Polonia International Airport (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Internasional Polonia) (IATA: MES, ICAO: WIMM) (Popularly Polonia Airport, as in Indonesia, Bandara Polonia) is located in the city of Medan, Indonesia, about 5 km from the Central Business District. It is the first international airport in Medan. It serves flights to several Indonesian and Malaysian cities, along with a flight to Singapore. Flights to Indian cities are also planned. In terms of passenger numbers, Polonia is the fourth largest airport in Indonesia after Soekarno-Hatta, Juanda, and Ngurah Rai.^[3] An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... For other uses, see Medan (disambiguation). ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The term asphalt is often used as an abbreviation for asphalt concrete. ... DAFIF or the Digital Aeronautical Flight Information File is a complete and comprehensive database of up-to-date aeronautical data, including information on airports, airways, airspaces, navigation data and other facts relevant to flying in the entire world, managed by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... For other uses, see Medan (disambiguation). ... “km” redirects here. ... , Inside Soekarno-Hatta International Airport Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (Indonesian: ) (IATA: CGK, ICAO: WIII) is the main airport serving the greater Jakarta area on the island of Java, Indonesia. ... On the apron of Juanda International Airport, Saudi Airlines Boeing 747 refueling and reloading particularly to serve Indonesian Hajj pilgrims to Mecca. ... Ngurah Rai Airport (IATA: DPS, ICAO: WADD), also known as Bali International Airport, is located in southern Bali, 15 km south of Denpasar. ...

Runway and Facilities

There is a single asphalt runway (05/23) which is 2900 m long and 45 m wide, but has only 2,625 m of usable length. There is no run-off space beyond the runway thresholds, and the airfield is surrounded^[4] by residential areas, a fact which led to deaths of residents in the crash of Mandala Airlines Flight 091 in September 2005. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Location of Medan in Indonesia. ...

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 drive away malevolent spirits. This explains why the airport is located within the city, rather than outside it as with most airports.

Until recently, the airport consisted of an international and domestic terminal. A fire in the international arrivals area in 2006 caused damage to the airport, reducing the baggage reclaim area to a small section inside the terminal. On 2 December 2007, the domestic terminal was damaged by another fire.^[5] There were no injuries, and the separate international terminal was not affected. is the 336th day of the year (337th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

The inappropriate location of the airport in the middle of the city has been implicated in four crashes:

• the 1979 crash of a Garuda Fokker F28-1000 plane that killed 64 people
• the 1987 crash of a Garuda McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 killing 32 people, after hitting one of the city's electricity pylon on approach
• the 1997 crash of Garuda Flight 152, an Airbus A300B4-200 killing 234 people (where the plane crashed into mountains near the city following misdirection from ATC and failure of ground proximity equipment)
• the 2005 crash of Mandala Airlines Flight 091, a Boeing 737-200 killing 149 people

The airport suffers from several problems, apart from being prone to major fires in its terminals, including having a 2,900 m runway with only 2,625 m of usable length, as well as suffering from the proximity of Gunung Sibayak, location of the 1979 crash, as well as having the airport's location be the middle of the city, with the facility surrounded by houses. The airport also suffers from overcrowding, serving 4.5 million passengers annually in facilities designed to handle only 900,000 passengers. The Fokker F28 Fellowship is a short range jet airliner designed and built by Dutch aircraft manufacturer, Fokker. ... The McDonnell Douglas DC-9 (initially known as the Douglas DC-9) is a twin-engine, single-aisle jet airliner. ... A300 redirects here. ... Location of Medan in Indonesia. ... The Boeing 737 is a short to medium range, single aisle, narrow body jet airliner. ...

These problems should be resolved by the construction of Kuala Namu International Airport, scheduled to open in 2009, a replacement airport, whose construction had been promised 10 years ago, after the 1997 crash. Construction began 29 June 2006. Kuala Namu International Airport is a new airport under construction to replace Polonia International Airport, site of several crashes, and inappropriately located in the centre of the city of Medan, and with a difficult takeoff path, and short runway. ... is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Airlines and destinations

Passengers on tarmac at Polonia Airport

The following airlines operate from Polonia International Airport (as of June 2008) : ^[6] June 2008 is the sixth month of the current leap year. ...

Passenger Terminals

Polonia International Airport International destinations chart as of March 2008

Notes :
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Past airlines and routes

Airlines still in operations with its terminated routes

• AirAsia (Johor Bahru)

For the Taiwanese aircraft service company, see Air Asia (Taiwan). ...

Past airlines with its destinations

• Adam Air (Banda Aceh, Jakarta-Cengkareng, Penang) (Operations Ceased)
• China Airlines (Penang, Taipei)
• Ked-Air (Alor Star) (Operations Ceased)

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Prospective Airlines and Routes

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See also

• List of airports in Indonesia
• Kuala Namu International Airport

This is a list of airports in Indonesia: // Location Java & Bali BDO - Husein Sastranegara, Bandung, WIIB CGK - Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta, WIII DPS - Ngurah Rai Airport, Denpasar, Bali, WRRR HLP - Halim Perdanakusuma, Jakarta, WIIH JOG - Adisucipto International Airport, Yogyakarta, WARJ SOC - Adisumarmo Intl. ... Kuala Namu International Airport is a new airport under construction to replace Polonia International Airport, site of several crashes, and inappropriately located in the centre of the city of Medan, and with a difficult takeoff path, and short runway. ...

References

Satellite Imagery of Polonia Interrnational Airport

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External links

• Hybrid map and satellite image
• Current weather for WIMM at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for MES at Aviation Safety Network

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