Djalaluddin Airport is an airport in Gorontalo Regency, Gorontalo, Indonesia. It is located 30 km in west of Gorontalo's city center and it is operated by Ministry of Transportation of Indonesia Republic. The new terminal which has 2 aerobridges was opened on 1 May 2016. This airport is the alternative gateway for flights to the northern part of Indonesia. This Airport named after Djalaluddin Tantu, a Colonel Pilot from Gorontalo, who has died in "Dwikora Operation" in 1964 in Malaysia. He was lost with the Hercules aircraft.History and Old TerminalAircraft landing for the first time in the Gorontalo in 1955 by aircraft type: ALBATROS in Iluta, Batuda'a District, Gorontalo Regency in order to review the implementation of the development work in the village by the Directorate of Public Works. At that time for the purposes of Military Transport in unifying and maintaining the territorial integrity of Republic of Indonesia. Furthermore, in line with the completion of construction of "Tolotio Airport" pioneering work, then in 1956 the aircraft DC-3 Dakota landed in the Airport (hardening of the base construction).With a simple facility Tolotio original airport serves as a "Military Airport" and also as a Commercial Airport who managed by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. Changing the name of Tolotio Airport into Djalaluddin Airport occurred in 1974 based on the proposal of the Armed Forces faction in parliament of Gorontalo Regency. Djalaluddin name taken from the name of an Air Force Pilot, he is from the region of Gorontalo who is missing in Dwikora Operations in Malaysia.New TerminalThe New Terminal of Djalaluddin Airport in Gorontalo has been completed, and also became as one of first class Airport in Eastern Indonesia besides Sam Ratulangi International Airport and Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport. The Ministry of Transportation has finished developing the air side and land side of Djalaluddin Airport, Isimu, Gorontalo. Air side development is able to accommodate three similar planes of Boeing 737 Next Generation and two similar units of ATR. Djalaluddin Airport runway measuring 2,500 meters x 45 meters and will be extended to 3,000 meters x 400 meters in 2019. Complete with a parking area of the airport which was originally only an area of 3,902 m2 for 150 cars, increased to 46 411 m2 and can accommodate more than 1,000 cars.