After being hit by a devastating tsunami on 26 December 2004 , the airport underwent renovation and a 3000-metre runway for wide-body jet liners was built . On 9 October 2011 the first Boeing 747-400 landed and took off successfully at the airport . This airport can act as a place of refugee in case of natural disasters , such as tsunami . The airport was also used as a staging ground for international emergency aid in response to the tsunami in Aceh
a devastating tsunami
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport