Sultan Syarif Qasim II International Airport (IATA: PKU, ICAO: WIBB) is
an international airport that serves the city of Pekanbaru, Riau,
Indonesia. The airport is often referred as to SSQ II, SSQ or Sultan
Syarif Kasim II International Airport (SSK II), and formerly known as
Simpang Tiga Airport. The name of the airport is obtained from Sultan
Syarif Qasim II which is a pre-independence historical figure from Riau.
The
airport serves flights to and from several cities in Indonesia and
neighboring countries such as Malaysia and Singapore and some direct
flights to Jakarta, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Malacca, Medan and Batam.
In recent years, as the establishment of the locally-owned Riau
Airlines, PKU is also the home base of the airline, servicing into small
and regional airports within Riau, Riau Islands, and Jambi.
The
airport also the homebase of TNI-AU (Indonesian Air Force) 12th Squadron
airbase, a shelter to some Hawk Mk.109s and Mk.209s, and also Sikorsky
S-58T Twinpac on the rotor-wing side.
The Provincial Government
of Riau is considering to move the airport into a new and convenient
place, somewhat outside the city of Pekanbaru. Some locations have been
chosen, but the final decision has not been made yet.
Airlines and passengers.
AirAsia
Indonesia AirAsia (Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur [begins 30 Mar, 2008]) )
Garuda Indonesia (Jakarta, Singapore)
Merpati Nusantara Airlines (Jakarta, Medan)
Riau Airlines (Malacca)
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