in the northeastern part of Peninsular Malaysia, and lies...

     - Sultan Ismail Petra Airport
    Sultan Ismail Petra Airport
    Sultan Ismail Petra Airport is an airport that operates in Kota Bharu, a city in the state of Kelantan in Malaysia. The airport is named after the thirteenth Sultan of Kelantan, who ruled from 1980 to 2010. The present new terminal was officially opened in September 2002...

  • Tawau
    Tawau
    Tawau is the administrative center of Tawau Division, Malaysia and the third largest town of Sabah after Kota Kinabalu and Sandakan.-Geography:...

     - Tawau Airport

Singapore
  • Singapore
    Singapore
    Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

     - Singapore Changi Airport
    Singapore Changi Airport
    Singapore Changi Airport , Changi International Airport, or simply Changi Airport, is the main airport in Singapore. A major aviation hub in Southeast Asia, it is about north-east from the commercial centre in Changi, on a site....


During the 2000s

One year prior to closure the network had been greatly reduced compared to the 1980s, which was due to the rising financial problems. In the summer of 2004, Bouraq served the following destinations:
Indonesia
  • Balikpapan
    Balikpapan
    Balikpapan is a seaport city on the eastern coast of the island of Borneo, Indonesia, in the East Kalimantan province, a resource-rich region well known for its timber, mining, and petroleum export products. Two harbors, Semayang and Kariangau , and the Sepinggan International Airport are the main...

     - Sepinggan International Airport
    Sepinggan International Airport
    Sepinggan International Airport is the principal airport serving East Kalimantan area on the island of Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is located about 4.5 km east of Balikpapan. The airport began its new operational phase in 1997, with new building and runway structure, replacing old structure on the...

     (hub)
  • Banjarmasin
    Banjarmasin
    Banjarmasin is the capital of South Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is located on a delta island near the junction of the Barito and Martapura rivers. As a result, Banjarmasin is sometimes called the "River City"...

     - Syamsudin Noor Airport
    Syamsudin Noor Airport
    Syamsudin Noor Airport is an airport serving Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is located 10km south-west of Banjarbaru and 25km south-east of Banjarmasin, the largest city in Kalimantan. The airport has two distinctive apron. One in front of the terminal capable of hosting 4 medium...

  • Batam
    Batam
    Batam is an island and city in Riau Islands Province of Indonesia, known for its free trade zone area as part of the Sijori Growth Triangle, is located off Singapore's south coast...

     - Hang Nadim Airport
    Hang Nadim Airport
    Hang Nadim Airport , also known as Hang Nadim International Airport, is located in Batam, Riau Islands , Indonesia. Named after the famous Laksamana Hang Nadim, It is the only airport on the island....

  • Denpasar
    Denpasar
    Denpasar is the capital city of the province of Bali, Indonesia. It has a rapidly expanding population of 788,445 in 2010, up from 533,252 in the previous decade. It is located at .-History:...

     - Ngurah Rai International Airport
  • Jakarta
    Jakarta
    Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...

     - Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (hub)
  • Kupang
    Kupang
    Not to be confused with Tanjung Kupang in JohoreKupang is the provincial capital of East Nusa Tenggara province in southeast Indonesia....

     - El Tari Airport
    El Tari Airport
    El Tari Airport is an airport in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The airport's ICAO code was changed from WRKK to WATT in 2004.-Airlines and destinations:...

  • Makassar
    Makassar
    Makassar, is the provincial capital of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, and the largest city on Sulawesi Island. From 1971 to 1999, the city was named Ujung Pandang, after a precolonial fort in the city, and the two names are often used interchangeably...

     - Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport

  • Manado
    Manado
    Manado is the capital of the North Sulawesi province of Indonesia. Manado is located at the Bay of Manado, and is surrounded by a mountainous area. The city has about 405,715 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in Sulawesi after Makassar...

     - Sam Ratulangi International Airport
  • Palu
    Palu
    Palu is a chartered city on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, located 1,650 km northeast of Jakarta, at . It is the capital of the province of Central Sulawesi. The city sits on the mouth of Palu River, at the head of a long, narrow bay. Because of its sheltered position between mountain...

     - Mutiara Airport
    Mutiara Airport
    Mutiara Airport is an airport near Palu, a city in the province of Central Sulawesi on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia.-Facilities:The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 15/33 with an asphalt surface measuring .-Airlines and destinations:...

  • Surabaya
    Surabaya
    Surabaya is Indonesia's second-largest city with a population of over 2.7 million , and the capital of the province of East Java...

