# Soewondo Air Force Base (MES / WIMK)

**Soewondo Air Force Base** (IATA: MES, ICAO: WIMK) is a medium airport in Medan, Sumatera Utara (North Sumatra), Indonesia. It opened in 1928. It closed on 25 Jul 2013. It has one runway, 2,900 m (9,514 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by InJourney Airports.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MES / WIMK
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: InJourney Airports
- Owner: Indonesia
- Serves: Medan, Sumatera Utara (North Sumatra), Indonesia
- Opened: 1928
- Closed: 25 Jul 2013
- Elevation: 35 m / 114 ft
- Coordinates: 3.5584, 98.6723
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,900 m / 9,514 ft
- Time zone: UTC+7 · Asia/Jakarta
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soewondo_Air_Force_Base (18 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1332829
- Weather station: WIMM · WMO 96035
- Ident: WIMK

## Timeline

- 1928: Soewondo Air Force Base opens.
- 26 Sep 1997: Garuda Indonesia Flight 152. 234 killed.
- 5 Sep 2005: Mandala Airlines Flight 091. 100 killed.
- 25 Jul 2013: Soewondo Air Force Base closes.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 2,900 m / 9,514 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 047° / 227° | yes |

## Airlines

Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (2)

- JT [Lion Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lion-air)
- SMC [Sabang Merauke Raya Air Charter](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sabang-merauke-raya-air-charter)

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,900 m / 9,514 ft | =1,501 of 29,858 | =431 in Asia | #17 in ID |
| Elevation | 35 m / 114 ft | =36,402 of 43,403 | =2,244 in Asia | =389 in ID |
| Age | Opened 1928 | =323 of 15,079 | =25 in Asia | #3 in ID |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =9 in ID |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | MEDAN APP | 119.700 |
| ATIS | MEDAN ATIS | 126.800 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [ID-0342](https://dromopedia.com/airports/id-0342.md) Helvetia Airport · 14 km / 8.8 mi
- [KNO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wimm.md) Kualanamu International Airport · 24 km / 15 mi
- [ID-0345](https://dromopedia.com/airports/id-0345.md) Tebing Tinggi Airport · 54 km / 33 mi
- [LSR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wimu.md) Alas Leuser Airport · 92 km / 57 mi
- [SIW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wimp.md) Sibisa Airport · 111 km / 69 mi
- [ID-0383](https://dromopedia.com/airports/id-0383.md) Langsa Airstrip · 130 km / 81 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)
- [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/wimk/data