Pontianak Airport
| Supadio International Airport (Pontianak) | |||
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| Characteristics | |||
| ICAO code | WIOO | ||
| IATA code | P NK | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Height above MSL | 3 m (10 ft ) | ||
| Transport links | |||
| Distance from the city center | 17 km from Pontianak | ||
| Street | Expressway | ||
| Local transport | buses | ||
| Basic data | |||
| opening | 1940 | ||
| operator | PT (Persero) Angkasa Pura II | ||
| surface | 528 ha | ||
| Terminals | 1 | ||
| Passengers | 2,133,545 (2011) | ||
| Start-and runway | |||
| 15/33 | 2250 m × 45 m asphalt | ||
The international airport Supadio ( Indonesian Bandara Internasional Supadio , IATA : PNK , ICAO : WIOO ) is located around 17 kilometers from Pontianak , the capital of the Kalimantan Barat province . The airport is currently under construction with a new terminal building and the extension of the runway to meet international requirements.
history
It was opened in 1940 during the colonial period with the name Sungai Durian Airfield and renamed Supadio Airport in 1980. Another renaming to Sultan Hamid II International Airport was proposed in 2006 but then rejected again.
Airlines and Destinations
In 2000 an international flight route from Supadio Airport to Kuching Airport (Malaysia) was opened for the first time.
| airline | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Aviastar Mandiri | Jakarta, Ketapang |
| Garuda Indonesia | Jakarta |
| Indonesia Air Transport | Ketapang, Putussibau, Solo |
| Kal Star Aviation | Banjarmasin, Ketapang, Pangkalanbun, Putussibau, Sampit, Sintang |
| Lion Air | Jakarta |
| MASwings | Kuching |
| Sriwijaya Air | Jakarta |
| Trigana Air Service | Banjarmasin, Ketapang, Natuna, Pangkalanbun, Semarang |
Incidents
- On September 26, 1994 (according to other information on November 26) a Viscount 843 of the Indonesian Bouraq Indonesia Airlines ( aircraft registration number (PK-IVU) ) was badly damaged when landing at Pontianak airport. The two pilots (the only occupants) survived. After a transfer flight to Jakarta-Cengkareng Airport , the aircraft was decommissioned there as irreparable.
- On November 2, 2010, overran Boeing 737-400 of Lion Air (PK-LIQ) the runway end while landing at the airport in Pontianak. All 174 passengers and crew members could be evacuated using emergency slides . Few injuries were reported.
- On June 1, 2012, a Boeing 737-400 operated by Sriwijaya Air (PK-CJV) slipped off the runway at Pontianak Airport in heavy rain . Nobody was injured, but the plane was damaged beyond repair.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Airport data on World Aero Data ( English, as of 2006 )
- ↑ planespotters: Viscount 800 PK-RVU (English), accessed on February 9, 2019.
- ^ Accident report B-737-400 PK-LIQ , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on February 9, 2019.
- ^ Accident report B-737-400 PK-CJV , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on February 9, 2019.