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Minangkabau International Airport

Padang, ID

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Minangkabau International Airport

Padang, Indonesia · Asia-Pacific

A single gonjong-roof terminal with a real airport train, modest food, and a landside lounge that shuts at 17:00.

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6.4/ 10

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Ease of use7.0
Comfort & amenities6.2
Food & retail5.4
Ground access7.6
Reliability6.4
Lounges4.6

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An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Minangkabau International Airport

Padang, Indonesia · Asia-Pacific

A single gonjong-roof terminal with a real airport train, modest food, and a landside lounge that shuts at 17:00.

Airportist Score

6.4/ 10

Mixed

Ease of use7.0
Comfort & amenities6.2
Food & retail5.4
Ground access7.6
Reliability6.4
Lounges4.6

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Typical security
12 min
editorial average, not live
Fastest to city
About 30–50 minutes
Taxi
Cheapest to city
KA Minangkabau Ekspres
Confirm in Access by KAI · About 40–60 minutes
Lounge
1
Terminals
1
Passengers / year
2,501,651 (2024)

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Airport train

Easy Transport

KA Minangkabau Ekspres runs between Pulau Aie in Padang and the airport station. KAI quotes about 40 minutes. The June 2025 graphic had six trips each way, starting at 06:05 toward the airport.

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Skybridge

Accessibility

A 136 m bridge with a lift and escalators links the station to the terminal. It reopened on 1 June 2025. On 26 March 2026 the Ombudsman found both escalators switched off.

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Banua Premier Lounge

Has Lounge

Landside, domestic departures, 05:30–17:00. Paid entry. Priority Pass does not list Padang. Showers are not included.

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Departures-hall food

Food

A California Fried Chicken counter was photographed in the departures hall on 2 November 2024. Other restaurant names and prices were not verified.

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Terminal car park

Easy Transport

A staffed car park sits in front of the terminal. The current tariff was not published in a source that could be checked.

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