History A Dutch DC-3 Dakota at Kuta airfield in 1949 The airport is located in Tuban between Kuta and Jimbaran and is close to the tourist locations of The capital of Bali, Downtown Denpasar, is located nearby. The airport is named after I Gusti Ngurah Rai, a Balinese hero who died on 20 November 1946 in a puputan (fight to the death) against the Dutch at Marga in Tabanan, where the Dutch defeated his company with air support, killing Ngurah Rai and 95 others during the Indonesian Revolution in 1946. Īirport Council International has awarded Ngurah Rai International Airport as the world's third best airport (with 15-25 million passengers each year) in 2016 based on their services. The airport has category IX and is capable of serving wide-body aircraft including the Boeing 747-8 and Airbus A380. The new upgrades of Ngurah Rai has increased the popularity of Bali and has become one of the best airports in Asia and being more known worldwide. In 2018, the airport served 23,779,178 passengers.

Ngurah Rai is the second busiest airport in Indonesia after Soekarno-Hatta, Ngurah Rai is one of the most popular island destination hubs in Asia. located 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from Downtown Denpasar, serves the Denpasar metropolitan area and the Bali island.

I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport ( Indonesian: Bandar Udara Internasional I Gusti Ngurah Rai) ( IATA: DPS, ICAO: WADD), known as Denpasar International Airport, is the main airport of Bali, Indonesia. Source: List of the busiest airports in Indonesia

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