Pei Pei International Airport
A proposed first-class destination terminal for Siberut: intimate in scale, Changi-like in care, rooted in Mentawai and designed around a SAF-first future.
The airport overview
The destination-terminal strategy frames Pei Pei as more than a transport building. The proposed gateway district brings the terminal, airfield, hospitality, wellness and landscape together as one carefully sequenced arrival and departure experience.
Concept vision · subject to design, technical, environmental, commercial and regulatory approvals
The Micro-Changi effect
The proposed terminal is conceived as a destination in its own right: compact, intuitive and rich with food, music, landscape and hospitality. It borrows Changi's standard of care, not its scale or architecture.
The anti-terminal
A planted central room, warm timber, moving water and naturally shaded lounge pods replace the anonymous waiting hall. Views open to the bay, runway and surrounding forest so the destination remains present until boarding.
Hospitality as infrastructure
The terminal strategy combines an island food hall, runway-facing premium lounge, live local soundscapes and restorative facilities. The goal is not more retail floor area; it is a departure people choose to arrive early for.
SAF-first from the beginning
The airport vision reserves the systems, partnerships and operating discipline needed to prioritise Sustainable Aviation Fuel as jet operations grow, while electrifying practical ground equipment and reducing terminal energy demand.
Invisible technology
Simple digital identity, discreet baggage coordination, clear alerts and human assistance are intended to make a small terminal feel effortless. Technology should disappear into the experience rather than become the experience.