page_title: Pontianak
section_title: Air
hierarchical_section_title: Pontianak / Transportation / Air
caption_attribution_description: English: Supadio International Airport, Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia Bahasa Indonesia: Bandar Udara Internasional Supadio, Pontianak, Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia Bahasa Melayu: Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Supadio, Pontianak, Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia
context_page_description: Pontianak is the capital of the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan, founded by Syarif Abdurrahman Alkadrie as a capital of Sultanate of Kadriyah on 23 October 1771 / 14 Rajab 1185 AH. Syarif Abdurrahman Alkadrie developed Pontianak as a trading port on the island of Borneo, occupying an area of 107.82 km² in the delta of the Kapuas River. It is located on the equator, hence it is widely known as Kota Khatulistiwa. The city center is less than 3 kilometres south of the equator. Pontianak is the 26th largest city in Indonesia in terms of population, as well as the fourth largest city on the island of Borneo in terms of population after Samarinda, Banjarmasin, and Balikpapan.
  The city was founded as a small Malay fishing village at the bank of the Kapuas River. It then became the seat of the Pontianak Sultanate for several centuries. Pontianak was then incorporated into the Dutch East Indies after an agreement between the Pontianak Sultanate and the Dutch Government. During the colonial era, Pontianak was the seat of the Residentie Westerafdeeling van Borneo, one of the residencies of the Dutch East Indies.
context_section_description: Supadio International Airport is the main airport of Pontianak and West Kalimantan. Built by the Japanese during World War II, the Indonesian government then developed the airport resulting in its present state. The airport however is not located within the city limits but in Kubu Raya Regency which is 17 km away from the city center. Currently it is the second largest airport in Kalimantan in terms of terminal size, after Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Airport in Balikpapan. After construction of a new modern terminal to replace the old and overutilised terminal, the airport currently has a capacity of 3.8 million passengers annually, double the previous terminal's capacity. The airport served direct domestic flights to other major cities in Indonesia, mostly in Java and Kalimantan. Moreover, the airport also served international flights to some cities in Malaysia, such as Kuala Lumpur and Kuching. The airport is expected to be expanded again in the future to cater to the increasing number of passengers travelling to and from Pontianak. Currently, the only ways to get to the airport are by taxi, private cars or using DAMRI buses.
caption: Inside of Supadio Airport terminal
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