# Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (BTJ / WITT)

**Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport** (IATA: BTJ, ICAO: WITT) is a large airport in Banda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia. It opened in 1943. It has one runway, 3,000 m (9,843 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by InJourney. In 2018 it handled 1.2 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BTJ / WITT
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: InJourney
- Serves: Banda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia
- Opened: 1943
- Elevation: 20 m / 65 ft
- Coordinates: 5.5251, 95.4200
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 m / 9,843 ft
- Passengers: 1,175,897 (2018)
- Time zone: UTC+7 · Asia/Jakarta
- Website: http://www.sultaniskandarmuda-airport.co.id/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_Iskandar_Muda_International_Airport (19 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2673757
- Weather station: WITT · WMO 96011
- Ident: WITT

## Timeline

- 1943: Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 168° / 348° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 705,719 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 672,695 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 711,796 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 721,727 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 748,721 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 741,438 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 1,132,412 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 1,175,897 | Wikidata |

## Routes

9 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (7)

- [SBG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/witn.md) Maimun Saleh Airport · Indonesia · 40 km / 25 mi · Susi Air
- [LSR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wimu.md) Alas Leuser Airport · Indonesia · 360 km / 224 mi · Susi Air
- [LKI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/witg.md) Lasikin Airport · Indonesia · 361 km / 224 mi · Susi Air
- [KNO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wimm.md) Kualanamu International Airport · Indonesia · 436 km / 271 mi · Super Air Jet, Wings Air
- [PEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkp.md) Penang International Airport · Malaysia · 538 km / 334 mi · Firefly
- [KUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkk.md) Kuala Lumpur International Airport · Malaysia · 763 km / 474 mi · Super Air Jet, AirAsia
- [CGK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wiii.md) Soekarno-Hatta International Airport · Indonesia · 1,798 km / 1,117 mi · Super Air Jet, Pelita Air Service, Garuda Indonesia, Batik Air

### Seasonal (2)

- [MED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oema.md) Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport · Saudi Arabia · 6,297 km / 3,913 mi · Lion Air, Garuda Indonesia
- [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 6,303 km / 3,917 mi · Lion Air, Citilink, Garuda Indonesia

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (1)

- SI [Susi Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/susi-air) · 3

### Passenger (9)

- GA [Garuda Indonesia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/garuda-indonesia) · 3
- [Super Air Jet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/super-air-jet) · 3
- JT [Lion Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lion-air) · 2 · seasonal
- AK [AirAsia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airasia) · 1
- ID [Batik Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/batik-air) · 1
- QG [Citilink](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/citilink) · 1 · seasonal
- FY [Firefly](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/firefly) · 1
- 6D [Pelita Air Service](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pelita-air-service) · 1
- IW [Wings Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wings-air) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.2M (2018) | #759 of 3,974 | #227 in Asia | #30 in ID |
| Longest runway | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | =1,196 of 29,858 | =339 in Asia | =10 in ID |
| Elevation | 20 m / 65 ft | =38,456 of 43,403 | =2,489 in Asia | #432 in ID |
| Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =143 in Asia | =14 in ID |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =9 in ID |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | TWR | 122.200 |
| RDO | BANDA ACEH RDO | 658.900 |

## Nearby airports

- [SBG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/witn.md) Maimun Saleh Airport · 40 km / 25 mi
- [ID-0039](https://dromopedia.com/airports/id-0039.md) Calang Airstrip · 104 km / 65 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 Iskandar Muda International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sultan_Iskandar_Muda_International_Airport&oldid=1376520921), revision of 24 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/witt/data