Hang Nadim International Airport
Hang Nadim International Airport , is located in Batam, Riau Islands, Indonesia. It is named after Laksamana Hang Nadim, a Malay warrior. The airport is the primary method of transport to and from Batam, alongside ferries to neighboring islands.
Originally developed to handle diversions of aircraft from Singapore Changi Airport at Singapore in case of an emergency, it has sufficient facilities for wide-body aircraft such as Boeing 747s. The airport has the longest runway in Indonesia and the second-longest runway in Southeast Asia, after Kuala Lumpur International Airport, at long. The airport stretches over a land area of about 1,800 hectares of which only 40% is currently used.
By the end of May 2014, it was the sixth airport in Indonesia to operate 24 hours a day. The move was the result of many airlines making the airport a hub for their operations. Lion Air has developed a base at the airport as Soekarno–Hatta International Airport is severely congested. The airport also has an aircraft maintenance facility which is gradually transforming into a hub for aircraft maintenance.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Cargo
Expansion plan
BP Batam, the airport operator, plans to expand and improve infrastructure with a massive project costing US$448 million. The new terminal will be the second terminal of the airport. The existing terminal will be expanded from a capacity of 4 million passengers per year to 8 million passengers per year with 6 jetbridges. The new terminal will also able to hold up to 8 million passengers per year with 8 jetbridges. In total, both terminals will have a capacity of 16 million passengers per year and 14 jetbridges. Garuda Indonesia, Lion Air, and Incheon International Airport will also help BP Batam, the airport owner and operator on developing the new terminal.Planning for the airport includes designs for various facilities such as golf courses, hotels, retail facilities, recreation centers, a convention center, offices for e-commerce and telecommunications, logistics and a monorail; designed to turn Batam into a business travel destination and Aeropolis.
Aircraft maintenance
Recently the airport has become and important hub for the aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul industry. In the long term, Hang Nadim airport is planned to be developed into an Aeropolis covering an area of 1,800 hectares. Lion Air’s subsidiary Batam Aero Technic has invested in Hang Nadim by building MRO facilities. BAT plans to expand the existing hangar to 28 hectares to accommodate as many as 250 aircraft.Garuda Indonesia’s aircraft maintenance unit, GMF AeroAsia, Lion Air Group and Batam Aero Technic announced a joint venture to build a maintenance repair and overhaul facility in Batam to compete with neighboring Singapore.
Traffics and statistics
Statistics
| Rank | Destinations | Frequency | Airline |
| 1 | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, Cengkareng - Banten | 98 | Batik Air, Citilink, Garuda Indonesia, Lion Air, Sriwijaya Air |
| 2 | Kuala Namu International Airport, Deli Serdang - North Sumatra | 63 | Citilink, Lion Air |
| 3 | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport, Pekanbaru - Riau | 35 | Citilink, Lion Air |
| 4 | Supadio International Airport, Pontianak - West Kalimantan | 21 | Citilink, Lion Air |
| 5 | Juanda International Airport, Sidoarjo, Surabaya - East Java | 24 | Citilink, Lion Air |
| 6 | Minangkabau International Airport, Padang Pariaman - West Sumatera | 21 | Citilink, Lion Air |
| 7 | Sultan Thaha Airport, Jambi | 14 | Lion Air |
| 8 | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport, Palembang - South Sumatera | 14 | Citilink, Lion Air |
| 9 | Adisutjipto International Airport, Yogyakarta Special Region | 14 | Lion Air |
| 10 | Ranai Airport, Natuna Regency - Riau Islands | 10 | Sriwijaya Air, XpressAir |
| 11 | Dabo Airport, Singkep Island, Lingga Regency - Riau Islands | 9 | Susi Air, Wings Air, XpressAir |
| 12 | Radin Inten II International Airport, Bandar Lampung - Lampung | 7 | Lion Air |
| 13 | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport, Padang Kemiling - Bengkulu | 7 | Wings Air |
| 14 | Pinang Kampai Airport, Dumai - Riau | 7 | Wings Air |
| 15 | Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport, Jakarta - Special Capital Region | 7 | Batik Air |
| 16 | Kertajati International Airport, Majalengka - West Java | 7 | Lion Air |
| 17 | Depati Amir Airport, Pangkal Pinang - Bangka Belitung | 7 | Lion Air |
| 18 | Ahmad Yani International Airport, Semarang - Central Java | 7 | Lion Air |
| 19 | Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport, Tanjung Pinang - Bangka Belitung | 7 | Wings Air |
| 20 | Japura Airport, Rengat - Riau | 4 | Wings Air |
| 21 | Letung Airport, Jemaja, Anambas Island - Riau Islands | 3 | Wings Air |
| 22 | Matak Airport, Matak - Riau Islands | 3 | XpressAir |
| 23 | Tuanku Tambusai Airport, Pasir Pengaraian, Rokan Hulu - Riau | 1 | Susi Air |
| Rank | Destination | Frequency | Airlines |
| 1 | Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur | 7 | Malindo Air |
| 2 | China, Shenzhen | 3 | Batik Air |
| 3 | China, Xi'an | 2 | Batik Air |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia, Jeddah, King Abdulaziz International Airport - Jeddah | 2 | Garuda Indonesia, Saudia |