Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport

Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport

Bandar Udara Internasional Sultan Iskandar Muda
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Indonesia
OperatorAngkasa Pura II
ServesBanda Aceh
LocationBlang Bintang, Aceh Besar, Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
Opened1943; 81 years ago (1943)
Time zoneWIB (UTC+07:00)
Elevation AMSL20 m / 65 ft
Coordinates05°31′24″N 95°25′13″E / 5.52333°N 95.42028°E / 5.52333; 95.42028
Websitewww.sultaniskandarmuda-airport.co.id
Maps
Sumatra region in Indonesia
Sumatra region in Indonesia
BTJ/WITT is located in Aceh
BTJ/WITT
BTJ/WITT
Location in Aceh, Northern Sumatra, Sumatra and Indonesia
BTJ/WITT is located in Northern Sumatra
BTJ/WITT
BTJ/WITT
BTJ/WITT (Northern Sumatra)
BTJ/WITT is located in Sumatra
BTJ/WITT
BTJ/WITT
BTJ/WITT (Sumatra)
BTJ/WITT is located in Indonesia
BTJ/WITT
BTJ/WITT
BTJ/WITT (Indonesia)
BTJ/WITT is located in Southeast Asia
BTJ/WITT
BTJ/WITT
BTJ/WITT (Southeast Asia)
BTJ/WITT is located in Asia
BTJ/WITT
BTJ/WITT
BTJ/WITT (Asia)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 3,000 9,843 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers1,175,897

Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (IATA: BTJ, ICAO: WITT) also called Banda Aceh Airport (Bandar Udara Banda Aceh), is an airport located 13.5 km (1.35×1013 nm; 8.4 mi) southeast of the capital of Aceh province, Banda Aceh. It is named after the twelfth sultan of Aceh, Iskandar Muda (1583–1636). This airport was formerly called Blangbintang Airport (Bandara Blangbintang), referred to its location in a district with same name. This airport is listed as the 23rd busiest airport in Indonesia.

After being hit by a devastating tsunami on 26 December 2004, the airport underwent renovation and a 3000-metre runway for wide-body jet liners was built. On 9 October 2011 the first Boeing 747-400 landed and took off successfully at the airport.[1] This airport can act as a place of refugee in case of natural disasters, such as tsunami. The airport was also used as a staging ground for international emergency aid in response to the tsunami in Aceh.

Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport got World's Best Airport for Halal Travellers in the World Halal Tourism Awards 2016.[2]

  1. ^ "Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport worthy to serve wide-body aircraft". 9 October 2011.
  2. ^ JONIANSYAH HARDJONO (December 15, 2016). "Sultan Iskandar Muda Named World Best Airport for Halal Travelers".