Sam Ratulangi International Airport Bandara Udara Internasional Sam Ratulangi
IATA: MDC – ICAO: WAMM
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		PT Angkasa Pura I
Serves		Manado, Bitung, Tomohon
Location		Manado
Elevation AMSL		264 ft / 81 m
Coordinates		1°32′57″N 124°55′35″E / 1.54917°N 124.92639°E / 1.54917; 124.92639Coordinates: 1°32′57″N 124°55′35″E / 1.54917°N 124.92639°E / 1.54917; 124.92639
Website		www.samratulangi-airport.com
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
18/36	8694	2650	Asphalt

Sam Ratulangi International Airport (IATA: MDC, ICAO: WAMM), also known as Manado International Airport, is located in North Sulawesi, 13 km northeast of Manado. The airport is named after the Minahasan educator and independence hero Sam Ratulangi. It is designated as one of the 11 main entry ports to Indonesia by the Ministry of Tourism and Culture of Indonesia and serves as the main gateway to the Bunaken National Marine Park.

Construction began in 1998 on a new terminal with funds from the Asian Development Bank and Government of Indonesia. It cost US$ 7,6 million to develop the terminal's air side section and US$ 13 million to build its land side section. In 2001, the new terminal opened featuring 21 check-in counters, 5 gates, 4 airbridges, 2 baggage claim belts and an outdoor waving gallery on top of the 3-story terminal building. Its 4,044 m international passenger terminal may serve up to 183,000 passengers annually while the 14,126 m domestic passenger terminal serves up to 1,3 million passengers/year. During peak hours the terminal may serve up to 2,816 passengers simultaneously. The 2650 m x 45 m runway and 2650 m x 23 m parallel taxiway are designed to accommodate Boeing 777 and Airbus A330 wide body aircrafts. The 54,300 m apron can hold up to 4 wide body aircraft and 11 medium and small body aircraft. It is currently the hub of Lion Air/Wings Air for the northeastern part of Indonesia and is one of the focus cities of Garuda Indonesia.

Facilities

Departure hall on 2nd floor of the terminal

Supporting facilities

Garuda Indonesia Airbus A330 (far left) on Manado Airport

The passenger terminal is equipped with a bank, automated teller machines, restaurants (i.e., KFC and Es Teler 77), cafeterias, bars, a VIP Lounge, duty free shopping, newsagent/tobacconist, gift shops, travel agents, car rental, taxi service/rank, First Aid service, a baby/parent room, 8,074 m of parking space, an escalator, and an elevator for the disabled. Garuda Indonesia uses Bunaken Lounge for its Executive class passengers or Garuda Frequent Flyer (GFF) gold and platinum card holders.

Cargo facilities

The 3,546 m cargo terminal has an annual capacity of 7,840 tonnes (17,284,000 lbs), a 2,280 m (24,541 sq ft) warehouse, a bonded warehouse, a transit zone, a Free Port/Foreign Trade Zone, an EU border post, aircraft maintenance, mechanical handling, an animal quarantine, fresh meat inspection, livestock handling, health officials, security for valuables, dangerous goods, radioactive goods, very large/heavy cargo, and an express/courier center.

Upgrading

A minor upgrade had been done prior to the World Ocean Conference and Coral Triangle Initiative Summit on May 2009. It was done in the area of the apron, international boarding lounge, CIP room and car parking lot. The apron currently has an area of 71,992 m2 while the parking lot is available for 500 cars. Waiting lounge and gate for international departure and arrival are being expanded together with an additional aerobridge installation. With this upgrade, the terminal may serve up to 2 million passenger annually.

Airlines and destinations

Domestic

International

Ground transportation

Departures

Taxi

Plenty of metered-taxis standby at the airport until the last flight of the day arrives. There are 2 types of taxis, executive and regular. The executive's rate is slightly higher than the regular one. For executive taxi the cost to downtown Manado is approximately Rp. 90,000 - Rp. 120,000 while the regular cost is around Rp. 55,000 - Rp. Rp.75,000. Bluebird group taxi is available in downtown Manado.

Rental Car

Manado Rental Car Another solution for transportation in Manado is using a personal rental car. Include driver is approximately Rp.500,000.- Per day or Self Drive approximately Rp.300,000.- Per day. Central Information tel +62-852-4022-0620 or +62-431-892-979

Statistics

Passport entry (green) and exit stamps from the airport.

Source : North Sulawesi Government Office of Transportation, Communication, and Information Systems (Indonesian)

Accidents and incidents

• February 16, 1967 - Garuda Indonesia Airways Flight 708, UPG-MDC, Lockheed L-188C Electra (PK-GLB), 22 of 84 passengers were killed (no fatalities among the eight crew members). Flight 708 departed Jakarta at 00:30 GMT on February 15 for a flight to Manado via Surabaya and Makassar. On the second leg of the flight, bad weather in Makassar forced the crew to return to Surabaya. The flight continued the next day to Makassar and on to Manado. The cloud base in Manado was 900 feet with two kilometer 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.
• January 7, 1976 - Mandala Airlines, Vickers 806 Viscount (PK-RVK), no fatalities. Landing in slight intermittent rain, the aircraft touched down 520 meters down the runway. The aircraft overran the runway, crossed a ditch and three drains before coming to rest 180 meters past the end of the runway.
• December 10, 1982 - Bouraq Indonesia Airlines, Hawker Siddeley HS-748 (PK-IHI), no fatalities. The nose landing gear collapsed on landing, causing the aircraft to veer off the runway.
• October 3, 1986 - East Indonesia Air Taxi, MAL-MDC, Shorts SC.7 Skyvan (PK-ESC), all 10 passengers and 3 crew members were killed. Struck a mountain.
• May 9, 1991 - Merpati Nusantara Airlines 7533, TTE-MDC, Fokker F-27 Friendship (PK-MFD), all eight passengers and five crew members were killed. Flight 7533 (Ambon-Ternate-Manado) departed Ternate at 1:53 pm 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.
• January 1, 2007 - Adam Air 574, SUB-MDC, Boeing 737-400 (PK-KKW), all 96 passengers and six crew members are missing and presumed dead. Flight 574 went missing during a domestic flight to Manado. Last contact was at 2:07 pm when the flight was en route at flight level 35,000 feet. Initial reports indicate that the flight changed course twice as a result of severe (130 km/h) crosswind. The aircraft crashed into the sea. On January 11, part of the jetliner's tail, food trays, and other debris were pulled from the sea. On January 25, a U.S. Navy ship detected signals coming from the flight recorder. The Flight Data Recorder (FDR) was recovered from a depth of on 2000 meters on August 27. The Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) was recovered on August 28 from a depth of 1900 meters.

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