Palembang airport
| Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (Palembang) | |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | WIPP |
| IATA code | PLM |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 15 m (49 ft ) |
| Basic data | |
| opening | 2005 |
| operator | PT Angkasa Pura II |
| Passengers | 1.48 million (2006) |
| Start-and runway | |
| 11/29 | 2500 m × 45 m asphalt |
The international airport Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II ( Indonesian Bandara Internasional Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II , IATA : PLM , ICAO : WIPP ) is the international airport of Palembang , the capital of the Sumatra Selatan province . It is located approximately 15 km northwest of downtown Palembang.
In 2006 1.48 million passengers were moved.
The international destinations Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia as well as Singapore and the Indonesian destinations Jakarta (on Java ), Jambi (on Sumatra ), Batam ( Riau Islands ) and Pangkalpinang (on Bangka ) are served.
The name of the airport refers to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (1767–1862), the last Sultan of Palembang.
Incidents
- On January 1, 1966, a Douglas DC-3 / C-47A-80-DL ( aircraft registration PK-GDE ) and a Douglas DC-3 / C-47A-25-DK ( PK-GDU ), both operated by Garuda Indonesia , collided in the air during the approach to Palembang Airport. Both planes crashed into a swamp, all 34 occupants of the two planes were killed.
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the airport (Indonesian and English)
- Airport Info WIPP at World Aero Data
- Airport Info PLM at Great Circle Mapper
- Aviation Safety PLM at Aviation Safety Network
Individual evidence
- ^ Accident report DC-3 PK-GDE , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on January 14, 2018.
- ^ Accident report DC-3 PK-GDU , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on January 14, 2018.