Sungai Siring Airport is a new airport under construction for Samarinda

Samarinda

Samarinda is the capital of the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. The city lies on the banks of the Mahakam River. It is the most populous city in East Kalimantan with a population of 726,223...

, Indonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

. It will replace the Temindung Airport

Temindung Airport

Temindung Airport is an airport in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia . Soon, it will be replaced with the new Sungai Siring Airport which is located outside of the city.-Airlines and destinations:...

 which is located in the center of the Town and hence inappropriate for the flight safety.

The development of the New Samarinda Airport Sungai Siring is executed by the Communication Department of Indonesia and began in 1984.

The project is estimated to cost US$60 million.

Planned airlines and routes

• AirAsia
  AirAsia
  AirAsia Berhad is a Malaysian-based low-cost airline. AirAsia is Asia's largest low-fare, no-frills airline and a pioneer of low-cost travel in Asia. AirAsia group operates scheduled domestic and international flights to over 400 destinations spanning 25 countries. Its main hub is the Low-Cost...
  
   (Kuala Lumpur)
  • Indonesia AirAsia
    Indonesia AirAsia
    PT. Indonesia AirAsia is a low-cost airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It operates scheduled domestic, international services and is an Indonesian associate carrier of Malaysian low-fare airline AirAsia. Its main base is Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta...
    
     (Jakarta, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur)
• Batavia Air
  Batavia Air
  Batavia Air is an airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It operates domestic flights to around 30 destinations and international services to Singapore, China and Malaysia. Its main base is Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta...
  
   (Jakarta, Pontianak, Ujung Pandang, Surabaya)
• Garuda Indonesia
  Garuda Indonesia
  PT Garuda Indonesia Tbk , publicly known as Garuda Indonesia, is the flag carrier of Indonesia. It is named after the mystical giant bird Garuda of Hinduism and Buddhist mythology. It is headquartered at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, near Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia...
  
   (Jakarta)
• Lion Air
  Lion Air
  Not to be confused with the Sri Lankan airline Lionair.PT Lion Mentari Airlines, operating as Lion Air, is Indonesia’s largest private carrier and Asia’s first hybrid carrier which offers both economy and business-class seating, based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Lion Air also flies to Singapore,...
  
   (Jakarta, Ujung Pandang, Surabaya)
• Merpati Nusantara Airlines
  Merpati Nusantara Airlines
  Merpati Nusantara Airlines is a commuter airline based in Central Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia. It is a major domestic airline operating scheduled services to more than 25 destinations in Indonesia, as well as scheduled international services to East Timor and Malaysia. Its main base is...
  
   (Denpasar Bali, Jakarta, Pontianak, Surabaya, Tarakan)
• Singapore Airlines
  Singapore Airlines
  Singapore Airlines Limited is the flag carrier airline of Singapore. Singapore Airlines operates a hub at Changi Airport and has a strong presence in the Southeast Asia, East Asia, South Asia, and "Kangaroo Route" markets...
  
  
  • Silk Air (Singapore)
• Sriwijaya Air
  Sriwijaya Air
  Sriwijaya Air is an airline based in Jakarta with headquarters in Central Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia. It offers domestic flights to major cities in Indonesia and limited International destinations...
  
  (Jakarta, Manado, Surabaya)