Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport
Sultan Syarif Qasim II International Airport Bandara Sultan Syarif Kasim II | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public, Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | PT Angkasa Pura II | ||||||||||
| Location | Pekanbaru | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 104 ft / 31 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 0°27′39″N 101°26′40″E / 0.46083°N 101.44444°E | ||||||||||
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Sultan Syarif Qasim II International Airport (IATA: PKU, ICAO: WIBB) is an international airport that serves the city of Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia. The airport is often referred as to SSQ II, SSQ or Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (SSK II), and formerly known as Simpang Tiga Airport. The name of the airport is obtained from Sultan Syarif Qasim II which is a pre-independence historical figure from Riau.
The airport serves flights to and from several cities in Indonesia and neighbouring countries such as Malaysia and Singapore and some direct flights to Jakarta, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Malacca, Medan and Batam. In recent years, as the establishment of the locally-owned Riau Airlines, PKU is also the home base of the airline, servicing into small and regional airports within Riau, Riau Islands, and Jambi.
The airport also the homebase of TNI-AU (Indonesian Air Force) 12th Squadron airbase, a shelter to some Hawk Mk.109s and Mk.209s, and also Sikorsky S-58T Twinpac on the rotor-wing side.
The Provincial Government of Riau is considering to move the airport into a new and convenient place, somewhat outside the city of Pekanbaru. Some locations have been chosen, but the final decision has not been made yet.
Airlines and passengers
These are the airlines that flies here (as of March 2010) :
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| AirAsia | Kuala Lumpur |
| Batavia Air | Jakarta-Soekarno Hatta, Batam |
| Firefly | Subang |
| Garuda Indonesia | Jakarta-Soekarno Hatta |
| Lion Air | Batam, Jakarta-Soekarno Hatta |
| Mandala Airlines | Batam, Jakarta-Soekarno Hatta, Medan |
| Riau Airlines | Malacca |
| SilkAir | Singapore [begins 28 February][1] |
| Sriwijaya Air | Jakarta-Soekarno Hatta, Medan |
| Wings Air | Batam, Malacca, Natuna |
Accidents and incidents
On 28 April 1981, Douglas C-47A PK-OBK of Airfast Indonesia crashed on approach whilst on a non-scheduled passenger flight. Nine of the 17 people on board were killed.[2]
References
- ^ http://www.silkair.com/mbe/en_UK/content/corporate/newsflash/NF1001_25112010.jsp
- ^ "PK-OBK Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
External links
- Template:WAD
- PT Angkasa Pura II info on Sultan Syarif Kasim II
- Lion Air
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