Indonesian Airports Closed Due to Anak Krakatau Eruption
Volcanic ash from Mount Anak Krakatau led to the closure of eight Indonesian airports, affecting 170,000 travellers.
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Indonesian Airports Closed Due to Anak Krakatau Eruption
Photograph: The Star Kuala Lumpur (embedded from source)
What this story says
- Eight Indonesian airports, including Soekarno-Hatta and Halim Perdanakusuma, closed on 7 September due to volcanic ash.
- The transport ministry reported 170,000 people were affected by flight cancellations.
- The most recent eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau occurred on 6 September.
- Reports differ on the extended closure times for Soekarno-Hatta Airport.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 6 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 7 of the 13 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
86/100
Craft
95/100
Hype
18/100
13 sources · methodology
Eight Indonesian airports, including Soekarno-Hatta and Halim Perdanakusuma serving Jakarta, were closed on 7 September due to volcanic ash from eruptions of Mount Anak Krakatau. The transport ministry reported that 170,000 people were affected by flight cancellations. The most recent eruption occurred on 6 September at 8:23 PM local time. Ash from the eruption reached heights of up to 6,000 metres on the Java side and 15,000 metres on the Sumatra side.
Airport closure times vary
Sources provide differing extended closure times for Soekarno-Hatta Airport. The Star Kuala Lumpur and Business Times reported the airport would remain closed until at least 8:59 AM WIB. Reformatorisch Dagblad stated the airport would remain closed until at least 6:00 PM Monday evening. Viva.co.id and Tribunnews.com reported closures until 8:59 AM WIB. Katadata.co.id stated closures until 9:00 AM WIB. CNBCindonesia reported 16 flights were impacted. IDN Times reported a closure until 5:30 PM WIB, while Antaranews.com reported an extension until 9:30 AM WIB. CNN Indonesia reported closures for Halim and Soekarno-Hatta until 11:59 PM WIB.
What the coverage left out
None of the right-rated reports mention the transport ministry's report that ash from the eruption reached heights of up to 6,000m on the Java side and 15,000m on the Sumatra side. The right-rated reports also did not mention that schools in Jakarta and Lampung would use remote learning to counter health risks for students, as reported by state news agency Antara.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 1 time, most recently on 7 Sept 2026, 04:00, and will add the sides that appear.
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Indonesian Airports Closed Due to Anak Krakatau Eruption
Daily Express — embedded from source
How each side covered it
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Right
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- Right-rated reports led on the extended closure of Indonesian airports due to the Mount Anak Krakatau eruption. The Star Kuala Lumpur and Business Times both reported that eight Indonesian airports, including those serving Jakarta, remained closed early on Monday, 7 September. Both outlets stated the transport ministry reported 170,000 people were affected by flight cancellations. The Star Kuala Lumpur also included details about the eruption's ash height, passenger experiences, and historical context of Krakatoa. Business Times noted the probability of further eruptions remained high and mentioned Indonesia's location on the Pacific Ring of Fire. Tribunnews.com and Liputan6.com digests focused on the closure of multiple airports until 8:59 AM WIB. Daily Express reported all flights cancelled at Soekarno-Hatta as people were stranded, noting the ash cloud reached 50,000ft.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Indonesian Airports Closed Due to Anak Krakatau Eruption?
- Of the 6 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 0% are rated centre, 100% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 13. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Indonesian Airports Closed Due to Anak Krakatau Eruption left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 6 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Indonesian Airports Closed Due to Anak Krakatau Eruption biased?
- Indonesian Airports Closed Due to Anak Krakatau Eruption is one event reported by 13 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which outlets covered Indonesian Airports Closed Due to Anak Krakatau Eruption?
- 13 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- How many people were affected by flight cancellations?
- The transport ministry reported that 170,000 people were affected by flight cancellations due to the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau. This led to the closure of eight Indonesian airports.
- When did the most recent eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau occur?
- The most recent eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau occurred on 6 September at 8:23 PM local time. This eruption caused volcanic ash to disrupt air travel.
- Which airports were closed due to the eruption?
- Eight Indonesian airports were closed, including Soekarno-Hatta and Halim Perdanakusuma, which serve Jakarta. The closures were implemented for safety reasons due to the presence of volcanic ash.
Read it at the source
13 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
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0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Centre
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Right
6- Flights Around Jakarta Suspended Again Due to Volcanic Eruption (opens Reformatorisch Dagblad in a new tab)
Reformatorisch Dagblad — is Reformatorisch Dagblad biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Mount Anak Krakatau disruptions: Indonesia’s main airport closure extended till 8.59am local time (opens The Star Kuala Lumpur in a new tab)
The Star Kuala Lumpur — is The Star Kuala Lumpur biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Indonesia’s main airport closure extended until 8.59 am local time after Mount Anak Krakatau eruption (opens Business Times in a new tab)
Business Times — is Business Times biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Six Airports Remain Closed Today Until 8:59 a.m. WIB Due to the Eruption of Anak Krakatau. (opens Tribunnews.com in a new tab)
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- Besides Soetta, the Closure of Three Other Airports Has Also Been Extended Until 8:59 a.m. WIB This Morning. (opens liputan6.com in a new tab)
liputan6.com — is liputan6.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Anak Krakatau: All flights cancelled at Indonesia's Soekarno-Hatta as people stranded (opens Daily Express in a new tab)
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7- NOTAM Update: Soekarno-Hatta and Halim Perdanakusuma Airports Remain Closed Until 6:00 PM WIB (opens jpnn.com in a new tab)
- Anak Krakatau Erupts, Soekarno-Hatta Airport Closure Extended Until 8:59 a.m. WIB (opens viva.co.id in a new tab)
viva.co.id — is viva.co.id biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Closure of 8 Airports Extended Until 9:00 AM WIB, Including Soekarno-Hatta - National Katadata.co.id (opens katadata.co.id in a new tab)
katadata.co.id — is katadata.co.id biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Update on Closure Times for 8 Airports: Halim and Soekarno-Hatta Until 11:59 PM WIB (opens CNN Indonesia in a new tab)
CNN Indonesia — is CNN Indonesia biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Soekarno-Hatta Airport Closed Due to Krakatoa Eruption, 16 Flights Cancelled (opens CNBCindonesia in a new tab)
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- Soekarno-Hatta Airport Closure Extended Until 5:30 PM WIB (opens IDN Times in a new tab)
- The Temporary Closure of Soetta Airport Has Been Extended Until 09.30 WIB. (opens antaranews.com in a new tab)
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