Kualanamu International Airport

Kualanamu International Airport

Bandar Udara Internasional Kualanamu
A Batak-based turquoise-colored paper plane, along with text "Kualanamu: Airport of Indonesia."
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerInJourney
OperatorAngkasa Pura II
ServesMedan metropolitan area
LocationDeli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia
Opened
  • Operational:
    25 July 2013; 11 years ago (2013-07-25)
  • Official:
    27 March 2014; 10 years ago (2014-03-27)
Operating base for
Time zoneWIB (UTC+07:00)
Elevation AMSL7 m / 23 ft
Coordinates03°38′32″N 98°53′7″E / 3.64222°N 98.88528°E / 3.64222; 98.88528
Websitewww.kualanamu-airport.co.id
Maps
Sumatra region in Indonesia
Sumatra region in Indonesia
KNO/WIMM is located in Medan
KNO/WIMM
KNO/WIMM
Location in Medan
KNO/WIMM is located in Sumatra
KNO/WIMM
KNO/WIMM
Location in Sumatra
KNO/WIMM is located in Indonesia
KNO/WIMM
KNO/WIMM
Location in Indonesia
KNO/WIMM is located in Southeast Asia
KNO/WIMM
KNO/WIMM
Location in Southeast Asia
KNO/WIMM is located in Asia
KNO/WIMM
KNO/WIMM
Location in Asia
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 3,750 12,303 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Passengers12,245,116 (Increase 18.8%)

Kualanamu International Airport (IATA: KNO, ICAO: WIMM) — often spelled as Kuala Namu[1] and informally abbreviated KNIA[2] — is an international airport serving Medan, Indonesia, and other parts of North Sumatra. It is located in the Deli Serdang Regency, 23 kilometres (14 mi) east of downtown Medan.[3] Kualanamu is the third-largest airport in Indonesia after Jakarta Soekarno–Hatta and Bandung Kertajati, and the fifth busiest airport in Indonesia as of 2018, as well as the first Indonesian airport to receive a four-star rating from Skytrax.

The airport was opened to the public on 25 July 2013, handling all flights and services from Polonia International Airport, an airport located at the heart of Medan which was deemed dangerous. The airport was built on the former site of an oil palm plantation of company Perkebunan Nusantara II Tanjung Morawa.[4]

The airport is expected to become the new international transit center in Sumatra and the western part of Indonesia. It is part of the Indonesian central government's "Masterplan to Accelerate and Expand Economic Development in Indonesia" (MP3EI)[5] program. The airport was also considered as a candidate for ASEAN Single Aviation Market (ASEAN-SAM), an open skies policy among member countries in the Southeast Asia region which started in 2015.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Indonesia Opens New Kuala Namu International Airport in North Sumatra | Indonesia Investments". Indonesia-Investments. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  2. ^ Kompasiana.com (25 August 2014). "Kuala Namu International Airport (KNIA) vs Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA2)". KOMPASIANA (in Indonesian). Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Kualanamu Airport To Medan – How to reach Medan from KNO | OffTheGate.com". Off The Gate.
  4. ^ "Sejarah bandara kualanamu (Medan)". Blog Tiket Turindo. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Indonesia Economic Masterplan 2011–2025". Eurocham.or.id. Archived from the original on 9 May 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2013.