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Sam Ratulangi International Airport (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Internasional Sam Ratulangi) (IATA: MDC, ICAO: WAMM), is located in North Sulawesi, 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) northeast of Manado. The airport is named after the Minahasan educator and independence hero Sam Ratulangi (1890–1949). It is designated as one of the 11 main entry ports to Indonesia by the Ministry of Tourism and Culture of Indonesia and serves as the main gateway to the Bunaken National Marine Park. It is currently the operating base of Lion Air/Wings Air for the northeastern part of Indonesia and is one of the focus cities of Garuda Indonesia and Citilink. It is served by international airlines.

Sam Ratulangi International Airport Bandar Udara Internasional Sam Ratulangi
IATA: MDC ICAO: WAMM WMO: 97014
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government of Indonesia
Operator	PT Angkasa Pura I
Serves	Manado
Location	Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
Focus city for	Citilink Garuda Indonesia Lion Air Wings Air
Elevation AMSL	81 m / 266 ft
Coordinates	1°32′57″N 124°55′35″E
Website	www.samratulangi-airport.com
Maps
Sulawesi region in Indonesia
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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 18/36 2,650 8,934 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers 2.819.640 ( 10.0%) Aircraft movements 12.250 ( 7.1%)
Sources: List of the busiest airports in Indonesia

History

Sam Ratulangi Airport was originally built by the Japanese in 1942 with a runway length of 700 meters and width of 23 meters and it was named Mapanget Airfield. When the Permesta (People's Movement) rebellion occurred, central government troops renamed this airport as Tugiman Airfield to commemorate Sergeant Major Tugiman, a soldier who died while fighting on Mapanget.

The airport was renamed to Mapanget Airfield because its existence at that time in Wanua Mapanget, Onderdistik Tatelu. Over time, there was a change in the mention of this airport into A. A. Maramis Airfield, as it was used as the name of the highway from the airport to Manado.

Finally, the airfield was renamed after Minahasan educator and revolutionary Sam Ratulangi.

In 1994 the airport was classified as class 1B and the runway was extended to 2,650 meters long and 45 meters wide. With the expansion of this runway, the airport could accommodate larger aircraft types, like Airbus A300, Airbus A320 and DC-10.

As the government's efforts to develop the airport in 1990, Sam Ratulangi Airport is managed by PT. Angkasa Pura I (Persero) as a State-Owned Enterprise (SOE). With the aim to build the economy, providing low in expediting air transportation facilities. In an effort to anticipate the needs of air transport, so that made the development of Sam Ratulangi Airport Manado to build the airport facility development projects undertaken by airport facilities and Flight Safety (FBUKP) and operated since end of 2000. The handover was taken operationally from DGCA to PT. Angkasa Pura I (Persero) on 18 December 2003.

Facilities

Cargo facilities

The 3,546 m² cargo terminal has an annual capacity of 7,840 tonnes (17,284,000 lbs), a 2,280 m² (24,541 sq ft) warehouse, a bonded warehouse, a transit zone, a Free Port/Foreign Trade Zone, an EU border post, aircraft maintenance, mechanical handling, an animal quarantine, fresh meat inspection, livestock handling, health officials, security for valuables, dangerous goods, radioactive goods, very large/heavy cargo, and an express/courier center.

Upgrades

Construction began in 1998, in 2001, the new terminal opened featuring 21 check-in counters, 5 gates, 4 airbridges, 2 baggage claim belts and an outdoor waving gallery on top of the 3-story terminal building. Its 4,044 m² international passenger terminal may serve up to 183,000 passengers annually while the 14,126 m² domestic passenger terminal serves up to 1,3 million passengers/year. During peak hours the terminal may serve up to 2,816 passengers simultaneously. The 54,300 m² apron can hold up to 4 wide body aircraft and 11 medium and small body aircraft.

A minor upgrade had been done prior to the World Ocean Conference and Coral Triangle Initiative Summit in May 2009. It was done in the area of the apron, international boarding lounge, CIP room and car parking lot. The apron currently has an area of 71,992 m² while the parking lot is available for 500 cars. Waiting lounge and gate for international departure and arrival are being expanded together with an additional aerobridge installation. With this upgrade, the terminal may serve up to 2 million passengers annually.^{[citation needed]}

The terminal will be upgraded from present 26 thousands square to 56 thousands square metres. The expansion of the terminal is expected to be completed by 2020, projected to increase the capacity of the airport to 5.7 million passenger every year.[1][2] As of early 2021, the upgrade has not been finished yet.[2]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Airfast Indonesia	Ambon, Timika
Batik Air	Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta
Citilink	Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Makassar, Surabaya Charter: Nanjing[3]
Garuda Indonesia	Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta
Lion Air	Denpasar, Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Makassar, Sorong, Surabaya Charter: Changsha, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Nanjing,[4] Shanghai-Pudong, Tianjin[5]
Scoot	Singapore[6]
Wings Air	Ambon, Galela, Gorontalo, Kao, Luwuk, Melonguane, Miangas, Palu, Tahuna, Ternate

Ground transportation

Taxi

Plenty of metered-taxis standby at the airport until the last flight of the day arrives.

