{"id":2166,"date":"2026-09-07T10:53:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T10:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uscnews.org\/?p=2166"},"modified":"2026-09-07T10:53:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T10:53:03","slug":"indonesia-keeps-several-airports-closed-though-volcanic-eruption-is-easing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uscnews.org\/?p=2166","title":{"rendered":"Indonesia keeps several airports closed though volcanic eruption is easing"},"content":{"rendered":"

People wait as flights are disrupted due to the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau, at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Indonesia, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. (AP Photo\/Tatan Syuflana)<\/small><\/p>\n

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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) \u2014 Indonesia kept several airports closed and shifted schools to remote learning Monday though the volcanic eruption<\/a><\/span> that has halted 2,300 flights and coated areas with ash was subsiding.<\/p>\n

The continuous, 25-hour eruption of Anak Krakatau that produced a fountain of lava and a boom heard 700 kilometers (435 miles) away ended Sunday, the country\u2019s Geological Agency said. But it remained active Monday with moderate, intermittent eruptions, dark ash emissions and small, localized earthquakes, the agency said in a statement. Weather was obscuring visual observations of the eruption.<\/p>\n

AirNav Indonesia said tests showed volcanic ash present in the airspace around Jakarta and several other cities, prompting authorities to close seven airports until 6 p.m. Monday, while Atung Bungsu Airport in Pagar Alam, a city in South Sumatra province, resumed normal operations Monday morning.<\/p>\n

The closure of four commercial airports managed by state-owned operator InJourney Airports: Jakarta\u2019s international airports of Soekarno-Hatta and Halim Perdanakusuma, Husein Sastranegara in West Java\u2019s Bandung city and Radin Inten in Lampung on the southern tip of Sumatra, has disrupted about 2,300 flights and affected 270,337 passengers, according to Indonesia\u2019s Transportation Ministry.<\/p>\n

The eruption\u2019s impact extended beyond air travel. The government authorized schools in areas affected by volcanic ash, including in Jakarta, West Java, Banten and Lampung provinces, to temporarily move to online learning at home to reduce students\u2019 exposure to ash.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe probability of additional eruptions in the coming days remains high,\u201d said Lana Saria, head of the Geology Agency. \u201cThe main hazards include volcanic bombs, heavy ashfall and possible lava flows if sustained eruptive activity resumes,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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