Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport

Not to be confused with Sultan Mahmud Airport.

Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport Bandar Udara Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II
IATA: PLM ICAO: WIPP WMO: 96221
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government of Indonesia
Operator	PT Angkasa Pura II
Serves	Palembang
Location	Talang Betutu, South Sumatra. Indonesia
Focus city for	Garuda Indonesia Lion Air NAM Air
Time zone	WIB (UTC+07:00)
Elevation  AMSL	121 ft / 37 m
Coordinates	02°54′01″S104°42′00″E / 2.90028°S 104.70000°E / -2.90028; 104.70000
Website	smbadaruddin2-airport.co.id
Maps
Sumatra region in Indonesia
PLM Location in Palembang Show map of Palembang PLM Location in Sumatra Show map of Sumatra PLM Location in Indonesia Show map of Indonesia
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 11/29 9,843 3,000 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers 5,126,298

Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport (Indonesian : Bandar Udara Sultan Mahmud Badarudin II) ( IATA : PLM, ICAO : WIPP) is an airport serving the city of Palembang, South Sumatra 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.

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. ^[3] 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. ^[4] 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. ^[5]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Batik Air	Jakarta–Halim Perdanakusuma
Citilink	Batam, Jakarta–Halim Perdanakusuma, Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta Seasonal: Jeddah [6]
Garuda Indonesia	Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta Seasonal: Jeddah
Lion Air	Batam, Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Pangkal Pinang, Surabaya Seasonal: Jeddah
Pelita Air	Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta
Saudia	Seasonal: Medina
Sriwijaya Air	Pangkal Pinang
Super Air Jet	Bandung–Kertajati, Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Medan, Yogyakarta–International [7]

Batik Air at Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin Airport

Accidents and incidents

• October 6, 1937 - The KLM Douglas DC-3, named "Specht" with registration PH-ALS from Palembang to Singapore, crashed immediately after takeoff at Palembang Airport, Netherlands East Indies. Three crew members and one passenger died. The co-pilot and seven passengers survived. A connecting rod in the no.1 engine had failed, causing a fuel-fed fire. The pilot cut the fuel flow to the engine, but the aircraft was unable to gain height on one engine, leading to its crash. ^[1]
• On September 24, 1975, Garuda Indonesia Flight 150 crashed on approach to Talang Betutu Airport. The accident, which was attributed to poor weather and fog, killed 25 of the 61 passengers and one person on the ground. ^[8]

Ground transportation

Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport station of the Palembang Light Rail Transit

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. ^[9] Only some of the stations were opened in time for the games. The remaining stations opened on 18 October 2017. ^[10] 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. ^[11]

• Indralaya-Palembang-Sultan Mahmud Badarudin II Airport toll road, which is now under construction will facilitate access the airport. ^[12]
  • Section 1: Palembang-Pamulutan, 7.75 kilometers length, is opened on October 12, 2017
  • Section 2: Pamulutan-KTM S. Rambutan, 4.90 kilometers length, is predicted opened in March 2018
  • Section 3: KTM S. Rambutan-Indralaya, 9.28 kilometers length, land acquisition progress 98 percent and constructions progress 83 percent, is predicted opened in December 2017 ^[13]

References

1. "ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-3-194B PH-ALS Palembang-Talang Betutu Airport (PLM)".
2. Jane's All the World's Aircraft. Sampson Low 1938.
3. "Palembang airport to be revamped for 2018 Asian Games". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on August 23, 2017. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
4. "Perluas Bandara Palembang, AP II siapkan Rp 130 miliar". March 4, 2016. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
5. "Bandara Internasional SMB II Palembang Diperluas hingga Bisa Menampung 19 Pesawat". Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
6. Liu, Jim. "Citilink intends to resume Jeddah service from mid-Sep 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
7. "Super Air Jet Buka 2 Rute Baru Palembang - Kualanamu dan Palembang - Yogyakarta". Bisnis. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
8. "Accident description at the ASN". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on December 26, 2011.
9. "Pembangunan LRT Palembang Lebih Cepat, Alex Noerdin Minta Maaf ke Ahok". August 18, 2016. Archived from the original on October 13, 2016.
10. "13 Stasiun LRT Resmi Beroperasi Layani Penumpang". October 19, 2018.
11. Luciana, Anisa (August 1, 2018). "Kemenhub: Subsidi Tarif Tiket LRT Palembang hingga 2019". Tempo (in Indonesian). Retrieved August 14, 2018.
12. "President inspects Palembang-Indralaya toll road construction works". Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
13. "Diresmikan, Tol Palembang-Simpang Indralaya Gratis Hingga Akhir Tahun". November 24, 2017.

External links

• Official Website
• PT Angkasa Pura II Website