Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport explained

Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport
Nativename:Indonesian: Bandar Udara Sultan Mahmud Badarudin II
Image2-Width:250
Iata:PLM
Icao:WIPP
Wmo:96221
Type:Public
Owner:Government of Indonesia
Operator:Angkasa Pura II
City-Served:Palembang
Location:Talang Betutu, South Sumatra, Indonesia
Timezone:WIB
Elevation-F:121
Elevation-M:37
Coordinates:-2.9003°N 104.7°W
Image Map Caption:Sumatra region in Indonesia
Pushpin Map:Indonesia_Palembang#Indonesia_Sumatra#Indonesia
Pushpin Label:PLM
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Palembang##Location in Sumatra##Location in Indonesia
R1-Number:11/29
R1-Length-F:9843
R1-Length-M:3,000
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2018
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:5,126,298

Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport is a domestic airport serving the city of Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia, and surrounding areas. It is located in the region KM.10 Talang Betutu District. It is named after Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (1767–1852), the last Sultan of Palembang.

History

At least as early as 1937,[1] 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.[2] For Allies the airport was known as Palembang P1 (or just P1). 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. On August 21, 1975, it became the Talang Betutu Civil Airport, and on April 3, 1985, the airport was renamed to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport.

Effective April 1, 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 sought to enlarge the capacity of the airport as well as change the status into an international airport. The current terminal building of the airport was inaugurated on September 27, 2005. The airport was expanded again in 2017 to accommodate the 2018 Asian Games. In 2024, the international status of the airport was revoked by the Indonesian Department of Transportation.[3]

Development

After development the airport became 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. The development resulted in an extension of the runway from 300 meters x 60 meters to 3,000 meters x 60 meters, a vehicle parking area of 20,000 meters which can accommodate 1,000 vehicles, a three-floor passenger terminal covering 13,000 square meters which can accommodate 1,250 passengers, equipped aerobridges, cargo terminals, and other support buildings covering an area of 1900 square meters. This development means Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport can accommodate Airbus A330, Boeing 747, Boeing 777, and other wide-body aircraft.

The airport was developed once again for 2018 Asian Games, which started in late 2016 and finished by 2017.[4] Passenger capacity of the terminal, which has a capacity of 3.4 million passengers per year, increased to 4 million passengers and check in counters increased to 43. The aircraft parking apron can accommodate 19 aircraft.[5] The terminal area was expanded from 34,000 square meters to 115,000 square meters. Passenger capacity of the airport will be gradually increase to accommodate 9 million passengers annually.[6]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Accidents and incidents

Ground transportation

Anticipating traffic congestion during the period of 2018 Asian Games, the local government built the Palembang Light Rail Transit, which connects the airport to Jakabaring Sport City.[8] Only some of the stations were opened in time for the games. The remaining stations opened on 18 October 2017.[9] The Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport LRT station serves the airport. The LRT's fare separates passengers riding to and from the airport and those who don't, with the former paying a higher fare of Rp 10,000 while the latter pays Rp 5,000.[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-3-194B PH-ALS Palembang-Talang Betutu Airport (PLM).
  2. Book: Jane's All the World's Aircraft . Sampson Low 1938.
  3. Web site: Expat . Indonesia . 2024-04-29 . Indonesia Revokes International Status of 17 Airports . 2024-05-15 . Indonesia Expat . en-GB.
  4. News: Palembang airport to be revamped for 2018 Asian Games. The Jakarta Post. November 24, 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170823170025/http://www.thejakartapost.com/travel/2016/10/14/palembang-airport-to-be-revamped-for-2018-asian-games.html. August 23, 2017.
  5. Web site: Perluas Bandara Palembang, AP II siapkan Rp 130 miliar. March 4, 2016. November 24, 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040825/https://www.merdeka.com/uang/perluas-bandara-palembang-ap-ii-siapkan-rp-130-miliar.html. December 1, 2017.
  6. Web site: Bandara Internasional SMB II Palembang Diperluas hingga Bisa Menampung 19 Pesawat. November 24, 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043133/http://www.tribunnews.com/regional/2016/04/11/bandara-internasional-smb-ii-palembang-diperluas-hingga-bisa-menampung-19-pesawat. December 1, 2017.
  7. Web site: Accident description at the ASN. Aviation Safety Network. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20111226200341/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19750924-2. December 26, 2011.
  8. Web site: Pembangunan LRT Palembang Lebih Cepat, Alex Noerdin Minta Maaf ke Ahok. August 18, 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161013220257/http://bisniskeuangan.kompas.com/read/2016/08/18/142350926/pembangunan.lrt.palembang.lebih.cepat.alex.noerdin.minta.maaf.ke.ahok. October 13, 2016.
  9. Web site: 13 Stasiun LRT Resmi Beroperasi Layani Penumpang . October 19, 2018.
  10. News: Luciana . Anisa . Kemenhub: Subsidi Tarif Tiket LRT Palembang hingga 2019 . 14 August 2018 . Tempo . 1 August 2018 . id.
  11. Web site: President inspects Palembang-Indralaya toll road construction works. November 24, 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042627/https://en.antaranews.com/news/100337/president-inspects-palembang-indralaya-toll-road-construction-works. December 1, 2017.
  12. Web site: Diresmikan, Tol Palembang-Simpang Indralaya Gratis Hingga Akhir Tahun. November 24, 2017.