OktaRama2010 (2016), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
WIMM
Kualanamu International Airport
VFR
-
Name
Kualanamu International Airport
-
ICAO / IATA / GPS
WIMM / KNO / WIMM
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
-
Timezone
7:05 pm (WIB)
-
Municipality
Bandara Kuala Namu
-
Coordinates
3° 38′ 30″ N 98° 53′ 7″ E
-
Elevation
23 ft (7 m MSL)
About Kualanamu International Airport
Kualanamu International Airport (IATA: KNO, ICAO: WIMM) — often spelled as Kuala Namu and informally abbreviated KNIA — is an international airport serving Medan, Indonesia, and other parts of North Sumatra. It is located in Deli Serdang Regency, 23 kilometres (14 mi) east of downtown Medan. 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 centre 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.
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) program.
© Wikipedia | CC-by-SA-3.0 | Read more …