[5] It is located in the district of Landasan Ulin, 5 km (3.1 mi) west of Banjarbaru, the capital of South Kalimantan, and about 25 km (16 mi) southeast from the centre of the city of Banjarmasin, the largest city of South Kalimantan.
[6] The airport is named after Syamsudin Noor, an Indonesian Air Force pilot and revolutionary from South Kalimantan.
[11] After the Dutch returned to Banjarmasin, in 1948, the Netherland Indies Civil Administration (NICA) conducted some minor renovations to the airport, notably hardening the runway with a new 10 centimeters thick foundation.
Because it was considered as an important and strategic asset, the Indonesian government was slowly starting to develop the airport.
Phase 2, which effectively started in 2017, includes expanding the apron to an area of 129,812 square meters to accommodate parking for 14 narrow-body aircraft, building supporting building facilities and other supporting infrastructure including a new cargo building covering an area of 3,079 square meters and a vehicle parking yard with a total area of 36,780 square meters to accommodate 1,199 four-wheeled vehicles and 720 two-wheeled vehicles.
Taxi service providers are: Perum DAMRI operates bus routes from the Airport to Banjarmasin by medium-sized buses.