Supadio International Airport (IATA: PNK, ICAO: WIOO) is a small international airport in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia, operating regional flights to Sarawak (Malaysia) and Singapore
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| Aviastar |
Jakarta-Soekarno Hatta, Ketapang |
| Batavia Air |
Batam, Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta, Kuching, Singapore, Surabaya, Yogyakarta |
| Garuda Indonesia |
Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta |
| Indonesia Air Transport |
Ketapang, Putussibau, Pangkalanbun, Sintang |
| Kal Star Aviation |
Banjarmasin, Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta, Kuching, Ketapang , Pangkalanbun, Putussibau , Sampit, Sintang, Semarang, Surabaya |
| Malaysia Airlines operated by MASWings |
Kuching |
| Lion Air |
Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta |
| Sriwijaya Air |
Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta |
| Trigana Air Service |
Ketapang , Natuna, Pangkalanbun, Putussibau, Semarang, Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta |
[edit] Accidents and incidents
- On 19 January 1973, Douglas C-47B PK-EHC of Trans Nusantara Airways crashed on landing and was destroyed in the subsequent fire. All four people on board escaped.[3]
- On 22 November 2004, Sri Hardono, the captain of Garuda Indonesia Flight 501, a Boeing 737-500 from Pontianak to Jakarta, was suddenly ill shortly after take-off. Hardono immediately asked permission to the air traffic control to return to the airport. Hardono died shortly after the emergency landing while still in the cockpit. Heart attack was the cause of illness and death of Hardono. Due to the incident, the airport was temporarily closed for 40 minutes. However, no one else was injured nor killed in this incident.[4]
- On 2 November 2010 - Lion Air Flight 712, operated by Boeing 737-400 PK-LIQ overran the runway on landing, coming to rest on its belly. All 174 passengers and crew evacuated by the emergency chutes, with few injuries reported.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Airport information for WIOO at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ^ Airport information for WIOO at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- ^ "PK-EHC Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19730119-1. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ^ Tempo Interaktif Pilot Garuda Diduga Meninggal Karena Serangan Jantung
- ^ Hradecky, Simon. "Accident: Lionair B734 at Pontianak on Nov 2nd 2010, overran runway on landing". Aviation Herald. http://avherald.com/h?article=432fa0b7&opt=0. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
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