0 1 1 ▁the ▁first ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 4 7 - 4 0 0 ▁land ed ▁and ▁took ▁off ▁successfully ▁at ▁the ▁air port . ▁This ▁air port ▁can ▁act ▁as ▁a ▁place ▁of ▁refuge e ▁in ▁case ▁of ▁natural ▁dis aster s , ▁such ▁as ▁t sun ami . ▁The ▁air port ▁was ▁also ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁st aging ▁ground ▁for ▁international ▁emer gency ▁aid ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁t sun ami ▁in ▁A ce h . ▁ ▁Sultan ▁I sk and ar ▁M uda ▁International ▁Airport ▁got ▁World ' s ▁Best ▁Airport ▁for ▁Hal al ▁Tra v ellers ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁Hal al ▁Tour ism ▁Awards ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁History ▁Sultan ▁I sk and ar ▁M uda ▁Airport ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Government ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁the ▁air port ▁has ▁a ▁run way ▁ 1 4 0 0 ▁metres ▁long ▁and ▁ 3 0 ▁metres ▁wide ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁letter ▁T ▁from ▁the ▁South ▁end ▁length wise ▁from ▁east ▁to ▁west . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁the ▁Sultan ▁I sk and ar ▁M uda ▁Airport ▁( at ▁that ▁time ▁called ▁Bl ang ▁B int ang ▁Airport ) ▁was ▁re open ed ▁by ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Indones ia ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁landing ▁the ▁plane . ▁Run way ▁used ▁only ▁run way ▁stretch ing ▁from ▁South ▁to ▁North ▁ 1 4 0 0 ▁metres ▁in ▁length . ▁The ▁first ▁plane