Kuala Namu International Airport

Kuala Namu International Airport
Kuala Namu International Airport
Bandar Udara Internasional Kuala Namu
IATA: noneICAO: none
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator PT Angkasa Pura II
Location Medan

Kuala Namu International Airport (also known as New Medan International Airport) is a new airport under construction to replace Polonia International Airport. Polonia airport is the site of several crashes, is inappropriately located in the centre of the city of Medan, has a difficult takeoff path and has a shorter runway. Construction began on 29 June 2006 [1] , shortly before the first anniversary of the crash of Mandala Airlines Flight 091. Due to difficulties of land acquisition, so completion of the airport still in question. It will have a 3,750 meter runway, 60-meter-wide runway, 33 aprons and will be equipped to accommodate wide-body aircraft, including the Airbus A380, and it will serve the city of Medan on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia.[2][3] The other problems are runway construction which has schedule to finish 18 months after the project started on January 2011, infrastructure building and power generator installment.[4] The airport will cost at least 4.4 trillion Rupiah to build, or approximately US$473 million, using the August 2007 exchange rate.[5]

Construction was previously promised in 1992 following previous crashes and safety concerns, but construction was shelved following the Asian monetary crisis. The airport is located 20 km North East of Polonia airport, 3 km from the sea, and on a site of area 6.5 x 2.1 km.[6] Phase 1 (2010) of the new airport plans for 6.4 million passengers, of which 5.1 million would be domestic, 1.2 million international, and 0.14 million international transit passengers. By Phase 2 (2025), the airport would be servicing 14 million passengers, 2.5 million international, and 0.63 million international transit passengers.

The airport will be Indonesia's second largest, after Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, with 65,000 square-meter passenger terminal[7] and will eventually have a capacity of 50 million passengers, a figure if realised today would place the airport in the top 10 busiest by passenger numbers in the world, although by the time this figure is achieved it is likely that there will be many airports carrying more passengers.

Airside facilities would be controlled by the Indonesian government, while landside facilities would be owned by a joint venture with PT Angkasa Pura II, which is expected to provide $350 million as an initial investment in return for a 30-year lease, after which ownership would revert to PT Angkasa Pura II. The airport will be linked to the city of Medan by a $215 million railway project.[citation needed]

The airport will be the first in Indonesia with a publicly accessible check-in area (current Indonesian airports restrict access to ticket holders with security at the gate). This means a much larger and more spacious check-in area than the existing airport. The airport is being designed by Wiratman & Associates, who also designed several other new airports and office buildings in Indonesia. Computer renderings showing a T-shape design are on the company's website.[8] Another rendering and master plan can be found in Angkasa Pura 2 website.[9][10] Also a visualization of the future airport video.[11]

When the airport is open, Garuda Indonesia plans to fly to European Union destinations such as Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London and Paris.[citation needed]

On the progress

At the end of May 2011, land construction for the runway was only 10 percent completed but was stopped due to local supplier difficulties to supply sand and landfill. The contractor will propose a excavation license through Deli Serdang regional development to avoid dependencies on local supplier. The runway construction might be finished after 2012, since the site was paddy field and swamp area.[12]

Airport Railway

Design and feasibility study of Airport Railway which will connect Airport and Medan has been done and the fund worth more than Rp.50 billion ($5.5 million) has available. Physical construction will be done in early 2012 and predicted to complete at end of 2012.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Adam Malik Diusulkan Jadi Nama Bandara Kuala Namu [Adam Malik proposed as the name of Kuala Namu Airport]" (in Indonesian). ANTARA. 2006-06-28. Archived from the original on 2009-07-22. http://www.webcitation.org/5iRteY4VO. 
  2. ^ http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/04/25/land-clearing-ignites-inevitable-conflict.html
  3. ^ "Kuala Namu must be ready by 2012". September 28, 2011. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/09/28/kuala-namu-must-be-ready-2012.html. 
  4. ^ http://waspada.co.id/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=190127:dprd-installs-new-airport-project-watch-at-kuala-namu&catid=30:english-news&Itemid=101
  5. ^ Gunawan, Apriadi (2006-04-15). "North Sumatra to get new airport soon". The Jakarta Post. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2006/04/15/north-sumatra-get-new-airport-soon.html. Retrieved 2009-07-27. 
  6. ^ Jannes Hutagalung (2005-11-08). "PT (Persero) Angkasa Pura II, Airport and Air Traffic Services". Indonesia Global Investment Forum, London. Archived from the original on 2009-07-29. http://www.webcitation.org/5icVisRkP. 
  7. ^ http://waspada.co.id/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=202352:ministry-urged-to-permit-land-for-kuala-namu&catid=30:english-news&Itemid=101
  8. ^ http://www.wiratman.co.id/architect.htm
  9. ^ http://www.angkasapura2.co.id/images/medanbaru.jpg
  10. ^ http://www.angkasapura2.co.id/images/peta/MES.jpg
  11. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J64mZAR5zUo
  12. ^ http://waspada.co.id/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=199689:runway-construction-at-kuala-namu-delayed&catid=30:english-news&Itemid=101
  13. ^ "'Railway' Bandara Kuala Namu bisa tuntas 2012". September 29, 2011. http://www.waspada.co.id/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=217718:railway-bandara-kuala-namu-bisa-tuntas-2012&catid=77:fokusutama&Itemid=131. 


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