Kuala Namu (Medan) airport

Kuala Namu International Airport (Medan)
Characteristics
ICAO code	WIMM
IATA code	KNO
Coordinates	3 ° 38 '30 "  N , 98 ° 52' 34"  E Coordinates: 3 ° 38 '30 "  N , 98 ° 52' 34"  E
Basic data
opening	2013
operator	PT (Persero) Angkasa Pura II
Capacity ( PAX per year)	9 million (phase I) 16 million (phase II)
Start-and runway
05/23	3750 m × 60 m asphalt

The Kuala Namu International Airport ( IATA : KNO , ICAO : WIMM ) is the new airport in Medan , the capital of the province of Sumatra Utara . It opened on July 25, 2013 and replaces the old Polonia Airport , which was taken over by the Indonesian Air Force and renamed Soewondo Air Force Base . Planning for the airport began in the early 1990s, but was delayed by the Asian crisis . It is part of the Indonesian government program to accelerate economic growth in Indonesia (MP3EI) and is to be developed into a regional hub for the northern areas of Indonesia.

history

Since the location of Polonia airport does not allow any expansion and the approach from the south has already led to several plane crashes , a large new airport building 20 kilometers northeast of the old location was planned since the 1990s. Construction work on Kuala Namu Airport began on June 29, 2006 and should end when it opens in 2009. After the opening was postponed several times, it finally took place on July 25, 2013. The site, which is about three km from the coast, will be about 6.5 km long and 2.1 km wide in the final stage.

Like almost all new airports worldwide, the airport is planned in such a way that it can be expanded step-by-step and in line with demand.

The first construction phase will cost $ 484 million and provide capacity for approximately 8 million passengers, with approximately 7 million expected. The second expansion stage in 2025 is already designed for 15 million passengers. In the final expansion stage, the handling facilities should be able to handle up to 50 million passengers per year. These forecasts are not utopian if you look at the development of traffic figures for Indonesian air traffic and the population development over the years.

The airport is also to receive a rail link for USD 215 million to provide passengers with a comfortable and fast connection to the center of Medan.

The planners hope that the new airport will welcome more international airlines and thus promote the local tourism industry and economy. In addition, the vacated areas in Medan can be used to build a new business district, which could be developed into the new city center of Medan.

Airlines and Destinations

Departure hall with check-in islands

Apron from the direction of the runway

Waiting area in front of the departure gates

The airport is served by the following airlines:

airline	Destinations
AirAsia	Kuala Lumpur , Penang , Bangkok-Don Mueang , Singapore , Johor Bahru
Batik Air	Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta , Jakarta-Halim Perdanakusuma
Citilink	Batam, Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta
Firefly	Kuala Lumpur-Subang , Penang
Garuda Indonesia	Banda Aceh , Batam, Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta , Padang-Minangkabau , Palembang , Pekanbaru
Garuda Indonesia	Penang Seasonal : Jeddah
Indonesia AirAsia	Bandung , Surabaya , Bangkok-Don Mueang , Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta , Johor Bahru, Kuala Lumpur , Pekanbaru , Penang , Singapore
Lion Air	Banda Aceh , Bandung , Batam, Denpasar / Bali , Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta , Kuala Lumpur , Padang-Minangkabau , Pekanbaru , Penang , Surabaya
Malaysia Airlines	Kuala Lumpur
Manunggal Air Service	Sibolga, Sinabang
Merpati Nusantara Airlines	Gunung Sitoli, Sibolga, Sinabang
Saudi Arabian Airlines	Seasonal : Jeddah
Silk Air	Singapore
Sriwijaya Air	Banda Aceh , Batam, Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta , Padang-Minangkabau , Pekanbaru , Penang
Susi Air	Blangpidie, Kutacane, Meulaboh, Padang Sidempuan, Pasir Pangairan, Sibolga, Silangit, Sinabang, Singkil, Takengon, Tapaktuan
Sabang Merauke Raya Air Charter	Charter : Dumai, Kutacane, Meulaboh, Padang Sidempuan, Sibolga
Valuair	Singapore
Wings Air	Gunung Sitoli, Lhokseumawe, Meulaboh, Padang Sidempuan, Penang , Sabang, Sibolga

Incidents

On 18 May 2013, came almost to a landing of a Boeing 737-400 of the Malaysia Airlines before the opening of the airport. At around 3:30 p.m. local time, flight MH 864 coming from Kuala Lumpur began with a landing approach to the airport, which is still in the final stage. Shortly before the aircraft touched down, the crew noticed their mistake, aborted the landing and began a new approach to the Polonia airport , which was still in operation at the time , the actual destination of the flight. The plane landed there safely with a delay of 45 minutes.

Web links

Kuala Namu Airport (Medan) website; https://kualanamu-airport.co.id/

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/07/26/confusion-reigns-kuala-namu-s-first-day.html
2. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original dated November 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/06/26/kuala-namu-airport-become-regional-hub.html
4. ↑ http://www.euromoneyconferences.com/downloads/IndoLDN-Jannes%20Hutagalung.pdf ( Memento from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Summary of the project for the new airport building
5. ↑ Jakarta Post newspaper ( Memento of the original from July 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
6. ↑ http://avherald.com/h?article=4629f832