Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport

History

Sungai Siring Airport was designed as a replacement for the former Samarinda Airport (commonly known as Temindung Airport) originally built in 1973. Located in the densely built-up Sungai Pinang District with a single runway extending into settlements, Temindung had only limited room for expansion to cope with steadily increasing air traffic. By the 2000s, Temindung had become one of Kaltim's busiest airports – it far exceeded its annual passenger and cargo design capacities. One out of every 25 flights experienced delays, largely due to lack of space for aircraft, gates, and runway.

A 1992 planning study by Civil Aviation and Public Works departments identified the district of Sungai Siring, as a possible airport replacement site. Away from the congested city centre, flight paths would be routed over North Samarinda rather than populous urban areas, enabling efficient round-the-clock operation of multiple runways. The Sungai Siring (SGS) airport master plan was completed in 1995. In 1998, however, the government shelved the project for financial and economic reasons. The Airport Location Study was undertaken by Indonesian consultants. This study came up with four recommended locations for overall strategic development in Samarinda. One of the four assumed a new airport at Makroman; a second assumed a new airport at Palaran; the third assumed a new airport at Sungai Siring; and the fourth assumed a new airport at Bayur. In November 2003 the Governor of East Borneo announced that a decision had been made on the Airport Location Study. The strategy was a replacement airport at Sungai Siring, levelled to a height of 25 metres.

The consultants advised that the earliest the airport could be opened was June 2009. However, in reaching the government's decision, this date was modified to December 2007. Construction of the new airport began in 2005.

The construction period was very slow; specialists considered only 2–3-year period was sufficient for this aviation project. There was uncertain future of the airport construction after Panitia Pengadaan BSB manipulated the nomination of PT NCR as the contractor. It was originally believed that BPKP preferred to keep everything investigated and minimise financial commitments for the project temporarily, therefore stopping all construction. In practice, the airport did not finish in time for the investigation. However, the government of East Borneo gave an additional year's deadline.

Construction of the new airport was only part of the MP3EI Master Plan, which also involved construction of new road and rail links to the airport. The detailed design for the airport terminal was awarded to Arkonin, with Airmas Asri as specialist designers for airport related aspects. The terminal characterised by wingspanned curve roof and solar-powered rooftops. Project architects were PT Waskita Karya. The airport was Indonesia's second-best airport construction project, according to Indonesia.go.id.

The airport was officially opened in an opening ceremony by President of Indonesia Joko Widodo and Governor Awang Faroek on 24 May 2018, concluding the twelve-year construction that cost US$0.4 billion.

On 30 April 2019 at 10:35, Vatican ambassador Piero Pioppo, landed at the new airport and became the first ambassador to arrive at the new airport. On 18 November 2019, Malaysian ambassador Zainal Abidin Bakar, landed at the new airport and became the second ambassador to arrive at the new airport. On 17 December 2020 at 10:21 Samarinda Time, AirAsia flight QZ 981, carrying its Head of Government Relations, Eddy Krismeidi, landed at the new airport and became the first Malaysian airline to arrive at the new airport.

The airport became international on August 2025, and it will planning to open scheduled international flights to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Composition

The airport covers an area of 470 ha. The airport has four boarding gates, with four jet bridge gates. All jet bridges are capable of handling the Airbus A320.

The airport has one runway, which is 2250 m in length and 45 m wide. The runway can accommodate 27 aircraft movements an hour.

The runway is planned to be lengthened to 3,000 m in the future to accommodate wide-body aircraft such as the Airbus A330, Boeing 747, Boeing 767, and Boeing 777. To create better aviation services, civil engineering students of Mulawarman University suggested the government to upgrade the runway so that it is 3405 m in length and 58 m wide. The airport has a total capacity of 1.5 million passengers annually and terminal has an area of 16468 m2.

File:SRIA Departures Hall Entrance.png|Departures hall entrance File:Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport hall.png|The interior of terminal at night File:Samarinda International Airport Terminal 1.png|Check-in counters

Future development

In 2018, Ahmad Wicaksono (University of Tokyo), Aviantara Wahyu Nugraha (University of Brawijaya) et al., expected significant passenger growth in Samarinda International Airport, it will serve over nine million passengers in 2023 - six times the airport's capacity in 2018, suggested the government to upgrade North Samarinda Road (Jalan Poros) to make sure people can get to the airport easily and quickly. According to Muhammadiyah University West Sumatra journal, the government should develop full-fledged passenger services and an extensive retail and dining offerings in SRIA to fully meet passenger demand.

In June 2019, the airport authority unveiled plans to develop the airport. The main focus is to improve the overall capacity and aircraft handling ability of the airport.

Apron facilities will be upgraded, so they can handle 22 Boeing aircraft. According to Gajah Mada University research, the upgrade was simply a must as the current apron will operate beyond its capacity in 2025.

The airport authority also plans to build a new passenger terminal (completion 2023), with an area measuring 120000 m2. Additional cargo terminal, 133895 m2 cargo facilities and 68000 m2 aircraft maintenance facilities will be built as well. The project began in 2020, cost US$22.7 million and was expected to be completed in 2023.

