Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport

Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport

Bandar Udara Internasional Sultan Syarif Kasim II
Summary
Airport typePublic / military
OwnerInJourney
OperatorAngkasa Pura II
ServesPekanbaru
LocationPekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia
Opened1940; 85 years ago (1940)
Operating base forSusi Air
Time zoneWIB (UTC+07:00)
Elevation AMSL104 ft / 31 m
Coordinates0°27′39″N 101°26′40″E / 0.46083°N 101.44444°E / 0.46083; 101.44444
Websitewww.sultansyarifkasim2-airport.co.id
Maps
Sumatra region in Indonesia
Sumatra region in Indonesia
PKU/WIBB is located in Riau
PKU/WIBB
PKU/WIBB
Location of airport in Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia
PKU/WIBB is located in Sumatra
PKU/WIBB
PKU/WIBB
PKU/WIBB (Sumatra)
PKU/WIBB is located in Indonesia
PKU/WIBB
PKU/WIBB
PKU/WIBB (Indonesia)
PKU/WIBB is located in Southeast Asia
PKU/WIBB
PKU/WIBB
PKU/WIBB (Southeast Asia)
PKU/WIBB is located in Asia
PKU/WIBB
PKU/WIBB
PKU/WIBB (Asia)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 8,530 2,600x45m Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers4,135,762
Roesmin Nurjadin Air Force Base
Pangkalan Udara (Lanud) Roesmind Nurjadin
Part of the 1st Air Operations Command
Pekanbaru, Riau
Type Type A Air Force base
Site information
Owner Indonesian Air Force
Garrison information
Current
commander
Air Marshal Feri Yunaldi
Occupants


Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (IATA: PKU, ICAO: WIBB), is an international airport serving the city of Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia. The airport is often referred to as SSK II, SSK or Sultan Syarif Qasim II International Airport (SSQ II), and was formerly known as Simpang Tiga Airport. The airport is named after Sultan Syarif Kasim II (1893–1968), the last sultan of Siak and an Indonesian National Hero. The airport serves flights to and from several cities and towns in Indonesia as well as international connections to Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.

The airport area and runway are shared with Roesmin Nurjadin Air Force Base, a Type A airbase of the TNI-AU (Indonesian Air Force). The airbase is named after the former Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Air Force, ACM Roesmin Nurjadin. it served as the homebase of the 16th Air Squadron, which operates the F-16 Fighting Falcon,[1] and the 12th Air Squadron which operates the BAe Hawk Mk. 209 and Mk. 109.

  1. ^ Harismanto (4 December 2014). "Lanud Roesmin Nurjadin Pekanbaru Kini Miliki Skuadron F16".

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