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Kuala Namu International Airport

Bandar Udara Internasional Kuala Namu

بندارااينترناسيونلوالانامو

쿠알라 나무 국제 공항
File:KNIA Under Construction.jpg
Kuala Namu International Airport Terminal Arival B
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorPT Angkasa Pura II
LocationMedan

Kuala Namu International Airport (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Internasional Kuala Namu, Korean: 쿠알라 나무 국제 공항, also known as New Medan International Airport) is a new airport under construction to replace Polonia International Airport. Polonia airport is the site of several crashes, is inappropriately located in the center of the city of Medan, has a difficult takeoff path and has a short runway. Construction began on 29 June 2006 ,[1] shortly before the first anniversary of the crash of Mandala Airlines Flight 091. All 4,365 hectares land acquisitions have been done between 1995 to 1997 and has a certificate with Exploitation Right (Hak Pengelolaaan) Number-1 on November 29, 1999 and a 100 percent belongs to PT Angkasa Pura II. Between end of 1999 and 2006 some illegal people used a part of the land as agriculture land and PT Angkasa Pura II has offered some money to them to move. It has been predicted all of the land will be cleared before end of 2012 when 'shadow operation' begins.[2] It will have a 3,750 meter runway, 80-meter-wide runway, 53 aprons and will be equipped to accommodate wide-body aircraft, including the Airbus A380, and it will serve the city of Medan on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia.[3][4] The other problems are runway construction which has schedule to finish 18 months after the project started on January 2011, infrastructure building and power generator installment.[5] The airport will cost at least 9.4 trillion Rupiah to build, or approximately US$973 million, using the August 2007 exchange rate.[6]

Construction was previously promised in 1992 following previous crashes and safety concerns, but construction was shelved following the Asian monetary crisis. The airport is located 20 km North East of Polonia airport, 3 km from the sea, and on a site of area 6.5 x 2.1 km.[7] Phase 1 (2010) of the new airport plans for a capacity to serve 9 million passengers annually and predicted to operate the airport by the end of 2012.[8] By Phase 2 (2025), the airport would be servicing 14 million passengers, 4.5 million international, and 2.63 million international transit passengers.

The airport will be Indonesia's second largest, after Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, with 65,000 square-meter passenger terminal[9] and will eventually have a capacity of 50 million passengers, a figure if realised today would place the airport in the top 10 busiest by passenger numbers in the world, although by the time this figure is achieved it is likely that there will be many airports carrying more passengers.

Airside facilities would be controlled by the Indonesian government, while landside facilities would be owned by a joint venture with PT Angkasa Pura II, which is expected to provide $350 million as an initial investment in return for a 30-year lease, after which ownership would revert to PT Angkasa Pura II. The airport will be linked to the city of Medan by a $215 million railway project.[citation needed]

The airport will be the first in Indonesia with a publicly accessible check-in area (current Indonesian airports restrict access to ticket holders with security at the gate). This means a much larger and more spacious check-in area than the existing airport. The airport is being designed by Wiratman & Associates, who also designed several other new airports and office buildings in Indonesia. Computer renderings showing a T-shape design are on the company's website.[10] Another rendering and master plan can be found in Angkasa Pura 2 website.[11][12] Also a visualization of the future airport video.[13]

Progress

At the end of May 2011, land construction for the runway was only 10 percent completed but was stopped due to local supplier difficulties to supply sand and landfill. The contractor will propose an excavation license through Deli Serdang regional development to avoid dependencies on local supplier. The runway construction might be finished after 2012, since the site was paddy field and swamp area.[14]

At the end of November 2011, 70 percent of Airport project has been finished and predited will be finished at end of 2012 including a highway (non-toll road) and a railway trackage, while toll road will be finished later.[15]

Airport Railway

Design and feasibility study of Airport Railway which will connect Airport and Medan has been done and the fund worth more than Rp.50 billion ($5.5 million) has available. Physical construction will be done in early 2012 and predicted to complete at end of 2012.[16] It will be the first Airport Railway in Indonesia, city check-in is also available for convinience.[17]

Regional Hub

Kuala Namu International Airport is plotted to be a Regional Hub as South Korea's Incheon International Airport, so on June 25, 2012 an agreement has been signed of both party operators. Incheon operator will assist Kuala Namu operator to become Regional Hub with world-class standards.[18]

References

  1. ^ "Adam Malik Diusulkan Jadi Nama Bandara Kuala Namu" (in Indonesian). ANTARA. 2006-06-28. Archived from the original on 2009-07-22. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Bandara Kualanamu Siap Beroperasi 2013". December 1, 2011.
  3. ^ "'Made in Indonesia' airport construction may last forever". The Jakarta Post. 2011-04-25. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
  4. ^ "Kuala Namu must be ready by 2012". September 28, 2011.
  5. ^ "DPRD installs new-airport project watch at Kuala Namu". Waspada.co.id. 2011-04-26. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
  6. ^ Gunawan, Apriadi (2006-04-15). "North Sumatra to get new airport soon". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2009-07-27. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  7. ^ Jannes Hutagalung (2005-11-08). "PT (Persero) Angkasa Pura II, Airport and Air Traffic Services". Indonesia Global Investment Forum, London. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-07-29.
  8. ^ "Vice president wants new airport completed in time". April 14, 2012.
  9. ^ "Ministry urged to permit land for Kuala Namu". Waspada.co.id. 2011-06-27. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
  10. ^ "Wiratman & Associates' Homepage". Wiratman.co.id. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
  11. ^ http://www.angkasapura2.co.id/images/medanbaru.jpg
  12. ^ http://www.angkasapura2.co.id/images/peta/MES.jpg
  13. ^ "Medan Indonesia Airport- 3D Airport Simulation". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
  14. ^ "Runway construction at Kuala Namu delayed". Waspada.co.id. 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
  15. ^ "Kuala Namu masih terkendala". December 6, 2011.
  16. ^ "'Railway' Bandara Kuala Namu bisa tuntas 2012". September 29, 2011.
  17. ^ "Jalur KA Kuala Namu segera beroperasi". June 2, 2012.
  18. ^ "Kuala Namu airport to become regional hub". Retrieved June 26, 2012.

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