It will enable the airport to cater for Samarinda and new Indonesian capital's air traffic demand, also to serve passengers from North Balikpapan to Bontang in 2045.

In 2020, two architectural students released their design for the airport's new terminal, Fitria Wulan Sari, et al. (Yogyakarta University of Technology) and Prita Eriani Putri et al. (Diponegoro University).{{cite web|url=https://ejournal2.undip.ac.id/index.php/jpps/article/view/8341/0|title=Pengembangan Terminal Penumpang Bandar Udara Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto Samarinda|website=Undip.ac.id; Putri, P. E. et al.|language=id|access-date=2020-12-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201220162454/https://ejournal2.undip.ac.id/index.php/jpps/article/view/8341/0 |archive-date=2020-12-20 |url-status=live}} The new passenger terminal project is one of Indonesia core projects in 2022 (Prioritas RKP 2022).

In July 2021, Samarinda Government announced their ground transport plan, there will be an enhancements to road networks to connect services between Samarinda/East Kalimantan (Balikpapan, Bontang) and Samarinda International Airport.

Master plan 2036

Samarinda International Airport is nearly reaching its operational capacity, served as the consultant for Samarinda Airport (APT Pranoto) Master Plan 2036, a blueprint that will ensure SRIA can meet the growing demand for aviation services. The new detailed design of Samarinda International Airport will be completed in 2024.{{cite web|url=https://lpse.dephub.go.id/eproc4/lelang/92046114/pengumumanlelang|title= Studi RTT Sisi Udara dan Sisi Darat|website=Dephub.go.id|language=|access-date=2023-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610112225/https://lpse.dephub.go.id/eproc4/dl/944cb188ac25abd130baa2179d18027edf410ec49a6bf8265d5b4881c4f163db03fa7af41890366628f5c9157e88f076cd877488e1fd84faa701763eea7a14b706806ed8e25ec7dcf49e8d305421d0b57ea024fd7e28d472c5666dd6509916085a8c9d76bb491ee341421c4b469aa121|archive-date=10 June 2023|url-status=live}} The airport will undergo major expansion plans north of the airport.

As part of Samarinda Rail network, a dedicated rail link from the urban area to the airport will be built. It will run from Samarinda Station (Air Putih) along North Sempaja and terminate at the airport.

Samarinda Project 2026 (RPJMD 2026)

On 19 July 2021, Samarinda Government announced their latest version of the rail network plan. The plan will focus on building fastest transport service from the city to the airport. Samarinda SkyTrain, a dedicated high-speed rail link as part of Samarinda MRT (rapid transit) network, will be built. The line will make intermediate stops at South Sempaja.

On 12 August 2021, the government published Samarinda Project 2026 (RPJMD 2026), a series of Samarinda infrastructure projects during the early 2020s. One of the ten core projects is construction of new high-speed rail link to the airport.

Chief Secretary of Samarinda, Sugeng Chairuddin recommended to extend the airport line south to include Samarinda Station in Sungai Kunjang (Big Mall). It will take approximately 12 minutes to reach the airport from South Sempaja station.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

| Batik Air | Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta | Citilink | Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Surabaya | Garuda Indonesia | Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta | Smart Aviation | Kongbeng, Long Apung, Long Pahangai, Maratua | Super Air Jet | Surabaya, Yogyakarta–International | Wings Air | Banjarmasin, Tanjung Redeb

Air traffic

Passenger facilities

The VVIP building is located within the airport and has its own terminal and facilities separate from the public terminal. It provides services for executive aircraft and passengers, including a passenger lounge.

Cargo facilities

In 2024, Samarinda Airport handles 4,184 tonnes of cargo. UK air cargo company, Menzies Aviation operates one air cargo terminal at the airport. The 1148 m2 cargo terminal has a capacity of 16 thousand tonnes a year.

Airport based ground services

The air traffic control (ATC) building, located at the centre of the airfield, is the nerve centre of the entire air traffic control system. 16 air traffic controllers and supporting staff work to provide air traffic control services.

File:SRIA Control Tower.png|Control tower File:AAP Tower, Lion Air and Batik Air.png|Lion Air, Batik Air and control tower File:SRIA Apron.png|View of the terminal, captured from Batik Air Airbus A320

Ground transport

The airport is connected to inner Samarinda by the North Samarinda (Poros) Road.

Bus

DAMRI operates two bus routes to the airport from various parts of Samarinda. In addition to DAMRI and local minibuses, Banyumili Travel offers scheduled shuttle services connecting the airport to key cities across East Kalimantan, including Sangatta, Bontang, and Balikpapan. These services operate with full-AC Toyota HiAce Premio vans and provide door-to-door transport tailored for passengers traveling to industrial hubs and urban centers. Booking is available online through trusted platforms and Banyumili's official website.

Taxi

The airport is served by six different types of taxi, distinguished by their colour:

• GrabAirport
• Aerocab
• Angkasa
• Kilat
• Sentra
• Primkopau

Accolades

• Bandara Awards 3rd Best Airport in Indonesia - UPBU (2019)

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