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Samratulangi Airport
Airport Directory » Indonesia » Manado » Samratulangi AirportSam Ratulangi International Airport (IATA: MDC, ICAO: WAMM), also known as Manado International Airport, is turn up in North Sulawesi, 13 kilometre nor'-east of Manado. The airport is named after the Minahasan pedagog and independency hero Sam Ratulangi. It is denominated as 1 of the 11 briny entry ports to Indonesia by the Ministry of Tourism and Culture of Indonesia and assists as the independent gateway to the Bunaken National Marine Park.
Construction set about in 1998 on a new depot with monetary funds from the Asian Development Bank and Government of Indonesia. It cost US$ 7,6 million to evolve the depot's air side subdivision and US$ 13 million to construct its district side subdivision. In 2001, the new depot opened characteristic 21 check-in counters, five entrances, four airbridges, two baggage demand belts and an outside moving ridging gallery on top of the 3-story depot construction. Its 4,044 mtwo international rider depot may assist up to 183,000 riders each year while the 14,126 mtwo domestic rider depot assists up to 1,3 million riders/yr. During extremum 60 minutes the depot may assist up to 2,816 riders at a time. The 2650 m x 45 m landing track and 2650 m x 23 m parallel taxi strip are projected to adapt Boeing 777 and Airbus A330 broad organic structure aircrafts. The 54,300 mtwo apron is able to support to four broad organic structure aircraft and 11 medium and little organic structure aircraft. It is now the hub of Lion Air/Wings Air for the northeastern division of Indonesia and is 1 of the focal point towns of Garuda Indonesia.
Traffic
Passenger and Air cargo
| Year |
Passenger Movements |
Air-freight (short ton) |
Aircraft Movements |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 288,000 | 6,576 | 7,473 |
| 1999 | 253,000 | 7,804 | 7,564 |
| 2000 | 314,000 | 6,761 | 9,372 |
| 2001 | 367,000 | 8,000 | 9,952 |
| 2002 | 865,000 | n/a | n/a |
| 2007 | 1,087,149 | 9,541 | 13,846 |
| 2008 | 1,119,126 | 9,776 | 13,794 |
International Passengers
| Year | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of rider | 7555 | 9822 | 10732 | 9720 | 8632 | 9899 | 12679 | 10999 | 12069 | 16930 | 15839 | 17745 | 46833 | 52483 |
Facilities
Supporting installations
The rider depot is fit out with a bank, automated storyteller machines, eating house (i.e., KFC and Es Teler 77), cafeterias, bars, a VIP Lounge, duty free, newsstand operator/tobacco shop, gift shop, travel agent, auto renting, cab service/rank, First Aid service, a infant/parent appartment, 8,074 mtwo of parking zone, an moving staircase, and an lift for the disenabled. Garuda Indonesia uses Bunaken Lounge for its Executive category riders or Garuda Frequent Flyer (GFF) gold card holders.
Cargo installations
The 3,546 mtwo freight depot has an one-year capacity of 7,840 t (17,284,000 lbs), a 2,280 mtwo (24,541 sq foot) storage warehouse, a stuck storage warehouse, a transit zone, a Free Port/Foreign Trade Zone, an EU mete station, aircraft upkeep, mechanical deal, an animal quarantine, fresh meat review, stock deal, wellness functionaries, security for valuables, unsafe goods, radioactive goods, real big/heavy load, and an show/messenger heart.
Upgrading
A minor upgrade had been done prior to the World Ocean Conference and Coral Triangle Initiative Summit on May 2009. It was done in the area of the apron, international boarding lounge, CIP appartment and auto parking area. The apron now has an area of 71,992 m2 while the car parking is available for 500 auto. Waiting lounge and entrance for international going and reaching are being spread out together with an additional aerobridge installment. With this upgrade, the depot may assist up to 2 million rider each year.
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