Indonesia Seaplanes is an independent, English-language directory and comparison desk covering amphibious and float aviation in Indonesia — aircraft types, operators, bases, water-landing sites and route options. It is published by Juara Holding Group, an Indonesian travel coordination group established in 2015. This site is not an airline, does not hold an Air Operator Certificate, and is not affiliated with any operator it names. Enquiries are routed to licensed partners.
What Is Indonesia Seaplanes, Exactly?
Indonesia Seaplanes is a reference and comparison resource. It tracks the Cessna Caravan 208B EX Grand Caravan Amphibian and DHC-6 Twin Otter floatplane programs operating, trialing or preparing to launch across Indonesia, lists the operators and bases involved, and compares seaplane travel against helicopter, fast boat and commercial-flight alternatives on routes where all four exist.
The directory does not sell seats, does not set schedules and does not publish fares that operators themselves have not made public. As of 2026, Indonesia has no large-scale scheduled seaplane network — the sector consists of start-ups, demonstration flights and regulatory groundwork — so this site’s job is to describe that landscape accurately, not to dress it up as more mature than it is.
Who Operates This Site — And Who Doesn’t?
Indonesia Seaplanes is published by Juara Holding Group, a travel coordination business founded in 2015. Juara Holding Group is an independent broker and coordination desk. It arranges travel services through licensed operators; it does not own aircraft, does not hold an AOC, and is not a financial, legal or aviation-regulatory adviser.
The site names several operators, programs and institutions in its coverage. None of them run this site, endorse it or supply it with commission-bearing content:
| Entity named in our research | What it is | Its relationship to this site |
|---|---|---|
| Santai Seaplane (PT Santai Seaplane Aviation) | Amphibious operator targeting Letkol Wisnu Airport (Buleleng) and Banyuwangi | Not affiliated; independently reported |
| Seaplane Asia Group | Group affiliated with Santai Seaplane; ran Indonesia’s first seaplane demonstration flight | Not affiliated; independently reported |
| Sama Sama Seaplanes | West Sumatra start-up flying as a virtual carrier under Premiair’s AOC | Not affiliated; independently reported |
| Aman Air | Operator of a planned Bali–Banyuwangi Twin Otter route | Not affiliated; independently reported |
| Bawah Reserve | Anambas Islands resort served by two DHC-6 Twin Otter seaplanes | Not affiliated; independently reported |
| PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) / BRIN | N219 aircraft manufacturer and its amphibious-variant research partner | Not affiliated; independently reported |
Every mention of these names on this site is sourced to public reporting and dated. If an operator updates its own plans, this directory updates its entry — it does not speak for them.
What Does The Directory List — And What Does It Leave Out?
The directory compiles what is publicly documented about Indonesia’s amphibious-aviation sector and is explicit about the gaps, because as of 2026 there is no complete national registry of water-landing sites and no public source for route-level fares or flight times.
| Included | Not included |
|---|---|
| Named operators, their announced bases and aircraft types | GPS coordinates or private landing-site data not published by an authority |
| Reported regulatory milestones (type certificates, demonstration flights) | Route fares, flight durations or capacity figures with no named public source |
| Water-landing sites named in Kemenhub and other public reporting | A claim that any listed site is a certified, operating base unless reported as such |
| Comparisons of seaplane travel against helicopter, boat and commercial flight, where public information supports the comparison | Manufactured comparisons (speed, cost, minutes) invented to fill a gap in reporting |
Where the record is silent — for example, on whether a route will launch in a given month — this directory says so instead of estimating a number.
Where Do The Facts Come From?
Every factual claim on Indonesia Seaplanes traces to a named public source, dated at the time of research. Recurring sources include:
- Kemenhub (Ministry of Transportation) — the Directorate General of Air Transportation (DJPU) publication Trans Utama, which has named planned water aerodromes such as Lake Toba, Pulau Gili Iyang and Pulau Senua.
- Indonesia.travel — the national tourism board’s reporting on Bawah Reserve’s water aerodrome certification.
- PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) — official releases on the N219 and its amphibious-variant development timeline.
- Regional and trade news outlets — reporting on operator announcements such as Santai Seaplane’s Banyuwangi hub and Aman Air’s Bali–Banyuwangi service.
- DJPU and DKPPU — the regulators responsible for water-base registration and aircraft/type certification respectively.
Editorial method is simple: a claim needs a named source and a date before it goes on the page. If a number — a fare, a flight time, a fleet count — has no named public source, it is left out rather than estimated. Figures that do appear are stamped “as of 2026” because operator plans in this sector are still moving.
How Do Enquiries And Bookings Actually Work?
Indonesia Seaplanes does not process bookings directly, because it is not an operator. Enquiries submitted through this site are handled as follows:
- You send a route or operator enquiry through the WhatsApp or email contact on this site, naming the route, dates and party size you’re considering.
- The Juara Holding Group coordination desk reviews it against which operators currently have active or trial service on that corridor.
- The desk contacts the relevant licensed operator or partner on your behalf to check current availability, since public fare and schedule data for this sector is limited.
- You receive a direct response with what the operator can confirm — availability, current pricing where the operator has released it, and any regulatory conditions (such as demonstration-flight status) that affect the route.
- Booking and payment, if you proceed, happen directly with the licensed operator or through arrangements the coordination desk sets up with them — Juara Holding Group does not issue seaplane tickets itself.
Because several operators covered here are still in trial or pre-commercial phases, some enquiries will come back with “not yet operating” rather than a quote. That answer is reported as plainly as a confirmed one.
Have a specific route or operator in mind?
Send it to the Juara Holding Group coordination desk and get a straight answer on current status, not a guess.
WhatsApp: +62 811-3941-4563
Email: bd@juaraholding.com
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Indonesia Seaplanes an airline or seaplane operator?
No. Indonesia Seaplanes is a directory and comparison site, not an airline or an Air Operator Certificate holder. It does not own or fly aircraft. It publishes researched, dated information about operators, aircraft and bases, and routes enquiries to licensed operators through the Juara Holding Group coordination desk.
Who publishes Indonesia Seaplanes and who owns it?
Indonesia Seaplanes is published by Juara Holding Group, an Indonesian travel coordination business established in 2015. Juara Holding Group is an independent broker that arranges services through licensed partners; it is not a subsidiary of, or affiliated with, any airline, seaplane operator or aircraft manufacturer named on this site.
Where do the facts on this directory come from?
Facts are drawn from named public sources — Kemenhub’s Trans Utama publication, Indonesia.travel, PT Dirgantara Indonesia releases, and regional news reporting on operators such as Santai Seaplane and Aman Air — and each is dated to when it was reported. Figures without a named public source are left out rather than estimated.
Does Indonesia Seaplanes charge for listings or bookings?
No. This directory does not charge operators to be listed and does not charge travelers a booking fee for browsing it. If you use the coordination desk to arrange a flight, any service arrangement is agreed directly between you, Juara Holding Group and the licensed operator handling your route.
How is Indonesia Seaplanes different from Indonesia’s other seaplane websites?
This site focuses on the fleet, operator and route-comparison picture across all of Indonesia — which aircraft, which bases, which regulators — rather than booking a single Bali charter or covering one destination. Region- and use-case-specific sites in the same network handle charter bookings, Bali departures and destination-specific guides separately.