Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport
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| Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport Bandara Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II |
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IATA: PLM – ICAO: WIPP
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | PT Angkasa Pura II | ||
| Location | Palembang | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 121 ft / 37 m | ||
| Coordinates | 2°54′1″S 104°42′0″E / 2.90028°S 104.7°ECoordinates: 2°54′1″S 104°42′0″E / 2.90028°S 104.7°E | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 11/29 | 9,842 | 3,000 | Paved |
Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport in Palembang, Indonesia (IATA: PLM, ICAO: WIPP) is an international airport serving the city of Palembang, South Sumatra and surrounding areas. The airport is located in the region KM.10 Sukarame District. This airport is named after Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin, the last Sultan of Palembang.
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[edit] History
At least as early as 1938, Palembang was served by a civil airport at Talang Betutu, operating as a Customs Aerodrome equipped with wireless and direction finding equipment, and basic ground facilities.[1] The airport was re-built by the Japanese army during the Japanese occupation between 1942-1943. On July 15, 1963, the airport is a joint airfield, for both civilian and military purposes. Then on August 21, 1975 the status of this airport became Talang Betutu Civil Airports. On April 3, 1985, the airport changed its name to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport.
Effective 1 April 1991, the airport officially managed by the Management of Perum Angkasa Pura II. On January 2, 1992 Management Perum Angkasa Pura II changed its status into PT (Persero) Angkasa Pura II.
At the time of South Sumatra Province was chosen as the host of PON XVI in 2004, the government seeks to enlarge the capacity of the airport as well as change the status of this airport into an international airport. New terminal building Airport Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II finally completed and inaugurated on September 27, 2005.
[edit] Development
The airport has officially become an international airport and can accommodate the wide-body aircraft on September 27, 2005. The development of the airport started on September 18, 2003 with a total cost of Rp366, 7 billion from the Japan International Bank Corporation IDR 251,9 billion and matching funds from the state budget amounting to IDR 114,8 billion.
Between the development undertaken is an extension of the runway along the 300 meters x 60 meters to 3,000 meters x 60 meters, construction vehicle parking area of 20,000 meters which can accommodate 1,000 vehicles as well as the construction of passenger terminal building of three floors covering 13,000 square meters which can accommodate 1,250 passengers, equipped aerobridges and cargo terminals and other support buildings covering an area of 1900 square meters.
The result of this development makes International Airport Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II can accommodate Airbus A330, Boeing 747 and other wide-body aircraft. In addition, the flow of passengers is projected to rise from 7,720 passengers to 16,560 passengers. After that there will be construction of toll roads Indralaya-Palembang-Sultan Mahmud Airport Badarudin II to facilitate access to the Airport.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations | Terminal |
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| AirAsia | Kuala Lumpur | International |
| Aviastar | Lubuk Linggau, | Domestic |
| Batavia Air | Batam, Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta | Domestic |
| Garuda Indonesia | Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta | Domestic |
| Lion Air | Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta | Domestic |
| Merpati Nusantara Airlines | Bandar Lampung, Batam, Jakarta-Halim Perdanakusuma | Domestic |
| SilkAir | Singapore | International |
| Sky Aviation | Bandar Lampung , Bengkulu, Jambi, Tanjungpandan | Domestic |
| Sriwijaya Air | Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta, Pangkal Pinang | Domesitc |
| Wings Air | Batam | Domestic |
[edit] Incidents
On September 24, 1975, Garuda Indonesia Flight 150 crashed on approach to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport. The accident, which was attributed to poor weather and fog, killed 25 out of 61 passengers plus one person on the ground.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ |title="Jane's All The World's Aircraft |publisher=Sampson Low 1938"
- ^ "Accident description at the ASN". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19750924-2.
[edit] External links
- http://www.angkasapura2.co.id/
- (Indonesian) Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport Website
- Airport information for WIPP at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
