Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport, previously named Hasanuddin International Airport, is the airport located 30 km from the city of Makassar, South Sulawesi province. The airport is operated by PT. Angkasa Pura I. Although the status of international airport, since 28 October 2006 to July 2008 there had no international routes except for hajj flights after new international routes last Hasanuddin, Makassar-Singapore was closed due to a loss of Garuda Indonesia. Previously, Silk Air and Singapore Airlines have been closed in advance of their international lines to Hasanuddin. Air Asia re-open the Kuala Lumpur-Makassar route starting July 25, 2008.The airport was experiencing the process of expansion and development which began in 2004 and planned for completion in 2009. Between the part of the development is a new passenger terminal with a capacity of 7 million passengers per year, apron (aircraft parking area) with a capacity of seven wide-bodied aircraft, the new runway along the 3100 meters x 45 meters, and the taxiway. Operation of the new terminal began on August 4, 2008 by using a long runway for a new runway was still under way. Now, Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport Apron Already Operate new, new runways and a taxiway fruit.