     - Juanda International Airport
    Juanda International Airport
    Juanda International Airport , is an airport located in Sidoarjo, a small town near Surabaya, East Java. This airport serves Surabaya and surrounding areas. Juanda International Airport is operated by PT Angkasa Pura I. The airport takes its name after Djuanda Kartawidjaja, the last Prime Minister...

  • Tarakan
    Tarakan Island
    Tarakan is an island off the coast of East Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is a marshy island situated in the eastern Celebes Sea, off the northeastern coast of Borneo. The island occupies an area of .-Petroleum:...

     - Juwata Airport
    Juwata Airport
    Juwata Airport is an airport in Tarakan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is located on the island of Tarakan which is off the coast of Borneo. The airport was the main Allied objective during the Battle of Tarakan ....

  • Yogyakarta
    Yogyakarta (city)
    Yogyakarta is a city in the Yogyakarta Special Region, Indonesia. It is renowned as a centre of classical Javanese fine art and culture such as batik, ballet, drama, music, poetry, and puppet shows. Yogyakarta was the Indonesian capital during the Indonesian National Revolution from 1945 to...

     - Adisucipto International Airport
    Adisucipto International Airport
    Adisucipto International Airport is the principal airport serving the Yogyakarta area on the island of Java, Indonesia....


Singapore
  • Singapore
    Singapore
    Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

     - Singapore Changi Airport
    Singapore Changi Airport
    Singapore Changi Airport , Changi International Airport, or simply Changi Airport, is the main airport in Singapore. A major aviation hub in Southeast Asia, it is about north-east from the commercial centre in Changi, on a site....


Fleet

Over the years, Bouraq Indonesia Airlines operated the following aircraft types:
Aircraft Introduced Retired
Aérospatiale N 262
Boeing 707
Boeing 707
The Boeing 707 is a four-engine narrow-body commercial passenger jet airliner developed by Boeing in the early 1950s. Its name is most commonly pronounced as "Seven Oh Seven". The first airline to operate the 707 was Pan American World Airways, inaugurating the type's first commercial flight on...

Boeing 737-200
1993
2005
BAC One-Eleven
BAC One-Eleven
The British Aircraft Corporation One-Eleven, also known as the BAC-111, BAC-1-11 or BAC 1-11, was a British short-range jet airliner of the 1960s and 1970s...

Douglas DC-3
Douglas DC-3
The Douglas DC-3 is an American fixed-wing propeller-driven aircraft whose speed and range revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s. Its lasting impact on the airline industry and World War II makes it one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made...

Fokker F28 Fellowship
Hawker Siddeley HS 748
McDonnell Douglas MD-82
2002
2005
NAMC YS-11
NAMC YS-11
The NAMC YS-11 is a turboprop airliner built by a Japanese consortium, the Nihon Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation. The program was initiated by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in 1954, the aircraft was rolled out in 1962, and production ceased in 1974.-Development and design:In...

Vickers Viscount
Vickers Viscount
The Vickers Viscount was a British medium-range turboprop airliner first flown in 1948 by Vickers-Armstrongs, making it the first such aircraft to enter service in the world...


Fatal

  • On 26 August 1980 at 06:29 local time, a Vickers Viscount
    Vickers Viscount
    The Vickers Viscount was a British medium-range turboprop airliner first flown in 1948 by Vickers-Armstrongs, making it the first such aircraft to enter service in the world...

     of Far Eastern Air Transport
    Far Eastern Air Transport
    Far Eastern Air Transport is an airline based in Taipei, Taiwan. Established in 1957, it operated domestic services from Taipei and Kaohsiung to five regional cities and international services to Southeast Asia, South Korea and Palau. Its main base was Taipei Songshan Airport...

     (registered
    Aircraft registration
    An aircraft registration is a unique alphanumeric string that identifies a civil aircraft, in similar fashion to a licence plate on an automobile...

     PK-IVS) crashed near Jakarta
    Jakarta
    Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...

     during a scheduled passenger flight from Banjarmasin
    Banjarmasin
    Banjarmasin is the capital of South Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is located on a delta island near the junction of the Barito and Martapura rivers. As a result, Banjarmasin is sometimes called the "River City"...

     that was operated on behalf of Bouraq, killing the 31 passengers and six crew on board. The pilots had lost control of the aircraft whilst approaching Soekarno–Hatta International Airport when the right elevator
    Elevator (aircraft)
    Elevators are flight control surfaces, usually at the rear of an aircraft, which control the aircraft's orientation by changing the pitch of the aircraft, and so also the angle of attack of the wing. In simplified terms, they make the aircraft nose-up or nose-down...

     broke off. It was later determined that the fastenings had exceeded their lifetime by a factor of three without having been substituted during maintenance checkups.
  • On 9 January 1993, a Bouraq Hawker Siddeley HS 748 (registered PH-IHE) crashed near Juanda International Airport
    Juanda International Airport
    Juanda International Airport , is an airport located in Sidoarjo, a small town near Surabaya, East Java. This airport serves Surabaya and surrounding areas. Juanda International Airport is operated by PT Angkasa Pura I. The airport takes its name after Djuanda Kartawidjaja, the last Prime Minister...

