The Effect of Rembele Airport in Improving Development in the Bener Meriah Regency, Aceh Province
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SJIF Impact Factor: 6.260| ISI I.F.Value:1.241| Journal DOI: 10.36713/epra2016 ISSN: 2455-7838(Online) EPRA International Journal of Research and Development (IJRD) Volume: 5 | Issue: 3 | March 2020 - Peer Reviewed Journal THE EFFECT OF REMBELE AIRPORT IN IMPROVING DEVELOPMENT IN THE BENER MERIAH REGENCY, ACEH PROVINCE Begi Putra1 1Department of Regional and Rural Development Planning, University of Sumatera Utara, North Sumatra, Indonesia Sirojuzilam2 2Department of Regional and Rural Development Planning, University of Sumatera Utara, North Sumatra, Indonesia Suwardi Lubis3 3Department of Regional and Rural Development Planning, University of Sumatera Utara, North Sumatra, Indonesia ABSTRACT This study aims to analyze the effect of the existence of Rembele Airport on employment opportunities and business opportunities in the community around the Airport. The study was conducted in Bener Meriah Regency on the Effect of Rembele Airport in Increasing Regional Development. The analytical method used in this study is multiple regression analysis and t-test with 99 respondents. The results showed that the existence of Rembele Airport in Bukit District, Bener Meriah Regency had a positive impact on employment opportunities and business opportunities in the community around Rembele Airport in Bukit District, Bener Meriah Regency, and showed a significant difference before and after trying in locations around Rembele Airport in Bukit District, Bener Meriah Regency. KEYWORDS: Job Opportunities, Business Opportunities, Regional Development 1. INTRODUCTION business efficiency (economies of scale) where each The existence of the Airport in terms of individual will take advantage of external benefits. regional development is one of the attractions or Economic development is reflected by reasons for the process of urbanization in an area. The changes in new flows concerning the flow of income increase in population as a direct result of the process and benefits to local, regional and even national level of urbanization becomes a new market opportunity communities. Development programs can have an for community economic activities along with the impact in the form of positive or negative benefits to increasing demand for goods. Besides this, the the community, especially to those who live near the concentration of the population in one location will vicinity of economic activities as recipients of the certainly also has an impact on spatial patterns in the effects (impacts) of the relevant development region. In this case, the spatial pattern is a physical program. Local communities must look for / get appearance of space that occurs as a result of the opportunities for changes to occur because of the new occurrence of activities in an area. situation (Anwar 1995). The process of economic development with Takengon Rembele Airport or Simpang Tiga the tendency of population concentration and the Redelong Airport is an airport located in Gampong availability of facilities, then investment in the core Bale Atu, Bukit District, Bener Meriah Regency, area was initially more efficient because it relates to Aceh, Indonesia. The types of aircraft that can land at 2020 EPRA IJRD | Journal DOI: https://doi.org/10.36713/epra2016 | www.eprajournals.com |571 | SJIF Impact Factor: 6.260| ISI I.F.Value:1.241| Journal DOI: 10.36713/epra2016 ISSN: 2455-7838(Online) EPRA International Journal of Research and Development (IJRD) Volume: 5 | Issue: 3 | March 2020 - Peer Reviewed Journal this airport are the largest while Foker 27 / CN-235. development that focuses on the distribution of The airport is 293 km from Banda Aceh and 20 km changes in the structure of society as measured by from Takengon. reduced discrimination and exploitation as well as The airport began construction in 2000, was increased equal opportunities and a balanced completed in 2003 and began operating in 2004 and distribution of development benefits across all after carrying out development the airport was components of society (Hadi, 2000). According to inaugurated by President Jokowi on March 2, 2016, Todaro (2000), three components can be measured and currently, Rembele Airport has been serving from the nature of development. The three Kormersil Rembele-Kualanamu (PP) flights ) using components are adequacy (sustenance), identity (self- the Wing Air airline. The existence of Rembele esteem) and freedom (freedom). These three things Airport in Bener Meriah Regency has made the local are the main objectives that must be achieved by community experience changes. The positive impact everyone and the community in the development that was immediately felt was the development of the process. economic sector. The area that was