About Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport

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 Indonesian Air Force, Cmdr. Roesmin Nurjadin. Starting in early December 2014, it served as the homebase of 16 F-16 squadrons upon completion, 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.

On 16 July 2012, a Rp 2 trillion ($212 million) new terminal has been opened to accommodate 1.5 million passengers a year and serve eight narrow-bodied jets equivalent to Boeing 737-900ER aircraft and wide body jets equivalent to two Boeing 747 jumbo jets at the same time. The new terminal spans 17,000 square meters, and a more spacious aircraft apron can accommodate 10 wide-body aircraft, twice the capacity of the old apron.

The new terminal is designed with a mix of Malay and modern architecture. The physical form of the building is inspired from the typical flying fauna form of Riau, Serindit birds. To meet the technical requirements of a world-class airport, the airport runway is extended from 2,200 meters to 2,600 meters and then to 3,000 meters and runway width extension from 30 m to 45 m.

Expansion of the airport is part of infrastructure development in support of the 2012 Pekan Olahraga Nasional which was held in Pekanbaru. Despite the opening of the new terminal in 2012, two out of the three jet bridges commenced operation in late July 2014. The airport has now four jet bridges.

The old terminal has been demolished to make way for a new apron. In addition, the new Air traffic control tower (ATC) at Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport has been developed as to assist the operation of the new airport terminal.

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