Supadio International Airport Bandar Udara Internasional Supadio | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Indonesia | ||||||||||
| Operator | InJourney Airports | ||||||||||
| Serves | Pontianak | ||||||||||
| Location | Kubu Raya,West Kalimantan,Indonesia | ||||||||||
| Time zone | WIB (UTC+07:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 10 ft / 3 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 00°09′02″S109°24′14″E / 0.15056°S 109.40389°E /-0.15056; 109.40389 | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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 Kalimantan region in Indonesia | |||||||||||
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| Source: DGCA[1][2] | |||||||||||
Supadio International Airport (IATA:PNK,ICAO:WIOO), formerlySei Durian Airport, is aninternational airport servingPontianak,West Kalimantan,Indonesia. The airport is located inKubu Raya Regency, about 17 kilometres (11 mi) from the center of Pontianak and serves as the main gateway to both the city and the province of West Kalimantan. The airport is named after Lieutenant Colonel Supadio, anIndonesian Air Force officer who was one of the commanding officers of the air force base located at the airport. The airport operates regular flights to major Indonesian cities such asJakarta,Semarang, andSurabaya, as well as to other Kalimantan cities likeBanjarmasin andBalikpapan. It also serves rural destinations in the interior of West Kalimantan. For international flights, the airport servesKuala Lumpur andKuching inMalaysia.
It was named the best airport inAsia-Pacific in 2020 (2 to 5 million passengers per annum) byAirports Council International.[3]
The airport shares its facilities, including the runway, with Supadio Air Force Base, a Type-A airbase operated by theIndonesian Air Force. The base hosts two key squadrons: the 1st Air Combat Squadron, which operates a fleet of 18Hawk 109/209 aircraft, and the 51st UAV Squadron, which operates a fleet ofCAIG Wing Loong.[4] Due to its proximity to theMalaysian border and theSouth China Sea, Supadio Air Force Base holds significant strategic importance for national defense and regional security.
The airport was originally built in the early 1940s and was initially named Sei Durian Airport. Its development began after theDutch colonial government obtained an agreement with thePontianak Sultanate, which granted land for the construction of an airfield.[5] The Dutch conducted surveys around the Sei Durian area and ultimately selected the site for its strategic defensive value, particularly to deter a potentialJapanese invasion of the Dutch East Indies. However, before construction could commence, the Dutch colonial administration surrendered toJapanese forces. During theoccupation, the Japanese military government recognized the site's strategic importance and proceeded with the construction of the airstrip. Several Japanese military aircraft were stationed at Sei Durian throughout the war.[5] However, the airbase suffered significant damage due toAllied bombing raids. AfterJapan's surrender in 1945, the Dutch briefly regained control of the airstrip but made no efforts to repair the damaged facilities. The site was eventually handed over to the newly establishedIndonesian government, which, over the following years, gradually developed and expanded the airfield into a fully operational airport.[5]
In the early 1960s, in preparation for Operation Dwikora—part of theIndonesia–Malaysia Confrontation, a military campaign aimed at opposing the formation ofMalaysia—the airbase was upgraded due to its strategic significance and proximity to theSarawak border.[5] During the confrontation, the airbase served as a key base for operations against Commonwealth forces.