once deserted has Airport now turned into a bustling area with community Annex 14 of the ICAO (International Civil activities using the airport. Aviation Organization) defines an airport is a certain area on land or water (including buildings, Objective of the study installations, and equipment) that is intended either in This study aims to analyze the effect of the whole or in part for the arrival, departure and existence of Rembele Airport on employment movement of aircraft. While the definition of an opportunities and business opportunities in the airport according to PT (Persero) Angkasa Pura is an community around the airport. airfield, including all buildings and equipment which are minimal equipment to ensure the availability of 2. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY facilities for air transportation for the public. The Factors of capital, place of business, formal airport itself is regulated in Government Regulation education, informal education, the legality of business No. 70 of 2001, which is understood as an airfield entities, and simultaneous development have a that is used for landing and taking off aircraft, significant effect on the income of SMEs in the boarding passengers, and / or loading / unloading Perbaungan sub-district, Serdang Bedagai regency. cargo / post, and is equipped with aviation safety Partially the capital variable shows a significant effect facilities and as a place to move intermodal on the income of SMEs in the Perbaungan sub- transportation. district, Serdang Bedagai regency. Whereas the Airport status itself is divided into 2 (two), namely: variable place of business, formal education, informal 1. Public airport is an airport that is used education, the legality of business entities, and for public purposes and is organized by coaching did not show a significant effect on SME the government or airport business income in the Perbaungan sub-district, Serdang entity Bedagai regency. 2. Special airports are airports that are used to serve their interests to support 3. LITERATURE REVIEW certain activities organized by the Development Theory government or Indonesian legal entities. Based on the view of regional economic The planning, construction and operation of development, development is an increase in overall an airport must meet the requirements of aviation community income that occurs in the region, namely safety which are internationally listed in Annex 14 of an increase in the total added value (Tarigan, 2006). the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Vol I: Development is not merely an economic Aerodrome and Vol II: Heliport). This provision was phenomenon. In the most basic sense, development adopted in a national provision in the form of a must include material and financial problems in Decree of the Minister of Transportation No. 47/2002 human life. Therefore development should be concerning Certification of Airport Operations and investigated as a multidimensional process involving other Decisions of the Director General of Civil the reorganization and reorientation of all economic Aviation. Airport Operators, among others are the and social systems (Todaro, 2000). Airport Business Entity (PT. Angkasa Pura I and II), Development has a double meaning, (1) the Director General of Civil Aviation (the Technical development that is more oriented to economic Implementation Unit of the Directorate General of growth that is focused on quantitative problems of Civil Aviation), Provincial and Regency / City production and use of resources; and (2) development Regional Governments, and the Indonesian Legal which is more oriented to the change and distribution Entity. of goods and improvement of social relations. The second meaning is more oriented towards social 2020 EPRA IJRD | Journal DOI: https://doi.org/10.36713/epra2016 | www.eprajournals.com |572 | SJIF Impact Factor: 6.260| ISI I.F.Value:1.241| Journal DOI: 10.36713/epra2016 ISSN: 2455-7838(Online) EPRA International Journal of Research and Development (IJRD) Volume: 5 | Issue: 3 | March 2020 - Peer Reviewed Journal Regional Development Mulyanto (2008) regional development, that According to Winoto (2000) a region is a is, every government action that will be carried out geographical area that has certain characteristics and together with the perpetrators to achieve a goal that is is a medium for everything to be located and beneficial to the region itself and to the administrative interacted. Sirojuzilam (2005) area development unit in which the region is a part, in this case of the means increasing the value of the benefits of the area Republic of Indonesia. for the people of a certain area to be able to accommodate more inhabitants, with an average level 4. RESULT of community welfare with a lot of facilities / General description of Bener Meriah infrastructure, goods or services