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Aviation history of Samarinda

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The first privately owned airport in Samarinda, Borneo, was located at Mahakam. In 1949, KLM set a new mark in Samarinda aviation history.[1] The airline successfully took off at the airport, operated by its Catalina amphibious aeroplanes.[1] They were the first aeroplane that took off from Samarinda.

In 1950, Shell plc operated weekly flight from Balikpapan to Samarinda.[2][3] On 17 September 1950, the first president of Indonesia Sukarno, took off from the airport on his first visit to Samarinda.[4]

Temindung and Sungai Siring

Map of Temindung in the 1980s
Satellite view of the new airport (left) and Temindung (right) in 2018

The year 1969 was a critical point of aviation history of Samarinda, when the story of Temindung began. The location of Temindung belonged to Pertamina (Pelita Air Service) and the government, who owned the land (the land originally named Temindung), which explains the name of the airport. First planned as an agricultural farmland. It became a small airport for the government.

In 1974 the passenger terminal was completed, and Temindung became a domestic airport, renamed Samarinda Airport. But it remains popularly known as Temindung Airport.

At that time, the airlines operating from the airport were:

Temindung was taking on more flights than it could handle,[6] and buildings had spread to within spitting distance of the runway.[7][8] It was decided to look for a new area, which is away from the congested Samarinda central area.[7] In 2005, construction of the brand new airport began at Sungai Siring, 16 km to the north of Temindung.[9]

At 15:36 on May 23, 2018, the city's main air hub closed its doors, moving services to the new Samarinda International Airport in the morning of the following day,[10] characterised by wingspanned curve roof and solar-powered rooftops. In 2019, Samarinda International Airport handled some 1 million travellers.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Koleksi Rijksvoorlichttingdienst (RVD) Wilayah Kalimantan". ANRI (in Indonesian). Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Sejarah Yang Tergusur Taman Samarendah". Kaltim Kece (in Indonesian). Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  3. ^ "The Catalina Photo Album". The Dakota Hunter. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Tokoh Pers Kaltim". Persatuan Wartawan (in Indonesian). 31 July 2003. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Sejarah Kota Samarinda". Depdikbud (in Indonesian). 1986. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  6. ^ Depdikbud (1991). Dampak Pengembangan Pariwisata terhadap Kehidupan Budaya Daerah di Kalimantan Timur. Depdikbud.
  7. ^ a b "Bandara Temindung Resmi Ditutup, Walau Sederhana Pernah Disinggahi Pak Harto". Government of East Borneo. 23 May 2018. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  8. ^ Trend Media (1994). Eksekutif 183-186. Trend Media.
  9. ^ "Berada di Lintasan Pesawat, RS Darjad Tetap Bangun 10 Lantai". Okezone. 1 May 2008. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  10. ^ "44 Tahun Beroperasi, Bandara Temindung di Samarinda Ditutup". Merdeka. 23 May 2018. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Samarinda in Figures 2020". SAMARINDAKOTA.bps.go.id. Retrieved 22 June 2021.