Airport Name and ICAO/IATA Code
Kualanamu International Airport (ICAO: WIMM / IATA: KNO)
Location (City, Country)
Medan, Indonesia(technically the airport is located at Deli Serdang regency, but it was meant to replace Polonia International Airport (MES) at Medan and most people probably know KNO when they want to go to Medan or North Sumatra)
Airport Type & Size
Regional hub with 1 runway, supports B77W and A124, 9M pax/year, 50.000 tonnes cargo/year
- One main runway: 3,750 m × 60 m (runway 05/23)
- 32 pax gate (4 size E, 28 size C) and 3 cargo/”seasonal combined” gate (size F)
Why should this airport be added to World of Airports?
Perfect for next generic airport, because runway operation at KNO also affected by wind. Rwy 05 usually active on 9AM - 6 PM, while rwy 23 is active on 7 PM until 8 AM. The airport is bigger in terms of airport size and gate capacity than CNN, that makes KNO as a natural step up in generic airport category.KNO can be the first airport that implement “smart” taxi routing for the aircraft. Because irl. ATC can decide for arriving aircraft that will be parked on Apron W which one of two taxiway to use (Twy U and Z) to reach their gate when their optimal path is blocked by departing aircraft. Example: (Taxiway T-S-Z-Apron Y-W) rather than usual (Taxiway T-U-Apron V-W).
KNO is major regional hub in western Indonesia, 3rd largest airport in Indonesia by land area and 5th busiest airport in Indonesia. Also my local airport so would be nice to play in WoA.
Major Airlines & Routes
Hub for: Garuda Indonesia, Lion Air, Citilink, Super Air Jet, Indonesia AirAsia, Wings Air, Batik Air, Susi Airalso served by: Saudia, Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways, Salam Air, Malaysia Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Jetstar Asia, Scoot, Firefly, AirAsia, Thai AirAsia, Batik Air Malaysia, Pelita Air and much more
International routes: KUL, PEN, SIN, DMK, HKT, JED, MED, DOH, AUH, AMS, LHR, MCT
Domestic routes: CGK, HLP, BTJ, GNS, LSW, FLZ, DTB, DJB, PKU, PLM, DPS, SUB, BTH, YIA, and much more
Unique Features or Challenges
- smart taxiway operation
- 3 spotting cam based on real life spotting location
Optional: Links, images, maps, or videos
Maps : Google Maps
Wikipedia : Kualanamu International Airport - Wikipediacargo apron used for handling pax aircraft (combined gate, can be seen on May-Aug)
Landing (Rwy 23 & 05)
Takeoff (Rwy 23 & 05)
