Smuggling Drugs Arrested at Airport

Customs Thwarts Drug Smuggling Try
Jakarta Globe, Medan Authorities at Polonia Airport in Medan, North Sumatra, on Tuesday foiled an attempt to smuggle a kilogram of crystal methamphetamine and 4,038 ketamine pills into the country from Kuala Lumpur.
Ketamine is a drug used in human and veterinary medicine developed by Parke-Davis (today a part of Pfizer) in [...]

Kuala Namu Airport Train

Medan Kuala Namu Airport Train To Operate December 2009
The Ministry of Transportation plans to step up construction on the airport trains in Sumatra, a railway official announced.
Tundjung Inderawan, director general of railway transportation at the ministry, said officials hoped to wrap up work on a train linking North Sumatra’s capital city, Medan, with its brand [...]

5 Airlines Cancel Flights from Medan

5 Airlines cancel flights departing Medan Polonia Airport on Tuesday 20 Jan 2009 due to lack of passengers.
The flights affected were all schedule to fly international routes like Singapore, Penang and Kuala Lumpur.
The number of passengers have reduced drastically due to the new taxation law that all Indonesians must present their tax id (NPWP) when [...]

Medan Polonia Airport International Terminal

Here is a picture and video of Polonia Medan Airport International Departure Terminal
The airport tax for international flights is Rp75.000 per person. When you are queueing to check in your luggage, you may find many agents around the terminal helping people checking in their baggage. This is very common in Medan as most of the [...]

Medan Polonia Airport NEW Domestic Terminal

NEW Domestic Terminal – Medan Polonia Airport
This is the first time we have experienced Medan Polonia Airport NEW Domestic Terminal since it was burnt down. The terminal is now brighter and more spacious. However, it lacks many facilities of a new modern airport.
You can see a short video clip here of the boarding gate below. [...]

Travel Traffic to and from Medan

Medan Polonia Airport Air Travel Statistics
Less People in Medan during the Festive Season
Here are some facts and figures of the Travel Traffic to and from Medan for this festive season
Hari Raya Idul Fitri is a major festive season in Medan, Indonesia and throughout the world. This is the time of celebration for Muslims, public holiday [...]

Medan Indonesia Map at Google Maps

Has Google lost Medan?
Where is Medan?
I was searching on Medan in Google today and saw a funny image at the top which is supposed to be a map of Medan Indonesia. However, the image does not look like Medan at all.
Curious I clicked on the link and searched further, and finally things become clearer as [...]

Medan Polonia International Airport

Medan Polonia International Airport

Polonia International Airport is one of the main gates to Medan North Sumatra Indonesia . This airport serves the flights to big cities in:
* Indonesia , like Jakarta , Batam, Pekan Baru
* Kuala Lumpur , Penang and Ipoh in Malaysia
* Singapura
* Taipei in Taiwan
Because of it position is too close to city [...]

Medan Travel

Medan Travel Tips

Immigration
Visas are required except for the nationals of 48 countries namely Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Hong Kong SAR, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, [...]

Medan Flights

Here are details of Flights to and From Medan
Please only take this as a guide and consult your travel agent of the latest flight details to and from Medan.

ARUDA INDONESIA

BERANGKAT
TIBA

MEDAN – JAKARTA
GA 181
07.00 – 09.10
GA 182
07.00 – 09.05

MEDAN – JAKARTA
GA 183
08.30 – 10.40
GA 184
08.00 – 10.05

MEDAN – JAKARTA
GA 185
10.45 – 12.55
GA 186
10.30 [...]