Medan Kuala Namu Airport

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Medan International Airport at Kuala Namu North Sumatra Indonesia

Want a glimpse of the new Medan International Airport?

Medan’s new airport is long overdue. The current Medan Polonia Airport is one of the busiest airport in Indonesia and yet smaller and older than many airports in Indonesia. I once visited Padang - a town much smaller than Medan and surprisingly, it has a newer and modern airport compared to Medan.

You will understand what I mean when you land in Medan where passengers still have to take the stairs up and down the plane.

Yes, we do not have the hangars that we can walk to the planes from the terminal like many airports in the world. ( ehm.. except for the latest budget terminals in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur etc that were specifically built for the budget airlines )

Medan was supposed to build the Kuala Namu Airport to replace Polonia Airport before the 1997 economic crisis and the project was delayed until recently.

Here’s a video by Air Transport Authority of Indonesia ( Departmen Perhubungan Udara Republik Indonesia ), PT. Angkasa Pura Schipol, PT. Hasfarm Dian Konsultan and PT. LAPI Ganeshatama Consulting of a 3D simulation of the new Airport building at Kuala Namu

Hopefully, the next time you visit Medan ( 2009-2010 ) , we can welcome you with our new Airport at Kuala Namu

Domestic Flights International Terminal

Medan Polonia Airport on Fire Update

You will be glad to know that Garuda Airlines and Lion Air Domestic Flights Fly from International terminal at Medan Polonia Airport.

Last week, the domestic terminal at Medan Polonia Aiport caught fire and all domestic flights passengers have to check in under tents outside the domestic terminal. It is a chaotic and confusing for all passengers not to mention the discomfort of the weather condition etc.

The photo below shows the current condition of Medan Domestic terminal.

Luckily, Garuda Airlines and Lion Air now flies from the international terminal to ease the traffic from the emergency domestic terminal and providing more convenience and comfort for passengers. I bet, these two airlines pay more for the move

The domestic terminal is now under plan for rebuilding a temporary 8000m2 building that will cost Rp40 billion equivalent to about US$4.4 million. For now, we are still waiting for our new international airport to start construction at Kuala Namu.