Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport

Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (Pekanbaru)
Characteristics
ICAO code	WIBB
IATA code	PKU
Coordinates	0 ° 27 '39 "  N , 101 ° 26' 40"  E Coordinates: 0 ° 27 '39 "  N , 101 ° 26' 40"  E
Height above MSL	31 m (102  ft )
Basic data
opening	1984
operator	PT Angkasa Pura II
Start-and runway
18/36	2243 m × 30 m asphalt

The Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport ( Indonesian Bandara Internasional Sultan Syarif Kasim II , IATA : PKU , ICAO : WIBB ) is the airport of Pekanbaru , the capital of the Riau Province on the Indonesian island of Sumatra .

The destinations are Kuala Lumpur and Malacca in Malaysia , Singapore and Jakarta in Java , Medan in Sumatra and Batam in the Riau Islands .

The airport is also used for military purposes, the 12th Air Force Squadron of Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI) is stationed here with BAE Hawk combat aircraft (Mk. 109 and Mk. 209) and Sikorsky H-34 helicopters.

The airport was formerly called Simpang Tiga . The current name refers to Sultan Syarif Kasim II from Riau from before Indonesia's independence. There are plans to move the airport further outside the city.

the B 737-200 of Mandala Airlines on the airport premises

See also

• List of commercial airports

Web links

Commons : Sultan Syarif Qasim II International Airport  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Airport data of the operating company PT. Angkasa Pura II (indones.)
• FlughafenInfo WIBB at World Aero Data (engl.)
• Airport Info PKU at Great Circle Mapper
• Flight safety PKU at Aviation Safety Network