Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport
Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport was built by the Japanese Government in 1943. At that time, the airport has a runway 1400 meters long and 30 meters wide in the form of the letter T from the South end lengthwise from east to west.
In 1953 the Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport reopened by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia for the purpose of landing the plane. Runway used only runway stretching from South to North 1400 meters in length. At that time the 1st plane landed is Dakota DC-3, and a few years later coupled with the landing aircraft Convair 240.
In 1968, the airport has developed a runway extension to 1850 meters with a width of 45 meters, and Appron with dimensions of 90 x 120 meters, so it has been able to accommodate the large aircraft such as the Fokker F28.
In 1999, Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport resume development by adding a 2500 meter long runway to be able to accommodate the A330 aircraft, in order to serve the pilgrims departure in connection with the election of Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport as one of the embarkation / disembarkation pilgrimage. Recent development of this airport was in 2009 where the length of the runway again increased to 3000 meters with a width of 45 meters, the new terminal building replaces the old terminal building. This airport was inaugurated officially by the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on August 20, 2009, when President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono came to Aceh to officially open the 5th annual event Aceh Cultural Week.
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