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Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Internasional Sultan Syarif Kasim II) (IATA: PKU, ICAO: WIBB), is an international airport that serves the city of Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia. The airport is often referred to as SSK II, SSK or Sultan Syarif Qasim II International Airport (SSQ II), and formerly known as Simpang Tiga Airport. The namesake of the airport is Sultan Syarif Kasim II (1893–1968), the last sultan of Siak and an Indonesian National Hero. The airport serves flights to and from several cities and towns in Indonesia and some countries such as Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Saudi Arabia.

The airport area and runway is also shared with Roesmin Nurjadin Air Force Base, a Type A airbase of the TNI-AU (Indonesian Air Force). The airbase is named after the former Chief of the Indonesian Air Force, Cmdr. Roesmin Nurjadin. Starting in early December 2014, it served as the homebase of 16 F-16 squadron, the additional squadron which is Skadron Udara 16, comprising a fleet of F-16 Blok 52RI and existing Skadron Udara 12 Black Panthers, comprising a fleet of Hawk Mk.109s and Mk.209s.

History

The former terminal building, now demolished
The colonial era Simpang Tiga airport was a disc-shaped landing field about a kilometer west of the current runway. At that time, the area was called the "cornerstone of the Air" where "The foundation of the Air" in which the foundation is still made up of the compacted and hardened soil and was used as a military base.[clarification needed] Originally the foundation was redone from the east to the west with the runway numbers 14 and 32. During the Japanese occupation, the airfield was home to a small squadron of airplanes from the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force, before being taken over by the Allies.

The airfield was a transit stop on KNILM's Batavia to Medan or Batavia to Singapore route.[2] After the independence of Indonesia, the newly created Garuda Indonesian Airways also served Pekanbaru from Jakarta via Padang or Palembang.

In the early days of independence, the current runway was built adjacent to the old airfield. At first it was only 800 meters long numbered 18 and 36. In 1950, the runway was extended to 1,500 meters, and in 1967 the runway and aircraft parking ramp was paved with asphalt to a thickness of 7 cm and the length of the 500-meter runway. In early 2010, the first phase of the airport's expansion started with the construction of a new terminal to replace the original terminal built in the 1980s. The original terminal was demolished to make way for additional parking spaces. The new terminal is constructed in a modern design concept with three jetways and a larger apron.

Awards
In 2012, the airport's VIP room was awarded as the best VIP Room by PT Angkasa Pura II. The Indonesia Ministry of Culture and Tourism awarded the airport The Cleanest Airport Toilet consecutively in 2012 and 2013. In 2013, the airport was once again awarded as The Best Airport by PT Angkasa Pura II at Bandara Award 2013, held by The Indonesia's Ministry of Culture and Tourism; it beat several prominent airports such as Soekarno–Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, Minangkabau International Airport in Padang and many other airports that are managed under PT Angkasa Pura II.

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Bandar Udara Internasional Sultan Syarif Kasim II (IATA: PKU, ICAO: WIBB) adalah sebuah bandar udara yang terletak di Kota Pekanbaru dan sebelumnya bernama Bandara Simpang Tiga. Bandara ini memiliki luas 321,21 ha. Dalam rangka menyambut PON XVII pada tahun 2012, bandara ini diperluas sehingga nantinya dapat menampung pesawat yang lebih besar. Bandara ini juga menjadi home-base bagi Skuadron Udara 12 TNI AU. Nama bandara ini diambil dari nama Sultan Syarif Kasim II, seorang pahlawan Nasional Indonesia dari Riau.

Sejarah
Bandar udara Sultan Syarif Kasim II (SSK. II) Pekanbaru adalah bandara peninggalan Sejarah dari zaman kemerdekaan melawan penjajah Belanda dan Jepang. Saat itu di sebut “Landasan Udara” di mana landasan tersebut masih terdiri dari tanah yang di keraskan dan di gunakan sebagai Pangkalan Militer. Awalnya Landasan pacunya adalah dari Timur menuju Barat dengan nomor runway 14 dan 32. Pada awal kemerdekaan di bangun landasan pacu baru yang terbentang dari arah utara menuju selatan dengan nomor runway 18 dan 36. Panjang landasan lebih kurang 800 meter dengan permukaan landasan berupa kerikil yang di padatkan. Pada tahun 1950 landasan pacu di perpanjang menjadi 1.500 meter, dan pada tahun 1967 landasan di mulai proses pengaspalan Runway, Taxi, dan Apron setebal 7 cm serta pertambahan panjang landasan sepanjang 500 meter.

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