Facilities and infrastructure
The airport is Indonesia's third largest, after Soekarno–Hatta International Airport and the new Kertajati International Airport, with a 224,298 m2 passenger terminal[20] and will eventually have a capacity of 22 million passengers (2030).[21] Kualanamu Airport has an automatic baggage handling system, thus becoming the first airport in Indonesia which does not need baggage porters.[22]
The airport is equipped with a single 3,750 x 60 m runway, and a 3,750 and 2,000 m parallel taxiway capable of accommodating wide-body aircraft, including category – F jets such as the Airbus A380, Boeing 747-8, and Antonov 225.[23][24] It also includes an apron area measuring 664 m2 capable of handling 33 aircraft. It also has a 13,000 m2 cargo area that can handle 3 carriers with 65,000 tonnes/annum and 50,820 m2 parking capacity with 405 taxis, 55 busses, and 908 cars.[21] It covers 1,365 ha of land, 20 km northeast of Polonia Airport, 3 km from the sea, and on a site of area 6.5 x 2.1 km.[25] Phase 1 of the new airport has a capacity to serve 8 million passengers annually, but at early 2014 has served 8.3 million passengers annualized. Phase 2 starts construction in mid-2015 to serve 25 million passengers.[26] Phase III expansion of the airport includes expansion of the runway to allow the airport to accommodate the Airbus A380, and expansion of cargo area to 24,715 sqm from 13,450 sqm at present, and expansion of passenger terminal to 224,256 sqm to increase the capacity from 9 million passengers to 17 million passengers annually, which starts in 2018.[27] AP II also plans to develop a 200 ha plot of land for commercial area outside the passenger terminal. The commercial area is built with an "airport city" concept with 3, 4 and 5 star hotels, a hypermarket, office building, hospital and movie theater.[28]
As of 2025, the ILS system in used is ILS CAT I for both Runway 05 and 23. Arrivals and departures are usually directed to Runway 23 while Runway 05 will be used depending on wind direction.
Airport hotel
The airport has three hotels: Horison Sky (rebranded as Anara Sky), Wing Hotel and Crew Hotel.[29]
