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There is a single asphalt runway which is 2,900 meters long
and 45 meters wide. There is no run-off and the airfield is
surrounded by residential areas. It is often said that its
location in a residential district, the wealthy Polonia area,
is due to a superstition that the loud noises from aircraft
would drive away malevolent spirits. This explains why the
airport is located within the city, rather than outside it
as with most airports.
The airport consists of an international
and domestic terminal. The airport suffers from several problems,
including a short 2,900 meters runway with only 2,625 meters
usable length, as well as proximity of Gunung Sibayak, location
of the 1979 crash, as well as the airport's location in the
middle of the city, surrounded by houses. The airport also
suffers from overcrowding with 4.5 million annual passengers
in an airport designed for only 900,000.
These problems should be resolved by the
construction of Kuala Namu International
Airport, scheduled to open in 2009. According to a spokesman
for the North Sumatra Planning Agency, "We hope the central
government's promise to build Kuala
Namu International Airport this September will be realized
because the plan to move Polonia airport has been around for
almost 10 years. The airport is no longer suitable (as an
international airport)". Construction is due to begin in September
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Fact Polonia International Airport :
IATA Code :
(International Air Transport Association)
ICAO Code :
(International Civil Aviation Organization)
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Operator :
Elevation AMSL (Above Mean Sea Level) :
Coordinates :
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MES
WIMM
Military / Public
PT. Angkasa Pura II
114 ft (35 m)
3º33'29"N, 98º40'18"E
9,514 ft (2,900 m)
Asphalt
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