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Medan Polonia International Airport

Soewondo Air Force Base is a military airbase in , , . Before 2013, this airport served commercial flights, and was known as Polonia International Airport which was the principal airport serving , about 2 km from the downtown; it used to serve flights to several and cities, along with a flight to and .
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airbase and former airport serving Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia
  • Also known as: “Lanud Soewondo”, “MES”, “Soewondo Air Force Base”, and “WIMM”
  • Historically known as: “Polonia International Airport”
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Maimun Palace and Indonesian Plantation Museum.

Museum
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Maimoon Palace or is an istana of the Sultanate of Deli and a well-known landmark in , the capital city of , .

Museum
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Museum
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The North Sumatra Museum or locally known as Northern Sumatra Museum, is a state-owned museum located along H.M Jhoni Street, , . This museum is the largest museum in and includes a variety of cultural heritage of Indonesia, as well as art and crafts from various ethnic groups in North Sumatra.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sari Rejo and Beringin.

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is a suburb.

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is a suburb.

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is a suburb.

Medan Polonia International Airport

Latitude
3.55851° or 3° 33′ 31″ north
Longitude
98.6721° or 98° 40′ 20″ east
Elevation
34 metres (112 feet)
Operator
Angkasa Pura II
IATA airport code
MES
ICAO airport codes
WIMM and WIMK
Open location code
6MMWHM5C+CR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 204977937
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Geo­Names ID
6301237
Wiki­data ID
Q1332829
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In Other Languages

From Batak Toba to Vietnamese—“Medan Polonia International Airport” goes by many names.
  • Batak Toba: “Pangkalan Udara Soewondo”
  • Cebuano: “Medan Polonia International Airport”
  • Chinese: “棉蘭國際機場”
  • Chinese: “苏文多空军基地”
  • French: “Aéroport de Medan Polonia”
  • French: “base aérienne de Soewondo”
  • French: “Base aérienne de Soewondo”
  • French: “MES”
  • German: “Flughafen Polonia”
  • Indonesian: “Bandar Udara Internasional Polonia”
  • Indonesian: “MES”
  • Indonesian: “Pangkalan Udara Soewondo”
  • Indonesian: “WIMM”
  • Japanese: “スウォンド空軍基地”
  • Japanese: “ポロニア国際空港”
  • Javanese: “Bandhar udhara Internasional Polonia”
  • Javanese: “Papan Anggegana Internasional Polonia”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Polonia”
  • Malay: “Pangkalan Udara Soewondo”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه بین‌المللی پولونیا”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Medan-Polonia”
  • Portuguese: “Aeroporto Internacional Polonia”
  • Portuguese: “Base aérea de Soewondo”
  • Swedish: “Medan Polonia International Airport”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи бин‌алмилалӣ пулунио”
  • Ukrainian: “Авіабаза ВПС Сувондо”
  • Ukrainian: “Сувондо”
  • Vietnamese: “Sân bay quốc tế Polonia”

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