# Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC / WAMM)

**Sam Ratulangi International Airport** (IATA: MDC, ICAO: WAMM) is a large airport in Manado, Sulawesi Utara (North Sulawesi), Indonesia. It opened in 2001. It has one runway, 2,650 m (8,693 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by InJourney Airports. In 2018 it handled 2.8 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/wamm

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MDC / WAMM
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: InJourney Airports
- Serves: Manado, Sulawesi Utara (North Sulawesi), Indonesia
- Opened: 2001
- Elevation: 81 m / 264 ft
- Coordinates: 1.5486, 124.9262
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,650 m / 8,693 ft
- Passengers: 2,819,640 (2018)
- Time zone: UTC+8 · Asia/Makassar
- Website: https://SamRatulangi-airport.com
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Ratulangi_International_Airport (19 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1428685
- Weather station: WAMM · WMO 97014
- Ident: WAMM

## Timeline

- 16 Feb 1967: Garuda Indonesia Flight 708. 22 killed.
- 2001: Sam Ratulangi International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 2,650 m / 8,693 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 182° / 002° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 1,820,719 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 2,092,768 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 2,322,162 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 2,016,136 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 2,113,737 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 2,671,997 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 2,802,544 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 2,819,640 | Wikidata |

## Routes

27 destinations in 5 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (20)

- [LKM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wami.md) Bolaang Mongondow Airport · Indonesia · 123 km / 76 mi · Susi Air
- [BRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wamo.md) Siau/Sitaro Airport · Indonesia · 134 km / 83 mi · SAM Air, Susi Air
- [NAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wamh.md) Naha Airport · Indonesia · 247 km / 153 mi · Wings Air
- [GTO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wamg.md) Jalaluddin Airport · Indonesia · 252 km / 157 mi · Wings Air
- [TTE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/waee.md) Sultan Babullah Airport · Indonesia · 284 km / 176 mi · Wings Air, TransNusa Air Services, Sriwijaya Air
- [KAZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wamk.md) Kuabang Airport · Indonesia · 333 km / 207 mi · Wings Air
- [MNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wamn.md) Melangguane Airport · Indonesia · 336 km / 209 mi · Wings Air, Susi Air
- [LUW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wafw.md) Syukuran Aminuddin Amir Airport · Indonesia · 374 km / 232 mi · Wings Air
- [LAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/waph.md) Oesman Sadik Airport · Indonesia · 376 km / 234 mi · Wings Air
- [AMQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wapp.md) Pattimura International Airport · Indonesia · 682 km / 424 mi · Wings Air
- [SOQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wass.md) Domine Eduard Osok Airport · Indonesia · 758 km / 471 mi · Lion Air, TransNusa Air Services
- [BPN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wall.md) Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan International Airport · Indonesia · 946 km / 588 mi · Super Air Jet
- [UPG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/waaa.md) Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport · Indonesia · 948 km / 589 mi · Lion Air, TransNusa Air Services, Batik Air
- [DPS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wadd.md) Denpasar I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport · Indonesia · 1,575 km / 979 mi · Lion Air, TransNusa Air Services
- [SUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/warr.md) Juanda International Airport · Indonesia · 1,673 km / 1,040 mi · Lion Air
- [DJJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wajj.md) Dortheys Hiyo Eluay International Airport · Indonesia · 1,793 km / 1,114 mi · Lion Air
- [CGK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wiii.md) Soekarno-Hatta International Airport · Indonesia · 2,201 km / 1,368 mi · Lion Air, Citilink, Garuda Indonesia, Batik Air
- [SIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wsss.md) Singapore Changi Airport · Singapore · 2,327 km / 1,446 mi · Scoot
- [CAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zggg.md) Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport · China · 2,733 km / 1,698 mi · TransNusa Air Services
- [ICN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksi.md) Incheon International Airport · South Korea · 3,997 km / 2,484 mi · Eastar Jet

### Charter (8)

- [TIM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wabp.md) Mozes Kilangin Airport · Indonesia · 1,491 km / 926 mi · Airfast Indonesia
- [CGK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wiii.md) Soekarno-Hatta International Airport · Indonesia · 2,201 km / 1,368 mi · Airfast Indonesia
- [SZX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgsz.md) Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport · China · 2,635 km / 1,637 mi · TransNusa Air Services
- [TPE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rctp.md) Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport · Taiwan · 2,646 km / 1,644 mi · TransNusa Air Services
- [FOC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsfz.md) Fuzhou Changle International Airport · China · 2,769 km / 1,721 mi · Lion Air
- [NGB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsnb.md) Ningbo Lishe International Airport · China · 3,166 km / 1,967 mi · Batik Air
- [PVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zspd.md) Shanghai Pudong International Airport · China · 3,307 km / 2,055 mi · TransNusa Air Services
- [NKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsnj.md) Nanjing Lukou International Airport · China · 3,416 km / 2,123 mi · Lion Air, TransNusa Air Services

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from MDC, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (1)

- ID [Batik Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/batik-air) · 3

### Passenger (12)

- M8 [TransNusa Air Services](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transnusa-air-services) · 9
- JT [Lion Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lion-air) · 8
- IW [Wings Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wings-air) · 8
- SI [Susi Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/susi-air) · 3
- FS [Airfast Indonesia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airfast-indonesia) · 2 · charter
- QG [Citilink](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/citilink) · 1
- ZE [Eastar Jet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eastar-jet) · 1
- GA [Garuda Indonesia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/garuda-indonesia) · 1
- [SAM Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sam-air) · 1
- TZ [Scoot](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/scoot) · 1
- SJ [Sriwijaya Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sriwijaya-air) · 1
- [Super Air Jet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/super-air-jet) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 2.8M (2018) | #485 of 3,974 | #146 in Asia | #18 in ID |
| Longest runway | 2,650 m / 8,693 ft | #1,992 of 29,858 | #617 in Asia | #19 in ID |
| Elevation | 81 m / 264 ft | =32,223 of 43,403 | =1,829 in Asia | #301 in ID |
| Age | Opened 2001 | =11,465 of 15,079 | =568 in Asia | #30 in ID |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =9 in ID |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | MANADO APP | 119.000 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 126.400 |
| INFO | MANADO INFO | 891.800 |
| TWR | RATULANGI TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [LKM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wami.md) Bolaang Mongondow Airport · 123 km / 77 mi
- [BRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wamo.md) Siau/Sitaro Airport · 134 km / 83 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Sam Ratulangi International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sam_Ratulangi_International_Airport&oldid=1375869546), revision of 20 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/wamm/data