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Anak Krakatau eruption halts flights at Indonesia’s main airport

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Al Jazeera Staff. (2026, September 6). Anak Krakatau eruption halts flights at Indonesia’s main airport. Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/6/indonesias-main-airport-suspends-flights-due-to-anak-krakatoa-eruption?traffic_source=rss

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Indonesia's main international airport outside Jakarta has suspended flights due to volcanic ash from Mount Anak Krakatau, which erupted on Friday. The suspension affects 301 flights, including 58 international services, until at least 5:30pm local time on Sunday. Volcanic ash was detected as high as 6,000 meters above the Java side of the volcano and up to 15,000 meters in other areas. Authorities are taking measures to encourage rain to wash away the ash and mitigate its impact on daily life.
Written by AI on 2026-09-06, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Mount Anak Krakatoa, an active volcano located between the islands of Java and Sumatra, erupted on September 6 (article 4 mentions a date but it is unclear if this is correct), producing lava fountains, booming sounds, and tremors that could be felt in surrounding regions. The eruption caused volcanic ash to spread across parts of western Indonesia, including the capital city of Jakarta and Lampung province on Sumatra's southern tip.

As a result, several airports were closed due to volcanic ash, affecting thousands of passengers. Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, located outside Jakarta, was one of the affected airports, with over 22,000 passengers impacted by the closure. In total, 209 flights and 1,558 canceled flights were disrupted.

The airport closures were extended multiple times due to increased eruptive activity. By Sunday evening, six airports had been closed, including Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, with operations suspended until at least 5:30 p.m. on Sunday. The suspension affected not only domestic but also international flights, including routes to and from Singapore, Doha, Sydney, and Kuala Lumpur.

No casualties were reported, but authorities warned people to stay away from the active crater, which is located over 10 miles away from the nearest settlement. The eruption was closely monitored by Indonesia's Geological Agency and transportation officials, who emphasized safety as their top priority in operational decisions.

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Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency, BNPB, said that there was no imminent tsunami risk from the eruption, and announced on Sunday that it would take measures, such as cloud-seeding, to encourage rain to wash away the ash. “If it rains heavily enough, the volcanic ash that has been disrupting our daily lives since yesterday and continuing today will be washed away quickly,” BNPB chief Suharyanto told a news conference.
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🔮 Anak Krakatau, which began erupting late on Friday, produced a fountain of lava and booming sounds that could be heard up to 700km (435 miles) away, according to the meteorological agency BMKG.
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Anak Krakatau eruption halts flights at Indonesia’s main airport · assertive framing

Claims (15 extracted, 1 hedged)

Indonesia has suspended flights at its main international airport outside Jakarta, after volcanic ash from the erupting Mount Anak Krakatau spread over the capital. asserted
ash → suspend → capital
Soekarno-Hatta international airport, more than 150km (93 miles) from the volcano, said on Sunday it had halted operations until 5:30pm local time (10:30 GMT), stranding hundreds of passengers. asserted
it → say → passengers
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haze → cover → Borneo
The suspension has affected 301 flights, including 58 international services, airport operator Angkasa Pura said in a statement on Sunday. asserted
Pura → affect → Sunday
Singapore Airlines said it had cancelled flights to and from Jakarta for the rest of the day. asserted
it → say → day
Operations were suspended at a total of six airports, including the Husein Sastranegara airport in Bandung and Radin Inten II airport near Bandar Lampung on Sumatra, the country’s Transportation Minister Dudy Purwagandhi said. asserted
Minister → suspend → Sumatra
Several airports in cities, including Semarang and Surabaya, have been prepared as “alternatives for landing”, the minister added. asserted
minister → include → landing
Irritation from the ash led several schools and some fishermen to cancel planned outings and activities, local media reported. asserted
media → lead → outings
Anak Krakatau, which began erupting late on Friday, produced a fountain of lava and booming sounds that could be heard up to 700km (435 miles) away, according to the meteorological agency BMKG. uncertain
that → begin → agency
Ash was identified as high as 6,000 metres (20,000 feet) on the Java side of the volcano, and a plume of up to 15,000 metres (50,000 ft) on the Sumatra side and in some parts of Banten province in Java, BMKG posted on its website. asserted
BMKG → identify → website
Two new eruptions were recorded on Sunday, BMKG said. asserted
BMKG → record → Sunday
Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency, BNPB, said that there was no imminent tsunami risk from the eruption, and announced on Sunday that it would take measures, such as cloud-seeding, to encourage rain to wash away the ash. “If it rains heavily enough, the volcanic ash that has been disrupting our daily lives since yesterday and continuing today will be washed away quickly,” BNPB chief Suharyanto told a news conference. asserted
Suharyanto → say → conference
Anak Krakatau emerged from the sea in the 1920s in the caldera left by the catastrophic 1883 eruption of Krakatoa, one of the deadliest volcanic events in recorded history. asserted
Krakatau → emerge → history
The volcano has erupted periodically in the decades since, including a 2018 eruption that triggered a partial collapse of its crater and a tsunami that killed more than 400 people along the coasts of Java and Sumatra. asserted
that → erupt → Java
Volcanic ash poses a serious hazard to aircraft, capable of damaging jet engines and reducing visibility. asserted
ash → pose → visibility
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