Minangkabau International Airport

Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) Bandar Udara Internasional Minangkabau (BIM) باندار اينتيرنسيونال مينڠكاباو
IATA: PDG – ICAO: WIEE (Previous WIPT)
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government of Indonesia
Operator	PT Angkasa Pura II
Serves	Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia
Location	Ketaping, Padang Pariaman
Opened	22 August 2005 (operational) 25 August 2005 (official)
Hub for	Susi Air
Focus city for	Citilink Garuda Indonesia Lion Air
Elevation AMSL	18 ft / 5 m
Coordinates	00°47′12″S 100°16′50″E / 0.78667°S 100.28056°E / -0.78667; 100.28056Coordinates: 00°47′12″S 100°16′50″E / 0.78667°S 100.28056°E / -0.78667; 100.28056
Website	http://www.minangkabau-airport.co.id
Maps
Sumatra region in Indonesia
PDG Location of airport in Sumatra
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 15/33 3,000 9,843 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passengers Movement (annual) 3.160.411 Terminal Capacity (annual) 1,200,000
Source: DAFIF;[1][2] List of the busiest airports in Indonesia

Minangkabau International Airport (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Internasional Minangkabau, Minangkabau: Bandar Udaro Internasional Minangkabau) (IATA: PDG, ICAO: WIPT) is the principal airport serving the province of West Sumatra on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. It is located about 23 km north-west of Padang, in Ketaping, Padang Pariaman regency. The airport became operational in July 2005, replacing the old Tabing Airport in Padang. The airport is named after the Minangkabau ethnic group who inhabit the region. There is one terminal building for both international flights and domestic flights. The airport has 17 check-in counters, 5 baggage conveyors, and 9 ticket sales counters.^[3] The architecture of airport terminal adopting bagonjong (spired roof), Minangkabau vernacular architecture commonly found in rumah gadang traditional house.

In late 2013, the runway was lengthened to 250 m that is now compatible with Boeing 747 and Airbus A340 planes, and also there was a plan to connect the airport to the city of Padang with a train service.^[4] The terminal expansion (Phase II) is already announced and the rendering is already released in Angkasa Pura 2 website.^[5]

History

Minangkabau International Airport is located 23 km from the center of the city of Padang, occupying an area of ± 427 hectares as the main gateway to West Sumatra. The airport was built in 2001 replacing Tabing Airport which has been operating for 34 years. The relocation from Tabing Airport to Minangkabau International Airport was done because the old airport could no longer meet the requirements in terms of flight safety. The new airport construction cost approximately 9.4 billion yen, in the form of soft loan from Japan Bank International Corporation (JICB) and the state budget of around Rp 97.6 billion (10% of it). The constructions were carried out by the main contractors Shimizu and Marubeni of Japan JO and Adhi Karya from Indonesia.

There are a number of flights serving the routes from and to Minangkabau International Airport, similar to the former Tabing Airport. These routes help to connect Padang to Jakarta, Medan, Batam and Pekanbaru domestically; whereas international routes connect it to Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru, Malacca in Malaysia, Singapore and Bangkok by AirAsia Indonesia. Currently there are six national airlines and one foreign airlines operating at Minangkabau International Airport. The Airport can accommodate wide-body aircraft like Airbus A330 or Boeing 747 and upon completion of the all the facilities in the future, it would have better facilities for passengers and operators as compared with the former Tabing Airport.

Minangkabau International Airport is the third airport in Indonesia, after Soekarno–Hatta Airport at Cengkareng and Kuala Namu International Airport in Medan to be constructed from scratch. According to the Airport's Masterplan, this airport would be built in three phases; phase two would begin in 2010. When all phases have been completed, a long runway extended up to 3,600 m would be in place. It will also be equipped with a parallel taxiway along the runway. Other constructions include supporting facilities and main passenger terminal building. Given current favorable growth, the number of passengers has reached 1.3 million per year, already more than double the previous target of 622,000 passengers per year to be met by 2010. There is an obvious need for Minangkabau International Airport to be developed and the services to be up-graded as soon as possible in order to accommodate an increasing number (and higher expectations) of passengers and goods in the future.

Along with the development of the airport, the local government has completed a flyover at the intersection of the entrance to the airport which links the Airport with the By-pass arterial road. Another planned upgrade includes road widening of a 10 km stretch Tabing – Duku section, being part of Padang – Bukit Tinggi road.

Airlines and destinations

Garuda Indonesia in Minangkabau International Airport

Passenger

Cargo

Statistics

Top Destinations of Minangkabau International Airport by Flight Frequency per January 2015^[7]

Rank	Destinations	Number of Flight Frequency per Week	Airline(s)
1	Jakarta	181	Batik Air, Citilink, Garuda Indonesia, Lion Air, Sriwijaya Air
2	Batam	49	Citilink, Lion Air, Sriwijaya Air
3	Medan	21	Lion Air, Sriwijaya Air
4	Kuala Lumpur-KLIA	14	AirAsia
5	Bandung	11	XpressAir
6	20px Muko-muko	4	Susi Air
8	Padang Sidempuan	4	Susi Air
9	Simpang Ampek, West Pasaman	3	Susi Air
10	Pekanbaru	2	Sriwijaya Air
11	Sipora, Mentawai Islands	2	Susi Air

Facilities

The facilities are adequate for a regional provincial airport. There is ample parking space, a range of stores selling various goods (especially provincial products), and check-in arrangements are generally quite efficient. However the departure lounge can get quite crowded at times and indeed crowding seems likely to become more of a problem in view of the rapid growth in passenger numbers taking place at present in Indonesia. Many international tourists would find the toilet facilities somewhat unsatisfactory.

But, right now the facilities have been repaired such as the toilet, the arrival gates, and another facilities in the terminal building area.

Ground transportation

Buses

Taxi

Passengers are encouraged to use a taxi with a meter to avoid scams. Taxis from the first arrival until the last arrival will waiting in the taxi parking area. They are usually operates from 7.00/7 AM - 22.30/10.30 PM. Taxi costs normally average at Rp80.000 to Padang city plus Rp20.000 for airport parking tax. In mid 2014, up to 4 companies taxi serves this airport with a meter.

Train

A 3.9 km railway connecting the airport to the nearby Duku Railway Station is under construction with totally 23 kilometer to Padang, but from Duku Railways Station to Padang has existing rail and only need some improvements. Construction has started in 2012 and predicted to finish by the end of 2016. From airport station will be connected with waiting room through skybridge. It would be the second integrated airport rail link in Indonesia, after the Kualanamu International Airport in Medan.^[8][9]

Accidents and incidents

• This airport suffered minor damage because of a earthquake in September 2009.
• On 2 August 2015 a Citilink Airbus A320-200 overran runway on landing at Minangkabau Airport. No casualty occurred.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Minangkabau Airport.

• Angkasapura2.co.id