Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport

Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport
Bandara Internasional Sultan Iskandar Muda
IATA: BTJICAO: WITT
BTJ
Location of airport in Sumatra
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator PT Angkasa Pura II
Location Banda Aceh
Elevation AMSL 65 ft / 20 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 9,843 3,000 Asphalt

Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (Indonesia:Bandara Internasional Sultan Iskandar Muda) (IATA: BTJICAO: WITT) is the airport located 13,5 kilometers southeast of the capital of Aceh province, Banda Aceh. It is named after the twelfth sultan of Aceh, Iskandar Muda.

After hit by a devastating tsunami on December 26, 2004, the airport has been renovated and had 3000-meter runway for wide-body jet liners. On October 9, 2011 the first Boeing 747-400 has taking off and landing successfully, it proved that the airport could be transit aerodrome for international airlines companies.[1]

Contents

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
AirAsia Kuala Lumpur
Batavia Air Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta, Medan
Firefly Penang
Garuda Indonesia Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta ,Medan
Seasonal:Jeddah [Hajj pilgrimage season]
Lion Air Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta, Medan
Malaysia Airlines Kuala Lumpur
Nusantara Buana Air operated by Susi Air Blang Pidie, Kutacane, Meulaboh, Simeulue, Takengon, Tapaktuan, Singkil
Sriwijaya Air Medan

Airport Facilities

Facilities CIQ

Facilities public

Facilities other

Vehicle parking

Security facilities

Airport Statistics

Airfield system
Runway number and length 17/35 & 3.000 m (9.843 f)
Airlines operating at SIMIA 8 (AirAsia, Batavia Air, Firefly, Garuda Indonesia, Lion Air, Malaysia Airlines, Sriwijaya Air, Susi Air)
Aircraft which can handled ATR 42, ATR 72, Airbus A320 family (A318, A319, A320, A321), Airbus A330, Boeing 737 Classic and Next Generation (737-300/400/500/600/700/700ER/800/800NG/900/900ER), Boeing 747, Boeing 767, Boeing 777, Ilyushin Il-96 (300, T, 400) Tupolev Tu-154

Statistics

Year 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Passenger Movements 465.865 462.089 486.096 568.653 550.042 523.958 465.900 287.091 214.866 150.125 103.646 63.014
Cargo (Ton) 9.876 7.978 8.674 3.256 2.391 2.170 2.086 1.084 923 1.463 1.148 1.307
Aircraft Movements 5.214 4.320 9.898 11.231 10.567 9.879 5.215 3.967 3.231 2.112 1.647 873

References

  1. ^ "news focus: SIM airport worthy to serve wide-body aircraft". October 9, 2011. http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/76391/news-focus-sim-airport-worthy-to-serve-wide-body-aircraft. 

External links

Indonesia portal
Aviation portal