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. Located about 20 km west of Jakarta, in Tangerang, Banten. In 2011, Soekarno-Hatta was ranked 15th amongst the world's busiest airports by passenger traffic (5th busiest in Asia) and has surpassed Singapore Changi Airport