Makassar Airport (UPG) Information

Where is Makassar Airport?  

Makassar is the largest city on Indonesia's Sulawesi Island and capital of the South Sulawesi province. It was formerly named Ujung Pandang, a name still heard today.

The city has a long history as a multicultural, cosmopolitan trading centre, handling goods from textiles and pearls to gold and spices - nutmeg, cloves and mace... Today, Makassar remains an important port city.

Makassar International Airport (IATA: UPG, ICAO: WAAA), officially Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport, or Sultan Hasanuddin Airport, also referred to as Ujung Pandang Airport, or simply Makassar Airport, is located in Maros, a suburb 17 kilometres (10.5 miles) from downtown Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The airport is named to honour Sultan Hasanuddin, who fought against the Dutch East India Company in the 1660s. UPG airport is shared with the military.

In 2011, Makassar Airport served 7,456,381 passengers.

Airlines that fly to Makassar Airport include AirAsia, Airfast Indonesia, Citilink, Express Air, Garuda Indonesia, Indonesia AirAsia, Indonesia Air Transport, Lion Air, Merpati Nusantara Airlines, Nusantara Buana Air, Pelita Air Service, SilkAir, Sriwijaya Air, Sky Aviation, Trigana Air Service and Wings Air.

Cities with flights to Makassar Airport include Ambon, Balikpapan, Bau-Bau, Biak, Denpasar/Bali, Gorontalo, Jakarta, Jayapura, Kendari, Kuala Lumpur, Mamuju, Manado, Manokwari, Mataram, Palu, Singapore, Sorong, Surabaya, Ternate and Timika.

Your best bet for a Makassar Airport transfer is a taxi. Details on all options are included in this guide.

Additional Makassar Airport information may be found by visiting their official website below.

• Official UPG Makassar Airport Website