Minangkabau International Airport
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The international airport Minangkabau ( Indonesian Bandara Internasional Minangkabau, IATA: PDG, ICAO: WIPT ) is the airport of Padang, the capital of the province Sumatera Barat. He started operation on 22 July 2005 and replaced the airport near the city of Padang - tabing. The airport was named after the locally-based Minangkabau ethnic group. Also, the architecture of the passenger building is inspired by the style of the Minangkabau houses.
Airport grounds
The only start and runway runs in a north -south direction and about 500 meters parallel to the coast. The main advance, one a kilometer long runway and the terminal buildings are located to the east of the runway.
Both passengers a national and international flights are handled spatially separated in the single terminal building. The building has 17 check- in counters and baggage claim five bands. Passengers can board the aircraft via two passenger boarding bridges.
On the 40,000 m² of the run-up to six to seven aircraft 737 or Airbus A330 size four of the park up to the size of a Boeing. A hangar is located at the southern end of the taxiway.
Planning
There are considerations to increase the length of the single start and runway within three kilometers, so that aircraft the size of a Boeing 747 can fly to the airport. In addition, we consider a train to Padang by a short new line and the reactivation of a route section.