Samarinda SRI (Sungai Siring)

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Samarinda airport info

Sungai Siring Airport (SRI), also known as New Samarinda Airport, is a new airport for Samarinda, Indonesia. It replaces the Temindung Airport which is located in the center of the Town and hence inappropriate for the flight safety. Temindung Airport receives flights from all over East Kalimantan, including from Balikpapan Sepinggan International Airport. Flight time from Jakarta is around 2 hours. DAS flies to Melak, Long Ampung Data Dawai and Tanjung Selore several times a week. A month’s advance booking is generally necessary to secure a seat. DAS and Kal-Star also fly to Tarakan, Berau and Nunukan.

Departure tax at Samarinda airport

When flying within Indonesia, everyone must pay a departure tax that may vary from airport to airport. In general, expect a departure tax between Rp. 20,000 and Rp. 40,000. Make sure you have this amount in Rupiahs as the departure tax must be paid at the airport before you proceed to the departures area.

Transport to and from the airport

Taxis from Tumendung airport cost about Rp 35,000. Alternatively, you can walk 100m down to Jl Gatot Subroto, then turn left and catch a red-brown B taxi – all the way to the waterfront (Rp 3000).

Airports near Samarinda

The following airports are very close to Samarinda. As prices can differ remarkably you may want to check flights to these airports. Then, in case of finding a good fare, catch a bus, boat or train to your destination city.

Airlines which serve Samarinda airport

Samarinda city info

Samarinda is the capital of East Kalimantan, on the eastern part of the island of Borneo, 60km from the Makassar Strait. Located on the Mahakam river, the town occupies a space of about 167 square kilometres and has a population of approximately 500,000 people. It is used as a gateway to the more remote regions of the province such as Kutai Barat, Kutai Kartanegara and East Kutai. Transport into Samarinda itself is facilitated by an airport, Temindung, and a port. However, there are plans to relocate both the airport and port soon.

Samarinda is a trading town established in 1730, much cheaper and easier going instead of Balikpapan. The name Samarinda originates from the description of the way in which the Bugis houses were constructed. At that time houses were customarily built on a raft and generally had the same height. This provided important social symbolism of equality between residents; no person's house, and thus no person, was seen as higher or lower than another. They named the settlement 'Samarenda', meaning 'equal in height'. After hundreds of years of use the pronunciation of the name changed slightly and the city became known as Samarinda.

Mahakam Delta and Samarinda is surrounded by rivers. The Karangmumus flows to the east of the town, and the Karangasem river to the west. All of them empty in the Mahakam river mouth area. Those rivers are important to the people of Samarinda. Besides serving as avenues for transportation, they also meet the people's need for sanitation, and other facilities. Motorboats plying those rivers are popularly called water taxis, and it is mostly these noisy, agile vessels that cause the hustle and bustle on the riverside. The Mahakam, at this point, is about 430 meters wide, and the water-taxis are everywhere. The river splits the town parts, known respectively as Samarinda Kota and Samarinda Seberang. For inland tourism Samarinda is the starting point for exciting Mahakam River, jungle and Cultural Dayak adventure.