Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport guide

Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport serves Palembang, the capital of South Sumatra province. It sits in the Talang Betutu district, about 10 km from the city centre, at an elevation of 37 m. The site began as the Talang Betutu airfield in the 1920s and opened to civilian traffic in 1950. It took its current name in 1967 and gained international status in 1970.

The airport has one asphalt runway, 11/29, which is 3,000 m long. A terminal opened in 2005. An expansion finished in 2017 ahead of the 2018 Asian Games, growing the building from 34,000 m2 to 46,000 m2 and lifting capacity from 3.4 million to 4.6 million passengers a year. It added check-in counters and raised the number of jet bridges from five to eight. Further expansion is planned.

Traffic peaked at 5.17 million passengers in 2018, fell to 1.03 million in 2021, and reached 2.86 million in 2024 with 19,094 aircraft movements. Jakarta is the main route, followed by Batam and other Indonesian cities. Scoot and AirAsia have served Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. InJourney Airports operates the airport for the Government of Indonesia.