Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport

Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II)
Bandar Udara Internasional Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (SMB II)

SMB II Apron
IATA: PLM – ICAO: WIPP
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Government of Indonesia
Operator PT Angkasa Pura II
Serves Palembang
Location Palembang, South Sumatra
Elevation AMSL 121 ft / 37 m
Coordinates 02°54′01″S 104°42′00″E / 2.90028°S 104.70000°ECoordinates: 02°54′01″S 104°42′00″E / 2.90028°S 104.70000°E
Website smbadaruddin2-airport.co.id
Map
PLM

Location in Sumatra

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 9,843 3,000 Paved
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 3,031,761

Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Internasional Sultan Mahmud Badarudin II) (IATA: PLM, ICAO: WIPP) is an international airport serving the city of Palembang, South Sumatra and surrounding areas. It is in the region KM.10 Sukarame District. It is named after Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin, the last Sultan of Palembang.

History

At least as early as 1938, Palembang was served by a civil airport at Talang Betutu, operating as a Customs Aerodrome equipped with wireless and direction finding equipment, and basic ground facilities.[1] The airport was re-built by the Japanese army during the Japanese occupation in 1942-1943. On July 15, 1963, it was a joint airfield, for civilian and military purposes. Then on August 21, 1975 the status of became Talang Betutu Civil Airports. On April 3, 1985, the name changed to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport.

Effective 1 April 1991, the airport is officially managed by the Management of Perum Angkasa Pura II. On January 2, 1992 Management Perum Angkasa Pura II changed its status into PT (Persero) Angkasa Pura II.

When South Sumatra Province was chosen as the host of PON XVI in 2004, the government soughts to enlarge the capacity of the airport as well as change the status into an international airport. New terminal building Airport Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II was completed and inaugurated on September 27, 2005.

Development

It has officially become an international airport and can accommodate the wide-body aircraft as of September 27, 2005. The development started on September 18, 2003 with a total cost of Rp366, 7 billion from the Japan International Bank Corporation IDR 251,9 billion and matching funds from the state budget amounting to IDR 114,8 billion.

Between the development undertaken is an extension of the runway along the 300 meters x 60 meters to 3,000 meters x 60 meters, construction vehicle parking area of 20,000 meters which can accommodate 1,000 vehicles as well as the construction of a three-floor passenger terminal covering 13,000 square meters which can accommodate 1,250 passengers, equipped aerobridges and cargo terminals, and other support buildings covering an area of 1900 square meters.

This development means International Airport Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II can accommodate Airbus A330, Boeing 747 and other wide-body aircraft. In addition, the flow of passengers is projected to rise from 7,720 passengers to 16,560 passengers. After that there will be construction of toll roads Indralaya-Palembang-Sultan Mahmud Airport Badarudin II to facilitate access.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations Terminal
AirAsiaKuala Lumpur International
Batik AirBandung, Denpasar/Bali (Suspended), Jakarta-Halim Perdanakusuma (Coming Soon), Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta Domestic
CitilinkBatam, Jakarta–Halim Perdanakusuma, Padang, Surabaya Domestic
Express AirBandar Lampung, Bandung Domestic
Garuda Indonesia Hajj: JeddahInternational
Garuda Indonesia Batam, Denpasar/Bali, Jakarta–Soekarno–Hatta, Medan, Pangkal Pinang Domestic
Indonesia AirAsiaMedan Domestic
Lion AirBatam, Jakarta–Soekarno–Hatta, Medan, Pangkal Pinang, Palangkaraya, Yogyakarta Domestic
Nam AirYogyakarta Domestic
Silk AirSingapore International
Sriwijaya AirJakarta–Soekarno–Hatta, Pangkal Pinang Domestic
Susi Air Jambi, Pagar Alam Domestic

Statistics

Top Destinations of Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport by Flight Frequency
RankDestinationsFlight frequency per week Airline(s)
1 Jakarta 203 Citilink, Garuda Indonesia,
Lion Air, Sriwijaya Air
2 Batam 21 Citilink, Lion Air
3 Bandung 14 Express Air, Batik Air
4 Singapore Singapore 7 SilkAir
5 Pangkal Pinang 21 Sriwijaya Air, Lion Air
6 Denpasar/Bali 7 Garuda Indonesia
7 Medan 28 Garuda Indonesia, Airasia Indonesia, Lion Air
8 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 7 AirAsia
9 Yogyakarta 14 Nam Air, Lion Air
10 Surabaya 7 Citilink
11 Padang 7 Citilink
12 Bengkulu 5 Susi Air
13 Lubuk Linggau 5 Aviastar, Susi Air
14 Bandar Lampung 3 Exprees Air
15 Jambi 2 Susi Air
16 Pagar Alam 2 Susi Air

Incidents

On September 24, 1975, Garuda Indonesia Flight 150 crashed on approach to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport. The accident, which was attributed to poor weather and fog, killed 25 out of 61 passengers plus one person on the ground.[2]

References

  1. ↑ [title="Jane's All The World's Aircraft |publisher=Sampson Low 1938"]
  2. ↑ "Accident description at the ASN". Aviation Safety Network.

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