Soewondo Air Force Base is the former
Polonia International Airport which was the principal airport serving
Medan,
North Sumatra,
Indonesia, about 2 km from the downtown, and used to serve flights to several
Indonesian and
Malaysian cities, along with a flight to
Singapore and
Thailand. Previous international flights had been opened to
Hong Kong,
Taipei,
Amsterdam,
Phuket,
Chennai,
Johor Bahru,
Malacca and
Ipoh.