In the 1980s, the airport was renamed Supadio Airport in honor of Lieutenant Colonel Supadio, anIndonesian Air Force officer who had been stationed at the airbase. Supadio tragically died in an airplane crash alongside Colonel Nurtanio Pringgoadisurjo inBandung in 1966.[6]
International services began in the 1970s with flights toKuching in neighboring Sarawak, operated byMerpati Nusantara Airlines. In the 1980s, flights toSingapore were introduced by bothGaruda Indonesia and Merpati. In late October 1989,Malaysia Airlines began service between Kuching and Pontianak. These international routes were suspended in 1998 during theAsian Financial Crisis.[7] However, flights to Kuching resumed in mid-1999, successively operated byBatavia Air,Kalstar Aviation, andXpress Air, beforeWings Air took over the route. In the early to mid-2010s, short-lived international routes included flights to Singapore (operated by Batavia Air) andJohor Bahru (operated by Xpress Air).[7]AirAsia also launched flights toKuala Lumpur in late March 2015, but these services were suspended during theCOVID-19 pandemic. Due to the absence of active international routes, theMinistry of Transportation officially revoked the airport's international status on 2 April 2024.[8] Following negotiations between the West Kalimantan provincial government and the Ministry of Transportation and popular demands from Pontianak people,[9] the international status of the airport was reinstated on 4 June 2025.[10]
The airport previously faced overcapacity issues, as it could only accommodate 1.5 million passengers annually. In response, a new terminal was constructed between 2015 and 2017. With a capacity of 32,000 square meters, the new terminal is significantly larger than the old terminal, which was only 13,683 square meters and could accommodate 3.8 million passengers per year.[11] The new terminal was constructed in two phases. Phase I involved the creation of a temporary terminal covering an area of 13,000 square meters (140,000 sq ft), with the capacity to accommodate over 1.5 million passengers annually. Phase I was completed in June 2015. Phase II included the demolition of the existing terminal building and the construction of a new terminal building, expanding upon the structure built in Phase I. The new terminal is equipped with 40 check-in counters, 4 conveyor belts, 7 lifts, 5 escalators, 42 CCTV cameras, and 39Flight Information Display Systems (FIDS).[12] The parking area was also expanded to accommodate 600 cars and 300 motorcycles. The terminal was completed in 2017 and was inaugurated by then-PresidentJoko Widodo on 28 December 2017.[13] A total of 350 billion Rupiah was invested in the construction of the new terminal.[11]
In 2019, the runway was extended to 2,600 meters, up from the original 2,250 meters, to accommodate larger aircraft. Additionally, the number of jet bridges was increased from 4 to 7.[14] Earlier, between 2010 and 2011, the runway had been widened from 30 meters to 45 meters.[15] There are also plans to extend the runway to 3,000 meters in the future to accommodatewide-body aircraft and to anticipate the increasing air traffic in Pontianak.[16] However, due to limited land availability for extending the existing runway, a proposal has been made to construct a new 3,000-meter by 60-meter runway parallel to the current one. Once completed, the existing runway would be converted into a parallel taxiway.[17] An estimated 300 billion Rupiah will be invested in the construction of the new runway.[17]
Notes:
Year | Passengers handled | Passenger % change | Cargo (tonnes) | Cargo % change | Aircraft movements | Aircraft % change |
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| 2009 | 1,581,908 |  | 9,454 | | 15,366 | |
| 2010 | 1,820,185 |  15.1 | 9,584 | 1.4 | 16,766 | 9.1 |
| 2011 | 2,132,940 | 17.2 | 10,524 | 9.8 | 19,994 | 19.3 |
| 2012 | 2,290,467 | 7.4 | 26,518 | 152.0 | 20,198 | 1.0 |
| 2013 | 2,387,322 | 4.2 | 7,729 |  70.9 | 22,779 | 12. |
| 2014 | 2,503,958 | 4.9 | 17,305 | 123.9 | 23,622 | 3.7 |
| 2015 | 2,713,259 | 8.4 | 2,488 | 85.6 | 25,183 | 6.6 |
| 2016 | 3,182,267 | 17.3 | 16,399 | 559.1 | 28,722 | 14.1 |
| 2017 | 3,699,297 | 16.2 | 17,401 | 6.1 | 35,897 | 25.0 |
| 2018 | 4,067,203 | 9.9 | 23,429 | 34.6 | 39,655 | 10. |
| 2019 | 3,159,542 | 22.3 | 19,622 | 16.2 | 29,755 | 25.0 |
| 2020 | 1,342,299 | 57.5 | 20,463 | 4.3 | 16,553 | 44.4 |
| 2021 | 1,052,283 | 21.6 | 30,983 | 51.4 | 13,098 | 20.9 |
| 2022 | 2,122,282 | 101.7 | 31,724 | 2.4 | 20,135 | 53.7 |
| 2023 | 2,334,090 | 10.0 | 26,113 | 17.7 | 19,363 | 3.8 |
| Source: DGCA, BPS[2][39] | ||||||
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Aviation Squadron 51 is based near the city of Pontianak in West Kalimantan, and the unit shares a runway with the Supadio International Airport.
