Anak Krakatau eruption disrupts nearly 3,000 flights across Indonesia

VOLCANIC ERUPTION

Date: 2026-09-08
Status: GDACS ORANGE · ALERT LEVEL III · MONITORING ONGOING
Aid Zone: ASIA
Countries: Indonesia
Agency: PVMBG / BMKG / GDACS
Last verified: 2026-09-08

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Situation

A sustained eruption of Anak Krakatau in Indonesia's Sunda Strait sent volcanic ash across parts of Java and Sumatra, disrupting aviation and prompting authorities to maintain heightened monitoring. Indonesia's Geological Agency said the continuous eruptive episode lasted about 25 hours, from late on 4 September until shortly after midnight on 6 September. Smaller intermittent Strombolian eruptions continued afterward, and the volcano remained at Alert Level III (Siaga), with residents, visitors and climbers instructed to stay at least three kilometres from the active crater.

Ash forced the temporary closure of eight airports, including Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta and Halim Perdanakusuma airports. The disruption halted or affected nearly 3,000 flights and initially stranded about 170,000 passengers, according to Associated Press reporting based on Indonesian authorities. By 8 September, Indonesia's meteorological agency BMKG said paper tests were negative for volcanic ash at the affected airports and confirmed that all eight had resumed operations. Ash was still being monitored at heights of up to 7,000 feet, moving south-southwest at 5–10 knots.

GDACS classified the eruption as an Orange Alert. Its exposure model estimates about 2,000 people live within 30 kilometres of the volcano and approximately 7.77 million within 100 kilometres; these are exposure estimates, not reported numbers of people harmed. No casualties or evacuation order had been reported. BMKG said monitoring through 20 tsunami gauges and a coastal radar array found no abnormal sea-level signal, while officials continued surveillance of volcanic activity, ash dispersion and aviation conditions. Figures and operating conditions may change if eruptive activity intensifies.

Verified figures

GDACS alert: Orange retained at 2026-09-08
Flights disrupted: Nearly 3,000 retained at 2026-09-08
Passengers initially stranded: About 170,000 retained at 2026-09-08
Airports temporarily closed: 8 · all reopened by 8 September retained at 2026-09-08
Official alert level: Level III (Siaga) retained at 2026-09-08
Exclusion zone: 3 km from the active crater retained at 2026-09-08
Population within 30 km: About 2,000 · GDACS exposure estimate retained at 2026-09-08
Reported casualties: None retained at 2026-09-08
GLIDE number: VO-2026-000171-IDN retained at 2026-09-08

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2026-09-08WorldsAid record entered the retained historical dataset.
2026-09-08Last verification represented by this immutable snapshot.

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