History
In colonial times Jambi Airport was built by the Dutch and Japanese by the name of Airport Paalmerah. The name comes from the peg Paalmerah made of stone to determine the location of the airport boundary That Is attached by the Dutch and then given a name in red paint. In the 1950s after Indonesia proclaimed its independence, Jambi airport began to publicly airport by Departmental Agency of Civil Aviation, at the time the dimensions of the runway is 900m x 25m with construction of gravel and the Largest aircraft in operation is the Douglas DC-3.
Departmental Agency of Civil Aviation in 1970 changed the nomenclature to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation and Airports Pallmerah Became Technical Implementation of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation in Jambi Province. In 1976 the construction of the runway extension into 1650m x 30m. Dated 10 October 1978 Paalmerah Airport renamed Jambi Sultan Taha Airport is derived from the name of one local hero Jambi. In this year carried out the installation of a Runway Visual Aid Light, vasi, CCR, REILS.
Mid-1978 the nomenclature changes Airports Jambi Sultan Taha Sultan Taha Airport into Jambi. Year 1991 is the construction of a runway extension to 1800m x 30m. Approach in 1998 Executed the installation of Light and in 2000 again made a runway extension to 2000m x 30m. Along with technological development in 2005 carried vasi replacement and installation of PAPI.
1 January 2007 transfer of the Operational Management of Sultan Taha Airport jambi WHO Previously managed by the Technical Implementation Unit of the Department of Transportation and is now managed by PT Angkasa Pura II, while The Largest That aircraft served the B737-400. Since managed by PT (Persero) Angkasa Pura II has been planned runway extension to 2220m x 30m and has been operated now.
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