Coordinates: 00°47′12″S 100°16′50″E / 0.78667°S 100.28056°E
| Minangkabau Airport Bandar Udara Minangkabau |
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| IATA: PDG – ICAO: WIPT | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | PT Angkasa Pura II | ||
| Serves | Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia | ||
| Location | Ketaping, Padang Pariaman | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 18 ft / 5 m | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 15/33 | 2,749 | 9,020 | Asphalt |
| Source: DAFIF[1][2] | |||
Minangkabau International Airport (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. 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 land area of the airport is 4.27 km². It has one runway:
- R/W Heading 15/33 : 2,750 m x 45 m
There is a plan to lengthen the runway by 250 m to be compatible with Boeing 747 planes, and also 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]
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.
The airport suffered minor damage in an earthquake in September, 2009.
Airlines and destinations
The following destinations are served from the airport (as of June 2008):
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Asia | Kuala Lumpur |
| Batavia Air | Jakarta |
| Firefly | Subang |
| Garuda Indonesia | Jakarta, Jeddah (during hajj season) |
| Lion Air | Jakarta |
| Mandala Airlines | Batam, Jakarta, Madan |
| Merpati Nusantara Airlines | Bandung, Batam |
| Sriwijaya Air | Jakarta |
References
- ^ Airport information for WIPT at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.. Source: DAFIF.
- ^ Airport information for WIPT at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- ^ PT Angkasapura II - Minangkabau Airport Facilities
- ^ Minangkabau Airport
- ^ PT Angkasapura II
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