JBIC - Japan Bank for International Cooperation

【Outline】
A “New Padang Airport Construction Project” was completed with a support of Japanese ODA Yen Loan by Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), and a new airport was constructed 23 km north from Padang City for the opposite direction of the former airport. All the commercial Flight Operations have been transferred to the new airports on July 22. The Completion Ceremony was held on August 25 hosted by H.E. Yudhoyono, President of the Republic of Indonesia with an attendance of H.E. Iimura, Japanese Ambassador and Mr. Hirota, Chief Representative of JBIC Jakarta Office.

　The Project includes the construction of a 2,750m of runway, a navigation system of the same level of advanced countries, a passenger and cargo terminal and a control tower. The new airport where a big airplane can land and take off is expected to meet an increasing demand, compared with the former airport with a small space and problems in safety. Padang city is the third largest city new near Bukittinggi, a tourist area, and is expected to attract more tourists and direct investments with the new airport from neighbor countries including Singapore and Malaysia.

　Contractor of the project was Shimizu-Adhi Karya-Marubeni J.V. with a supervision of Pacific Consultants International. The new airport opened on July 22.

L/A Signing	Loan Amount(yen)
Dec.1996	16,004,000,000

【Related Information】
　In West Sumatra, JBIC supported “Padang Flood Control Project (1) (2)” through ODA Yen Loans. The Loans for the project signed in 1990 and 1995 are completed. The project, with “New Padang Airport Construction Project”, is expected to contribute to development and improvement of living standards in Western Sumatra including Pandang City.