    , killing the 39 passengers and five crew on board. The aircraft had just left the airport for a scheduled flight to Banjarmassin, when a failure of one engine was experienced. The pilots tried to return to Juanda Airport, but ultimately failed to do so.
  • On 6 August 1995, a Bouraq HS 748 (registered PK-KHL) crashed into Mount Kumawa at a height of 2,800 metres, killing the four passengers and six crew on board. The aircraft hab been on a chartered flight from Dumatubin Airport to Kaimana Airport
    Kaimana Airport
    Kaimana Airport is an airport serving Kaimana, located in the province of West Papua in Indonesia.-Facilities:The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level...

    .


Non-fatal

  • On 23 January 1976, a Bouraq Hawker Siddeley HS 748 (registered PK-IHD) was damaged beyond repair in a landing accident at Mutiara Airport
    Mutiara Airport
    Mutiara Airport is an airport near Palu, a city in the province of Central Sulawesi on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia.-Facilities:The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 15/33 with an asphalt surface measuring .-Airlines and destinations:...

    . None of the 27 passengers and 5 crew on board were seriously injured.
  • On 9 February 1977, another Bouraq HS 748 (this time registered PH-IHK) had to be written off after a hard landing at Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport, which caused the landing gear to collapse. Again, there are no reports concerning any injuries of the 46 passengers and 5 crew on board.
  • On 10 December 1982, the nose gear of a Bouraq HS 748 (registered PH-IHI) collapsed upon landing at Sam Ratulangi International Airport, causing the aircraft to veer off the runway. Even though the plane was destroyed, all of the 42 passengers and three crew survived.
  • On 4 July 1988, a Bouraq Vickers Viscount
    Vickers Viscount
    The Vickers Viscount was a British medium-range turboprop airliner first flown in 1948 by Vickers-Armstrongs, making it the first such aircraft to enter service in the world...

     (registered PK-IVW) was damaged beyond economic repair when the starboard and nose gear collapsed during a tailwind landing at Sepinggan International Airport
    Sepinggan International Airport
    Sepinggan International Airport is the principal airport serving East Kalimantan area on the island of Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is located about 4.5 km east of Balikpapan. The airport began its new operational phase in 1997, with new building and runway structure, replacing old structure on the...

    . There were no notable injuries among the 71 passemgers and 5 crew members on board
  • On 4 January 1989, a Bouraq HS 748 suffered extensive damage when the pilots had to perform a belly landing
    Belly landing
    A belly landing or gear-up landing occurs when an aircraft lands without its landing gear fully extended and uses its underside, or belly, as its primary landing device...

     at Syamsudin Noor Airport
    Syamsudin Noor Airport
    Syamsudin Noor Airport is an airport serving Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is located 10km south-west of Banjarbaru and 25km south-east of Banjarmasin, the largest city in Kalimantan. The airport has two distinctive apron. One in front of the terminal capable of hosting 4 medium...

    , following a failure of the landing gears with 47 passengers and five crew on board.
  • On 28 August 1992, a Bouraq Vickers Viscount (registered PH-IVX) was destroyed in an engine fire at Syamsudin Noor Airport. The fire started during the take-off run, but the pilots noticed it in time to abort take-off and evacuate the 64 passengers (plus six crew), before the aircraft was engulfed by the flames.
  • On 26 September 1994, a Bouraq Viscount (registered PK-IVU) was damaged in a landing accident at Pontianak Airport during a ferry flight with only two pilots on board. The aircraft could be repaired and returned to service.
  • On 11 July 1996 at 09:00 local time, Bouraq lost another HS 748 (registered PK-IHN) in a runway overshot at Pattimura Airport
    Pattimura Airport
    -Incidents:*On 24 July 1992, Mandala Airlines Flight 660 crashed when on approach to Pattimura Airport. All 70 passengers and crew on board were killed....

    . The pilots had to abort the take-off for a scheduled flight to Manado
    Manado
    Manado is the capital of the North Sulawesi province of Indonesia. Manado is located at the Bay of Manado, and is surrounded by a mountainous area. The city has about 405,715 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in Sulawesi after Makassar...

    because of an engine failure, but the remaining length of the runway did not suffice to bring the aircraft to a halt, so that it collided with a dyke. There were no noteworthy injuries amongst the 43 passengers and five crew members.

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