Sam Ratulangi Airport

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Sam Ratulangi International Airport (Bandara Udara Sam Ratulangi)
IATA: MDC - ICAO: WAMM
Summary
Airport type		public
Operator		PT Angkasa Pura I
Serves		Manado
Elevation AMSL		264 ft (81 m)
Coordinates		1°32′57″N, 124°55′35″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
18/36	8694	2650	Paved

Sam Ratulangi International Airport (IATA: MDC, ICAO: WAMM), also known as Manado Airport, is located in North Sulawesi, 17 km south of Manado. It is appointed by the Ministry of Tourism and Culture of Republic of Indonesia to be one of the 11 main entry ports to Indonesia.

With a new terminal opened in 2001, the airport serves as the main gateway to the national park of Bunaken. The new terminal has 15 check-in counters, 5 gates, 3 airbridges, 3 baggage claim belts, 300 short term parking spaces. The airport is designed to serve up to 2,000,000 passengers annually. It is currently the hub of Lion Air/Wings Air in north-eastern Indonesia and one the focus cities of Garuda Indonesia.

The airport is named after Minahasan educator and independence hero Sam Ratulangi.

Contents 1 Traffic 1.1 Passenger and Air freight 1.2 International Passengers 2 Facilities 2.1 Supporting facilities 2.2 Cargo facilities 3 Airlines and Destinations 3.1 Domestic 3.2 International 4 Ground transportation 4.1 Taxi 5 Accidents and Incidents 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Traffic

[edit] Passenger and Air freight

Year	Passenger Movements	Air-freight (tons)	Aircraft Movements
1998	288,000	6,576	7,473
1999	253,000	7,804	7,564
2000	314,000	6,761	9,372
2001	367,000	8,000	9,952
2002	865,000	n/a	n/a

[edit] International Passengers

Year	International Passenger
1995	7,555
1996	9,822
1997	10,732
1998	9,720
1999	8,632
2000	9,989
2001	12,679
2002	10,999
2003	12,069
2004	16,930
2005	15,839

[edit] Facilities

[edit] Supporting facilities

Bank, ATMs, Restaurants, Cafeterias, Bars, VIP Lounge, Duty Free Shop, Newsagent/Tobacconist, Gift Shop, Travel Agent, Car Rental, Taxi Service/Rank, First Aid, Baby/Parent Room, 1 escalator and 1 elevator for Disabled persons

[edit] Cargo facilities

Annual capacity 7,840tonnes (17,284,000lbs), Warehouse 2,280m² (24,541sq ft), Bonded Warehouse, Transit Zone, Domestic Cargo Only, Free Port/Foreign Trade Zone, EU Border Post, Aircraft Maintenance, Mechanical Handling, Animal Quarantine, Fresh Meat Inspection, Livestock Handling, Health Officials, Security for Valuables, Dangerous Goods, Radioactive Goods, Very Large/Heavy Cargo, Express/Courier Centre

[edit] Airlines and Destinations

[edit] Domestic

• Adam Air - Surabaya, Jakarta
• Batavia Air - Jakarta, Balikpapan
• Garuda Indonesia - Balikpapan, Makassar, Denpasar (suspended), Jakarta
• Lion Air - Jakarta, Surabaya, Makassar
  • Wings Air - Makassar, Ternate, Naha, Sorong
• Merpati Nusantara Airlines - Surabaya, Makassar, Sorong, Ternate, Naha, Jayapura
• Sriwijaya Air - Gorontalo
• Bouraq Indonesia Airlines - Jakarta (suspended), Surabaya (suspended)
• Mandala Airlines - Jakarta (suspended), Surabaya (suspended)

[edit] International

• Sriwijaya Air - Davao
• Singapore Airlines
  • SilkAir - Singapore
• Air Philippines - Davao (suspended)
• Malaysia Airlines - Kota Kinabalu (suspended)
• Garuda Indonesia - Taipei (suspended)
• Merpati Nusantara Airlines - Davao (suspended)
• Bouraq Indonesia Airlines - Davao (suspended)

[edit] Ground transportation

[edit] Taxi

Plenty of taxis standby at the airport until the last flight of the day arrived. A taxi from the airport to central Manado takes about 20 minutes and costs Rp. 70,000 (around US$8, bargaining may be necessary).

[edit] Accidents and Incidents

• Feb 16, 1967 - Garuda Indonesia 708, UPG-MDC, Lockheed L-188 (PK-GLB), 22 out of 92 crew and passengers were killed. Flight 708 departed Jakarta at 00:30 GMT (February 15) for a flight to Menado via Surabaya and Makassar. On the second leg of the flight bad weather at Makassar forced the crew to return to Surabaya. The flight continued the next day to Makassar and on to Menado. Weather at Menado was cloud base at 900 feet and 2km 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.
• Jan 7, 1976 - Mandala Airlines, Vickers Viscount (PK-RVK), Fatalities none. Landing in intermittent slight rain, the aircraft touched down 520m down the runway. The aircraft overran, crossed a ditch and 3 drains before coming to rest 180m past the end of the runway.
• Dec 10, 1982 - Bouraq Indonesia Airlines, HS-748 (PK-IHI), Fatalities none. The nose landing gear collapsed on landing, causing the aircraft to veer off the runway.
• Oct 3, 1986 - East Indonesia Air Taxi, MAL-MDC, Shorts Skyvan (PK-ESC), 13 out of 13 crew and passengers were killed. Struck a mountain.
• May 9, 1991 - Merpati Nusantara Airlines 7533, TTE-MDC, Fokker F27(PK-MFD), 13 out of 13 crew and passengers were killed. Merpati flight 7533 (Ambon-Ternate-Manado) departed Ternate at 01:53 for a 50-minute flight to Manado. On approach to Manado, the aircraft crashed into a cloud-shrouded mountain in bad visibility and heavy rainfall.
• Jan 1, 2007 - Adam Air 574, SUB-MDC, Boeing 737-400 (PK-KKW), 102 out of 102 crew and passengers were still missing. The Adamair flight went missing during a domestic flight to Manado. Last contact was at 14:07 when the flight was enroute at FL350. Initial reports indicate that the flight changed course twice as a result of severe (130 km/h) crosswind. The airplane crashed into the sea. On January 11 part of a jetliner's tail, food trays and other debris was pulled from the sea. On January 25 a U.S. navy ship detected signals coming from the flight recorder, at a depth of over 1000 m.

[edit] References

• Ministry of Tourism and Culture Republic of Indonesia - Visitor Arrivals to Indonesia 2000-2005
• A-Z World Airports Online - Manado - Sam Ratulangi Airport (MDC/WAMM)
• Sam Ratulangi - Airport Fact Sheet
• Aviation Safety Network > ASN Aviation Safety Database > Airports

[edit] External links

• Sam Ratulangi International Airport