Pilot Project Analysis of Seaplane Ecosystem Development in A Strategy to Improve Business Economy in The Selayar Islands, South Sulawesi: JEL Classification: R41, R58, L83, O18, Q56

Muh Syaiful S (Program Magister Manajemen Fakultas Pascasarjana Universitas Fajar Makassar, Indonesia)
Sri Adrianti Muin (Universitas Fajar Makassar, Indonesia)
Abdul Samad Arief (Universitas Fajar Makassar, Indonesia)

Journal La Bisecoman
Vol. 7 No. 3 (2026): Journal La Bisecoman

Indonesia is the largest archipelago country in the world. It has over 17,000 islands, of which only around 7,000 are inhabite. For a country as diverse as Indonesia, needed good connectivity transportation is essential. Selayar Islands Regency is a regency that has the largest population in area South Sulawesi. Seaplanes are a means of transportation that can utilize the sea as a landing place and are expected to be able to meet the need for inter-island travel in Selayar Islands Regency. The final project of this thesis was carried out by modeling the SWOT analysis and capacity between seaplane transportation, then analyzed to create seaplane transportation for traveling between islands in the Selayar Islands region, especially the Takabonerate Marine Tourism Area. From the results of this research analysis, it can provide flight connectivity that can be utilized to improve the business economy in the Selayar Islands and South Sulawesi which do not have direct connections with islands that do not have airports, where seaplane transportation can save travel time significantly compared to using ship transportation.