| Sultan Syarif Qasim II International Airport Bandara Sultan Syarif Kasim II |
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| IATA: PKU – ICAO: WIBB
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public, Military | ||
| Operator | PT Angkasa Pura II | ||
| Serves | Pekanbaru | ||
| Location | Pekanbaru | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 104 ft / 31 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 18/36 | 7,053 | 2,220 | Asphalt |
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 a Type B airbase of the TNI-AU (Indonesian Air Force), homebase of the 12th Squadron, a shelter to some Hawk Mk.109s and Mk.209s.
In early 2010, the first phase of the airport's expansion started with the construction of a new terminal to replace the 1980s built terminal; which will, by the time the new one opened, be demolished to make room for additional parking spaces. The new terminal will sport a modern design with three jetways and a larger apron. By end of June 2011, a new terminal spanning 17,000 square meters and a more spacious aircraft apron which can accommodate 10 wide-body aircraft, twice the capacity of the old apron will be operated. To meet the technical requirements of a world-class airport, the airport runway would be extended from 2,200 meters to 2,600 meters and then to 3,000 meters[1] and runway width extension from 30 m to 45 m. Expansion of the airport is part of infrastructure development in support of the 2012 Pekan Olahraga Nasional which will be held in Pekanbaru.
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These are the airlines that flies here (as of November 2011) :
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| AirAsia | Kuala Lumpur |
| Batavia Air | Jakarta-Soekarno Hatta, Batam, Medan, Padang, Pontianak, |
| Firefly | Subang |
| Garuda Indonesia | Jakarta-Soekarno Hatta, |
| Lion Air | Batam, Jakarta-Soekarno Hatta |
| Pelita Air Service | Dumai |
| Merpati Nusantara Airlines | Batam |
| SilkAir | Singapore[2] |
| Sky Aviation | Jambi, Palembang, Tembilahan, Tanjung Pnang, Malacca |
| Sriwijaya Air | Jakarta-Soekarno Hatta, Medan |
| Wings Air | Batam, Malacca, Natuna, Padang* |
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.[3]
On 14 February 2011, Lion Air Flight 392 overran the runway in Sultan Syarif Qasim II International Airport, Pekanbaru. There were no fatalities or injuries.[4][5] The plane tried to land three times but failed.[6] On 15 February 2011 another Lion Air plane overshot the runway.
Concerning the two incidents in a row above, Transportation Ministry has banned all Boeing 737-900 ER planes from landing at Sultan Syarif Qasim II airport when the runway is wet. Lion Air will obey the ban and will replace the planes to smaller Boeing 737-400 planes.[7]