Minangkabau International Airport

Minangkabau International Airport is the principal airport serving the province of West Sumatra on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. It is located about 23 km north-west of Padang, in Ketaping, Padang Pariaman regency. There is one terminal building for both international flights and domestic flights. The airport has 17 check-in counters, 5 baggage conveyors, and 9 ticket sales counters.

The land area of the airport is 4.27 km². It has one runway:

• R/W Heading 15/33 : 2,750 m x 45 m

There is a plan to lengthen the runway by 250 m to be compatible with Boeing 747 planes, and also to connect the airport to the city of Padang with a train service.

The terminal expansion (Phase II) is already announced and the rendering is already released in Angkasa Pura 2 website.

The airport became operational in July 2005, replacing the old Tabing airport in Padang. The airport is named after the Minangkabau ethnic group who inhabit the region.

Airlines and destinations

• AirAsia (Kuala Lumpur)
• Indonesia AirAsia (Jakarta)
• Batavia Air (Jakarta)
• Garuda Indonesia (Jakarta)
• Lion Air (Jakarta)
• Mandala Airlines (Batam, Jakarta, Medan)
• Merpati Nusantara Airlines (Bandung, Batam)
• Sriwijaya Air (Jakarta)
• Tiger Airways (Singapore)

Past airlines and routes

Past airlines with its destinations

• Adam Air (Jakarta) (Operations Ceased)
• Bouraq Indonesia Airlines (Depok)
• Jatayu Airlines
• Malaysia Airlines (Kuala Lumpur)

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