Accidents and Incidents
- On 11 July 1979, a Fokker F28 of Garuda Indonesia Airways crashed into Mount Sibayak while on approach to Medan-Polonia airport. All 61 passengers and crew on board were killed.
- On 4 April 1987, Garuda Indonesia Flight 035, crashed into power lines and a television aerial in bad weather as it attempted landing at Medan-Polonia. 22 of the 45 passengers and crew on board were killed.
- On 18 June 1988, Vickers Viscount PK-MVG of Merpati Nusantara Airlines was damaged beyond economic repair when it suffered a hydraulic system failure and departed the runway.
- On 26 September 1997, Garuda Indonesia Flight 152, a Airbus A300, crashed into woodlands 18 miles short of Medan-Polonia airport. All 235 passengers and crew on board were killed. Flight 152 is the worst aviation disaster in Indonesia history.
- On 5 September 2005, Mandala Airlines Flight 091, crashed shortly after takeoff from Polonia. Of the 120 passengers and crew on board, 104 were killed. Another 39 people on the ground died as a result of the crash.
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