AirportsSultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Palembang, in Sumatera Selatan (South Sumatra), Indonesia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PLM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PLM
- ICAO code
- WIPP
- City
- Palembang
- State or region
- Sumatera Selatan (South Sumatra)
- Country
- Indonesia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 2.8977° S, 104.6981° E
- Elevation
- 15 m (49 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,500 m (8,202 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PLM means Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WIPP. ICAO codes that begin with W belong to Indonesia, Malaysia and nearby island countries. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 2.8977° S, 104.6981° E. It stands 15 metres (49 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Jakarta, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,500 metres (8,202 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 111 airports of Indonesia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 30.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 2,500 m 8,202 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Pendopo AirportTalang Gudang-Sumatra Island | PDO | 101 km |
| Depati Amir AirportPangkal Pinang | PGK | 180 km |
| Sultan Thaha AirportJambi | DJB | 182 km |
| Radin Inten II International AirportBandar Lampung | TKG | 267 km |
| Fatmawati Soekarno AirportBengkulu | BKS | 283 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,573 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,253 km | 5 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,166 km | 7 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 11,305 km | 14 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,816 km | 19 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,375 km | 17 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 479 km | 1 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,620 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 5,918 km | 7 h 40 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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