ATR has identified 209 potentially viable domestic routes in Indonesia, representing an estimated market of about 16 million passengers a year. The network study uses the company’s MobilityMonitor data to match travel patterns with existing airport infrastructure, highlighting a large untapped domestic market for turboprop aircraft.
The analysis found that 70 of Indonesia’s 180 paved-runway airports currently have no scheduled passenger service, leaving room for new routes without major airport investment. About 90% of the opportunities fall within the 100 to 800 km range, a distance band well suited to turboprop economics. ATR’s data also show that 88% of the potential routes are intra-island connections, equal to roughly 14 million annual passengers.
Sumatra and Sulawesi emerge as the biggest regional aviation markets in the study, while 90% of the routes lie outside Java, including Kalimantan, Papua and Maluku. The findings point to substantial domestic demand across Indonesia’s archipelago and underscore the commercial scope for regional aircraft operators looking to expand feeder and short-haul services.