THE ANALYSIS OF TOURIST RESPONSES TO MANDALA AIR FORCE CENTRAL MUSEUM LOCATION

Abstract

The Central Museum of Dirgantara Mandala Air Force is one of the touristdestinations in Yogyakarta that has an educational tourism aspect. Based on the educationaland historical appeal, this museum has interesting tourist attractions. However, access to themuseum location must pass through the TNI AU complex so that some prospective touristsare reluctant to visit this museum. This study was conducted to determine the response oftourists visiting the TNI AU Dirgantara Mandala Central Museum based on four variables,namely Accessibility, Visibility, Parking Lots, and Complete Facilities. This study uses aqualitative descriptive method where in this study, researchers explain various phenomenathat occur during the research period as they are based on four variables that researchers havepreviously determined. The results of this study indicate that the location of the TNI AUDirgantara Mandala Central Museum in terms of accessibility, visibility, parking lots, andcomplete facilities received a positive response from the majority of visitors who wererespondents in this study.