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Minangkabau International Airport

*Bandar Udara Internasional Minangkabau*
Minangkabau International Airport; Bandar Udara Internasional Minangkabau
	IATA: PDG; ICAO: WIEE; WMO: 96163;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government of Indonesia
Operator	Angkasa Pura II
Serves	Padang
Location	Padang Pariaman Regency, West Sumatra, Indonesia
Opened	Operational:; 22 August 2005; 19 years ago; Official:; 25 August 2005; 19 years ago;
Time zone	WIB (UTC+07:00)
Elevation AMSL	18 ft / 5 m
Coordinates	00°47′12″S 100°16′50″E / 0.78667°S 100.28056°E
Website	www.minangkabau-airport.co.id
Maps
	; Sumatra region in Indonesia
	PDG/WIEE Location of airport in West Sumatra / Indonesia PDG/WIEE PDG/WIEE (Indonesia)
Runways
Statistics (2017)
Passenger movements (annual)
Passenger movements (annual)	3.937.251
Terminal capacity (annual)	1200000
	Source: DAFIF; List of the busiest airports in Indonesia

Minangkabau International Airport (IATA: PDG, ICAO: WIEE) is an airport serving the province of West Sumatra on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. It is located at Ketaping, Padang Pariaman Regency which is about 23 km north-west of Padang city center. 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.

History

Minangkabau International Airport is located 23 km from the center of the city of Padang, occupying an area of 427 hectares as the main gateway to West Sumatra. The airport was built in 2001, replacing Tabing Airport, which had been operating for 34 years. The relocation from Tabing Airport to Minangkabau International Airport was done because the old airport could no longer meet the requirements in terms of flight safety. The new airport construction cost approximately 9.4 billion yen, in the form of a soft loan from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and the state budget of around Rp 97.6 billion (10% of it). The construction was carried out by the main contractors Shimizu and Marubeni of Japan JO and Adhi Karya from Indonesia. The airport can accommodate wide-body aircraft like Airbus A330, Boeing 747-400, or Boeing 777. Upon completion of all planned renovations, it will have better facilities for passengers and operators.

Expansion

Minangkabau International Airport is the third airport in Indonesia, after Soekarno–Hatta Airport at Cengkareng and Kualanamu International Airport in Medan to be constructed from scratch. The airport is now undergoing development for expansion. Phase I is already completed. In phase II the terminal will be developed to 49,124 square meters to accommodate 5.9 million passengers per year. The number of check-in counters will increase to a total of 32 counters with five conveyor belt baggage luggage. The runway will expand from the current measuring 2,750 x 45 square meters to 3,000 x 45 square meters in order to accommodate the operation of larger aircraft. The number of taxiways will also increase to eight, to accelerate aircraft traffic on the air side, improve the airline's on time performance, and accommodate more flight operations.^[3]

Terminal and facilities

There is one terminal building for both international flights and domestic flights. The airport has 17 check-in counters, five baggage conveyors, and nine ticket sales counters.^[4] The architecture of airport terminal adopting bagonjong (spired roof), Minangkabau vernacular architecture commonly found in rumah gadang traditional house.

The runway is compatible with Boeing 747 and Airbus A340 planes.^[5] There is an ample parking space and a range of retail stores selling various goods (especially local products).

The airport is designed to serve only 2.87 million passengers per year, but it served 4.13 million passengers in 2018. Due to overcrowding, the airport authority pledged to expand the airport capacity from current 3.84 million passengers movement to 5.7 million passengers starting from 2018.^[6]^[7] The airport authority also focuses on renovating the airport's preexisting facilities. Some facilities that have been refurbished are the toilet and the arrival gates.^[8] After finishing the first phase of development, the passenger terminal building is expanded to 36,789 square meters so it can accommodate 3.7 million passengers per year.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
AirAsia	Kuala Lumpur–International
Batik Air	Jakarta–Halim Perdanakusuma (resumes 20 December 2024)^[9]
Citilink	Jakarta–Halim Perdanakusuma, Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta
Garuda Indonesia	Jakarta–Halim Perdanakusuma,^[10]^[11] Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta
Lion Air	Batam
Pelita Air	Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta^[12]
Scoot	Singapore (begins 6 January 2025)^[13]
Super Air Jet	Batam, Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Kuala Lumpur–International,^[14] Medan, Yogyakarta–International^[15]
Susi Air	Batu Islands, Mukomuko, Sipora

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
Cardig Air	Jakarta–Halim Perdanakusuma

Statistics

Frequency of domestic flights at Minangkabau International Airport
Rank	Destinations	Frequency (weekly)	Airline(s)
1	Jakarta, Special Capital Region (All Airports)	220	Batik Air, Citilink, Garuda Indonesia, Indonesia AirAsia, Lion Air, Sriwijaya Air
2	Batam, Riau Islands	35	Citilink, Garuda Indonesia, Lion Air
3	Medan, North Sumatra	14	Lion Air
4	Palembang, South Sumatra	14	Garuda Indonesia, Wings Air
5	Gunung Sitoli, North Sumatra	9	Garuda Indonesia, Wings Air
6	Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta Special Region	7	Lion Air
7	Bandung, West Java	7	XpressAir
8	Surabaya, East Java	7	Lion Air
9	Pekanbaru, Riau	7	Wings Air
10	Bengkulu, Bengkulu	7	Wings Air
11	Jambi, Jambi	7	Wings Air
12	Batu Islands, North Sumatra	2	Susi Air
13	Sipore, West Sumatra	1	Susi Air
14	Mukomuko, Bengkulu	1	Susi Air

Frequency of international flights at Minangkabau International Airport
Rank	Destinations	Frequency (weekly)	Airline(s)
1	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	21	AirAsia
2	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	2	Lion Air, Garuda Indonesia
3	Medina, Saudi Arabia	2	Lion Air

Ground transportation

The airport can be reached by bus service, taxi, and airport train service.

Buses

Service	Destination	Fare
Shuttle airport bus
Tranex Mandiri	Lubuk Begalung, Padang	IDR 18,000
Damri	Pasar Raya, Padang	IDR 22,000

Taxi

Passengers are encouraged to use metered taxi to avoid scams. Taxis are available anytime at the taxi parking area. They are usually available from 07:00 AM to 22:30 PM.^[16]

Train

A 3.9 km railway connecting the nearby Duku Station to the newly-built Minangkabau International Airport Station was inaugurated by President Joko Widodo on 21 May 2018. From Duku Station, the railway continues to Padang Station. It is the third airport rail link in Indonesia after Kualanamu Airport Rail Link and Soekarno–Hatta Airport Rail Link.

Accidents and incidents

This airport suffered minor damage in the late September 2009 earthquake.
On 2 August 2015 a Citilink Airbus A320-200 overran the runway on landing at Minangkabau Airport. No casualty occurred.