Bus

Perum DAMRI operates buses from the airport to the city.

Statistics

Year	Domestic			International
	Passenger movements	Air-freight (tons)	Aircraft movements	Passenger movements	Air-freight (tons)	Aircraft movements
2005	1,037,961	7,923,948	15,288	39,678	331,394	545
2006	1,065,691	9,150,055	14,112	44,043	403,650	599
2007	1,070,471	9,529,574	13,126	46,833	326,921	652
2008	1,110,634	9,776,389	13,393	52,483	245,688	678
2009	1,233,513	9,905,420	14,002	75,985	459,530	841
2010	1,344,661	9,109,521	18,933	83,199	566,621	911
2011	1,455,771	10,299,743	22,1003	764,981	773,747	1002
2012	1,544,763	11,321,877	27,1011	883,1002	788,983	1012
2013	1,877,556	11,455,988	30,1223	877,1332	821,1115	1126
2014	1,992,655	12,522,1227	35,1543	938,1478	859,1654	1433
2015	2,008,794	13,602,1559	42,1776	1292,1449	943,1775	1668
2016	2,441,887	16,771,1668	53,1996	2111,1778	988,2033	1799
2017	2,661,994	18,727,1782	62,2122	2199,1881	1122,1922	1883

Source : North Sulawesi Government Office of Transportation, Communication, and Information Systems (in Indonesian)

Accidents and incidents

• 16 February 1967 – Garuda Indonesia Flight 708, UPG-MDC, Lockheed L-188C Electra (PK-GLB), 22 of 84 passengers were killed (no fatalities among the eight crew members). Flight 708 departed Jakarta at 00:30 GMT on 15 February for a flight to Manado via Surabaya and Makassar. On the second leg of the flight, bad weather in Makassar forced the crew to return to Surabaya. The flight continued the next day to Makassar and on to Manado. The cloud base in Manado was 900 feet with two kilometer visibility. An approach to runway 18 was made, but after passing a hill 200 feet above runway elevation and 2720 feet short of the threshold, the pilot realised he was too high and left of the centreline. The nose was lowered and the aircraft banked right to intercept the glide path. The speed decreased below the 125 knots target threshold speed and the aircraft – still banked to the right – landed heavily 156 feet short of the runway threshold. The undercarriage collapsed and the aircraft skidded and caught fire.[7]
• 1974 – Douglas C-47A PK-ZDF of was written off in an accident. Date is variously reported as 4 April 6 April or 4 June.[8]
• 7 January 1976 – Mandala Airlines, Vickers 806 Viscount (PK-RVK), no fatalities. Landing in slight intermittent rain, the aircraft touched down 520 meters down the runway. The aircraft overran the runway, crossed a ditch and three drains before coming to rest 180 meters past the end of the runway.[9]
• 10 December 1982 – Bouraq Indonesia Airlines, Hawker Siddeley HS-748 (PK-IHI), no fatalities. The nose landing gear collapsed on landing, causing the aircraft to veer off the runway.[10]
• 3 October 1986 – East Indonesia Air Taxi, MAL-MDC, Shorts SC.7 Skyvan (PK-ESC), all 10 passengers and 3 crew members were killed. Struck a mountain.[11]
• 9 May 1991 – Merpati Nusantara Airlines 7533, TTE-MDC, Fokker F-27 Friendship (PK-MFD), all eight passengers and five crew members were killed when the aircraft crashed into a mountain.[12]
• On 1 January 2007, Adam Air Flight 574 was nearing Sulawesi, coming to Manado Airport from Juanda International Airport. The pilots of the Boeing 737-400 flew off course when their navigation system failed, eventually entering a storm near the island where they became spatially disoriented. The flight spiraled downwards rapidly and broke up, leading to the death of all 102 people on board.

References

External links

• Sam Ratulangi International Airport official website
• NACO Airport Consultants: Preparation of master plans and implementation of the first development stages at Sam Ratulangi International airport (1994–2003)

На других языках

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[de] Flughafen Sam Ratulangi (Manado)

Der internationale Flughafen Sam Ratulangi (indonesisch Bandara Internasional Sam Ratulangi, IATA: MDC, ICAO: WAMM) ist der Flughafen von Manado, der Hauptstadt der Provinz Sulawesi Utara. Er befindet sich rund dreizehn km nordöstlich des Stadtzentrums von Manado und ist nach dem Politiker Sam Ratulangi aus dem örtlichen Volk der Minahasa benannt. Der Flughafen ist das Einfallstor für Touristen in das weltweit bekannte Taucherparadies Bunaken, weswegen er über internationale Strecken verfügt.

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- [en] Sam Ratulangi International Airport

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[fr] Aéroport international Sam-Ratulangi

L'aéroport international Sam Ratulangi (ou Aéroport international de Manado) (code IATA : MDC • code OACI : WAMM) est l'aéroport de la ville de Manado, la capitale provinciale de Sulawesi du Nord. Il est situé à 13 kilomètres au nord-est de la ville. L'aéroport a pris le nom du héros de l'indépendance Sam Ratulangi.

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