WIBB
Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport / Roesmin Nurjadin AFB
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Name
Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport / Roesmin Nurjadin AFB
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
WIBB / PKU / WIBB
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
11:10 am (WIB)
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Municipality
Pekanbaru
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Coordinates
0° 27′ 31″ N 101° 26′ 39″ E
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Elevation
134 ft (41 m MSL)
About Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport / Roesmin Nurjadin AFB
Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (IATA: PKU, ICAO: WIBB), is an international airport serving the city of Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia. The airport is often referred to as SSK II, SSK or Sultan Syarif Qasim II International Airport (SSQ II), and was formerly known as Simpang Tiga Airport. The airport is named after Sultan Syarif Kasim II (1893–1968), the last sultan of Siak and an Indonesian National Hero. The airport serves flights to and from several cities and towns in Indonesia as well as international connections to Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Saudi Arabia.
The airport area and runway is also shared with Roesmin Nurjadin Air Force Base, a Type A airbase of the TNI-AU (Indonesian Air Force). The airbase is named after the former Chief of the Indonesian Air Force, Cmdr. Roesmin Nurjadin. Starting in early December 2014, it served as the homebase of 16 F-16 squadron, the additional squadron which is Skadron Udara 16, comprising a fleet of F-16 Blok 52RI and existing Skadron Udara 12 Black Panthers, comprising a fleet of Hawk Mk.109s and Mk.209s.