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Hasanudin Airport
Airport Directory » Indonesia » Ujung Pandang » Hasanudin AirportSultan Hasanuddin International Airport (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Internasional Sultan Hasanuddin) is an airport in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia (IATA: UPG, ICAO: WAAA). It is turn up 17 kilometre from Makassar town and functioned by PT. Angkasa Pura I. The new depot was opened on 20 August 2008. This airport is the independent gateway for voyages to the eastern division of Indonesia.
The old depot is used by the TNI-AU (Indonesian Air Force) which houses Skadron Udara 11 (Air Squadron 11). The Squadron is fit out with Su-27SK, Su-30MK/Su-30MK2, A-4E/A-4H, TA-4H/TA-4J. Except for the TA-4J/T-4H all Skyhawks are retired and are now being replaced with new Su-27SKMs & Su-30MK2s Flankers.
Location
Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport is turn up on the edge of Makassar town and Maros a suburban area in South Sulawesi, about 15 min. (17 kilometre) from Makassar town via Toll style or 25 min. (23 kilometre) via regular route.
History
Hasanuddin Airport was built in 1935 by the Government Indies Netherlands with the name Kadieng Flying Field and turn up about 22 kilometres to the northward of the town with the building field winging grass. Airfield landing track with grass-sized 1600 mx 45 m (Runway 08-26) kick off on September 27, 1937, marked with the commercial voyage relating Singapore - With the type of Douglas Aircraft D2/F6 corporation KNILM (Koningklijke Netherland Luchtvaan Indische Maatschappij). In the yr 1942 by the authority of Japan (viz. the prisoners of conflict held in the nearby POW Camp and not in fact the Government of Japan butrather that of slave labor), is the ground raised with the building of concrete measure out 1,600 mx 45 m of currently the Flying Field is renamed to Field Mandai wing. In 1945 the authority spouses Dutch to construct with the new landing track building onderlaag (Runway 13-31) measure out 1,745 m x 45 m, the 4000 drum up of the x Romusha.
In the yr 1950 subjected to the Government of Indonesia, which is bring off by Dept of Public Works Section Flying Field and the next 1955 Best reassigned to the Civil Aviation, currently the Directorate General Air Transportation, which then continue the landing track 2,345 mx 45m at the same clip modify the airport into the Air Mandai. 1980, continued a 13-31 landing track 2500 mx 45 m and the This yr the Port of Air Mandai modified to Air Port Hasanuddin, and in 1981 show as Airports Embarkation / disembarkment Hajj in 1985 and the Port of Hasanuddin Air modified its name to Hasanuddin Airport.
Based on Government Regulation No. 1 / 1987 of nine January 1987 come after on three March 1987 Hasanuddin Airport direction was gave from the Directorate General of Air Transport to Perum Angkasa Pura I, which was then on January 1, 1993 modified the position to PT (Persero) Angkasa Pura I. On 30 October 1994, Hasanuddin Airport, show as International Airport in accord with the determination the Minister of Transportation KM figure 61/1994 dated seven January 1995 and kick off by the Governor Level I Regional Head of South Sulawesi Province. On 28 March 1995 marked the voyage by Malaysian Prime Airlines System (MAS) direct from Kuala Lumpur to Hasanuddin Airport Makassar, then come after with a Silk Air voyage that linked Singapore Changi Airport with Hasanuddin, this does not average that on 28 March 1995 Hasanuddin Airport, the 1st clip assist international voyages, but since 1990 Hasanuddin Airport is used as embarkment / disembarkment direct from the pilgrim's journey to Jeddah vv.
In addition to this distant Hasanuddin airport before the voyage to assist International traffic in command area Eastern Indonesia Makassar UCA (Upper Area Control), which include area air through the western division of the Kalimantan boundary line to the country Papua New Guinea to the east, and from the boundary line district Air of Australia to the southward to the edge district and the Philippine Air Oakland (United States) to the northward
Hasanuddin Airport is also the entrance of the Eastern Indonesia Area and particularly in South Sulawesi Province, where this airport has been supplying distinctive way as Airport Transit directed and take part in back up to evolve touristry, militarization rider flowing and take part in craft and industry. On 20 August 2008 the new depot was operational. The depot is five clips bigger than the old 1 and is able to adapt anybody type of aircraft from little aircraft to Boeing 747s. From then on the airport modified its name to Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport.
Terminals
For a while this airport merely had one depot used for both for international and domestic voyages. But in the next duo of yr measure two of the airport development will set about. During this development a new depot and a new landing track shall be added.
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