Kuala Namu International Airport
Kuala Namu International Airport The airport opened on July 25, 2013, handling all flights and services shifted from Polonia International Airport. Polonia airport is the site of several crashes, is located in the center of the city of Medan, has a difficult takeoff path and has a short runway. The transfer to Kuala Namu Airport has been planned since 1991. In a visit to Medan, Azwar Anas, Minister of Transport at the time, said that for the safety of the flight, the airport will be moved out of the city. All preparation of construction begins in 1997, but due to the Asian Financial Crisis that began in the same year and then force development plans postponed. Since then the news about the airport is rarely heard from again, until the Mandala Airlines Flight 091 crash in September 2005 that crashed shortly after taking off from Polonia. The accident that took the life of North Sumatra Governor Tengku Rizal Nurdin also caused ground casualties, as the airport is too close to residenti...