Manado's Sam Ratulangi Airport Development Reaches 99.2 Percent, Soon Can Accommodate 5.7 Million Passengers Per Year

President Director of Angkasa Pura I Faik Fahmi. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - The progress of the Manado Sam Ratulangi Airport development project managed by PT Angkasa Pura I (Persero) has reached 99.20 percent. If everything goes well, the project will be completed by the end of this month.

President Director of Angkasa Pura I Faik Fahmi said, the development of Manado's Sam Ratulangi Airport aims to support Super Priority Destinations (DSP) and the Likupang Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in North Sulawesi Province in a sustainable manner.

"The development of Sam Ratulangi Airport focuses on the expansion and beautification of the existing terminal, the expansion of the new terminal building, and the addition of airport infrastructure facilities," said Faik Fahmi in his statement quoted by Antara, Monday, February 21.

Increasing the passenger terminal area from only 26,481 square meters with a capacity of 2.6 million passengers per year to 57,296 square meters or can accommodate up to 5.7 million passengers per year.

For information, in 2021, Manado's Sam Ratulangi Airport will serve 12,065 aircraft movements, of which 11,672 are domestic flights and 393 international flights.

In the same year, Manado's Sam Ratulangi Airport also served 925,017 passenger movements, consisting of 906,916 domestic passengers and 18,101 international passengers.

For cargo, in 2021 Manado's Sam Ratulangi Airport will serve 16,577 tons of cargo, consisting of 16,065 tons of domestic cargo and 511 tons of international cargo.

"In general, the design of Manado's Sam Ratulangi Airport terminal combines traditional and modern concepts," he said.

The traditional touch is in the form of the Tarawesan Pareday batik motif which is created in a geometric shape (pakarisan) that resembles a looping line as a representation of a symbol of the wave of human life that comes from two directions, namely up and down.

He continued, Manado's Sam Ratulangi Airport is located in a strategic location and connects to various favorite tourist destinations of domestic and foreign tourists such as Bunaken, Linow Lake, Ratahan Telu Waterfall, Woloan Village, and Likupang Beach.