Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (Indonesian:Bandar Udara Internasional Sultan Iskandar Muda), also called Banda Aceh International Airport (Indonesia:Bandara Internasional Banda Aceh) (IATA: BTJ, ICAO: WITT) is the airport located 13,5 kilometres southeast of the capital of Aceh province, Banda Aceh. It is named after the twelfth sultan of Aceh, Iskandar Muda. This airport was formerly called Blangbintang Airport (Indonesian: Bandara Blangbintang), referred to its location in a subdistrict with same name. This airport is listed as the 23rd busiest airport in Indonesia.After being hit by a devastating tsunami on 26 December 2004, the airport underwent renovation and a 3000-metre runway for wide-body jet liners was built. On 9 October 2011 the first Boeing 747-400 landed and took off successfully. This airport can act as a place of refuge in case of natural disasters, such as the Earthquake that hit Aceh on 11 April 2012. The airport was also used as a staging ground for international emergency aid in response to the Tsunami in Aceh.. }
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- Sultan_Iskandar_Muda_International_Airport abstract "Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (Indonesian:Bandar Udara Internasional Sultan Iskandar Muda), also called Banda Aceh International Airport (Indonesia:Bandara Internasional Banda Aceh) (IATA: BTJ, ICAO: WITT) is the airport located 13,5 kilometres southeast of the capital of Aceh province, Banda Aceh. It is named after the twelfth sultan of Aceh, Iskandar Muda. This airport was formerly called Blangbintang Airport (Indonesian: Bandara Blangbintang), referred to its location in a subdistrict with same name. This airport is listed as the 23rd busiest airport in Indonesia.After being hit by a devastating tsunami on 26 December 2004, the airport underwent renovation and a 3000-metre runway for wide-body jet liners was built. On 9 October 2011 the first Boeing 747-400 landed and took off successfully. This airport can act as a place of refuge in case of natural disasters, such as the Earthquake that hit Aceh on 11 April 2012. The airport was also used as a staging ground for international emergency aid in response to the Tsunami in Aceh.".