# Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport (PLM / WIPP)

**Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport** (IATA: PLM, ICAO: WIPP) is a medium airport in Palembang, Sumatera Selatan (South Sumatra), Indonesia. It opened in 2005. It has one runway, 2,500 m (8,202 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by InJourney Airports. In 2018 it handled 5.1 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: PLM / WIPP
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: InJourney Airports
- Serves: Palembang, Sumatera Selatan (South Sumatra), Indonesia
- Opened: 2005
- Elevation: 15 m / 49 ft
- Coordinates: -2.8977, 104.6981
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,500 m / 8,202 ft
- Passengers: 5,126,298 (2018)
- Time zone: UTC+7 · Asia/Jakarta
- Website: http://www.smbadaruddin2-airport.co.id
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_Mahmud_Badaruddin_II_International_Airport (17 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1432286
- Weather station: WIPP · WMO 96221
- Ident: WIPP

## Timeline

- 2005: Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 113° / 293° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 2,598,274 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 2,902,129 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 3,032,629 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 3,258,834 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 3,384,464 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 3,899,187 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 4,623,285 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 5,126,298 | Wikidata |

## Routes

12 destinations in 4 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (11)

- [PGK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wipk.md) Depati Amir Airport · Indonesia · 180 km / 112 mi · Super Air Jet, Wings Air
- [PXA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wipy.md) Atung Bungsu Airport · Indonesia · 193 km / 120 mi · Susi Air
- [CGK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wiii.md) Soekarno-Hatta International Airport · Indonesia · 419 km / 260 mi · Lion Air, Super Air Jet, Citilink, Pelita Air Service, Batik Air
- [HLP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wihh.md) Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport · Indonesia · 447 km / 278 mi · Batik Air
- [BTH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/widd.md) Hang Nadim International Airport · Indonesia · 451 km / 280 mi · Lion Air, Citilink
- [SIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wsss.md) Singapore Changi Airport · Singapore · 479 km / 298 mi · Scoot
- [BDO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wicc.md) Husein Sastranegara International Airport · Indonesia · 547 km / 340 mi · Citilink, Wings Air
- [KUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkk.md) Kuala Lumpur International Airport · Malaysia · 710 km / 441 mi · AirAsia
- [YIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wahi.md) Yogyakarta International Airport · Indonesia · 814 km / 506 mi · Super Air Jet, Citilink
- [KNO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wimm.md) Kualanamu International Airport · Indonesia · 973 km / 605 mi · Super Air Jet
- [SUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/warr.md) Juanda International Airport · Indonesia · 1,025 km / 637 mi · Lion Air

### Seasonal (1)

- [MED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oema.md) Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport · Saudi Arabia · 7,641 km / 4,748 mi · Saudia

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (10)

- QG [Citilink](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/citilink) · 4
- [Super Air Jet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/super-air-jet) · 4
- JT [Lion Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lion-air) · 3
- ID [Batik Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/batik-air) · 2
- IW [Wings Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wings-air) · 2
- AK [AirAsia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airasia) · 1
- 6D [Pelita Air Service](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pelita-air-service) · 1
- SV [Saudia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/saudia) · 1 · seasonal
- TZ [Scoot](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/scoot) · 1
- SI [Susi Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/susi-air) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 5.1M (2018) | #333 of 3,974 | #102 in Asia | #10 in ID |
| Longest runway | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | =2,333 of 29,858 | =735 in Asia | =25 in ID |
| Elevation | 15 m / 49 ft | =39,318 of 43,403 | =2,622 in Asia | =461 in ID |
| Age | Opened 2005 | =12,076 of 15,079 | =596 in Asia | =32 in ID |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =9 in ID |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | PALEMBANG APP | 119.200 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 127.200 |
| INFO | PALEMBANG INFO | 341.600 |
| TWR | MAHMUD TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [PDO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wipq.md) Pendopo Airport · 101 km / 63 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: “Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sultan_Mahmud_Badaruddin_II_International_Airport&oldid=1371235948), revision of 25 Aug 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/wipp/data