TemindungAirport – SRI
Temindung Airport was Samarinda’s airport from 1974 to 2018. It was a public airport that is located in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia and has served the Samarinda area. Its airport code, SRI, stands for the East Kalimantan capital city’s name Samarinda. The airport started its operation since 1974 and had been home to cargo and passenger airlines such as Kaltim Airlines, Dirgantara Air Service and Kurakura Aviation. The airport had been a hindrance for some plans for high rise building constructions around its area due to clearance requirements for aircraft landings and take-offs. It also caused noise pollution to communities close to the area. This made Samarinda government to look for any place that could be the best relocation of the airport. Finally, district of Sungai Siring was found and Temindung Airport was closed and replaced by Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport effective 2018.
Best Time to Visit
The SRI-Temindung Airport consists of a linear passenger terminal building with a car park at the front. There is only one boarding gate at the terminal building. A fuel tank farm can be found between the hangar and airport authority building. Some of the best cities to go from Temindung Airport include Samarinda, Palu, and Palangkaraya.
What to Do & Area Attractions
The Temindung Airport (SRI) has a number of quality hotels around and nearby. You can book rooms and suites at the Midtown Hotel Samarinda, the 4-star Harris Hotel Samarinda, and the Amaris Hotel Samarinda, which are the top rated hotels in the area.
Another airport also serves Samarinda area is the Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport (APT), which caters to both international and domestic flights from Sungai, Samarinda.
On this page it is easy to search for Samarinda, Indonesia airport hotels, we have listed hotels, airport motels, resorts, inns in order of proximity, closest airport lodging options are listed first. Samarinda, Indonesia (SRI-Temindung) airport area map also gives you guidance on the distance of these hotels from the SRI airport. Most of these SRI hotels are designed to serve frequent travelers. If you are on business trip or family vacation or if your flight is delayed and you need an overnight stay near the airport. Some of these Samarinda, Indonesia motels have passenger pick up or free airport shuttle service which you can take advantage of. Some of the main attractions in the area around the SRI airport are Samarinda Central Plaza Shopping Mall, Mulawarman University, and Samarinda Central Plaza Shopping Mall.
