Hang Nadim International Airport

Hang Nadim International Airport (Indonesian: Bandar Udara Internasional Hang Nadim) (IATA: BTH, ICAO: WIDD), 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 (including Singapore).

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Hang Nadim International Airport

Bandar Udara Internasional Hang Nadim
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Indonesia
OperatorBP Batam
ServesBatam
LocationBatam, Riau Islands, Indonesia
Hub for
Elevation AMSL126 ft / 38 m
Coordinates01°07′15″N 104°07′07″E
Websitewww.bpbatam.go.id
Map
BTH/WIDD
Location of airport in Riau Islands , Indonesia
BTH/WIDD
BTH/WIDD (Indonesia)
BTH/WIDD
BTH/WIDD (Southeast Asia)
BTH/WIDD
BTH/WIDD (Asia)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 4,028x45m 13,218 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passenger6,500,000()
Airfreight (tonnes)26,109 ( 24.3%)
Aircraft movements62,896 ( 16.5%)

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 4,214 metres (13,825 ft) 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.[1] 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
AirlinesDestinations
Batik Air Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Shenzhen,[2] Xi'an[3]
Citilink Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Medan, Padang, Palembang, Pekanbaru, Pontianak,[4] Silangit, Surabaya
Garuda IndonesiaJakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Jambi, Padang, Palembang, Pekanbaru[5]
Lion Air Bandar Lampung, Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Jambi, Kertajati (ends 20 August 2020),[6] Medan, Padang, Palembang, Pangkal Pinang, Pekanbaru, Pontianak,[7] Semarang, Surabaya, Yogyakarta–International[8]
Malindo Air Kuala Lumpur–Subang
Saudia Hajj: Jeddah
Sriwijaya Air Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Jambi
Susi Air Dabo, Pasir Pengaraian
Wings Air Bengkulu, Dabo, Dumai,[9] Letung, Natuna, Rengat,[8] Tanjung Pinang
XpressAir Dabo,[10] Matak

Cargo
AirlinesDestinations
Asialink Cargo Express Pekanbaru, Singapore
Republic Express Cargo Jakarta–Soekarno–Hatta, Pekanbaru
Hang Nadim Departures & Check-in Hall

Expansion plan

BP Batam, the airport operator, plans to expand and improve infrastructure with a massive project costing US$448 million.[11] 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 (first phase) 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.[12]

Aircraft maintenance

Recently the airport has become and important hub for the aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) 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 (BAT) 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.[13]

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 (MRO) facility in Batam to compete with neighboring Singapore.[14]

Traffics and statistics
Overall Operational Statistics[15]
Year Passengers movementsAircraft movementsFreight movements
2006
2,617,000
28,765
22,574
2007
2,835,000
29,600
27,061
2008
2,682,000
27,641
28,421
2009
2,910,000
26,850
25,284
2010
3,332,000
27,588
28,754
2011
3,385,000
28,595
30,131
2012
3,762,000
31,657
35,529
2013
4,212,000
35,770
35,433
2014
4,772,000
39,797
24,064

Statistics

Incidents

On August 9, 2017 the Head of Batam Airport Hang Nadim Suwarso confirmed that a large hole measuring 12 meters by 5 meters by 2 meters deep on a taxiway had caused the surface of the asphalt layer to collapse.[16][17][18][19] This was the second reported accident of soil collapse at the airport. On May 5, 2010, a 12m diameter hole was created when the surface collapsed beside a runway. Airport authorities blamed the incident on corroded steel structures supporting the drainage culverts.[20]

  • Hang Nadim Apron
  • Road entrance to Hang Nadim Airport
  • Model showing the Detailed Engineering Design (DED) of Terminal 1 (brown roof) and Terminal 2 (blue roof)
  • Hang Nadim International Airport in late 2013
  • Hang Nadim Airport terminal entrance
  • Garuda Bird statue near the entrance to the airport
  • Hang Nadim Airport terminal interior

References
  1. "Batam airport set to operate 24/7". May 22, 2014.
  2. "Batik Air plans Shenzhen launch in late-Dec 2019". Routesonline.
  3. "Batik Air adds Xi'An service from Jan 2020". Routesonline.
  4. "Best Fare Pontianak". www.citilink.co.id.
  5. Silaban, Martha Warta (October 24, 2018). "3 November 2018, Garuda Indonesia Buka Rute Pekanbaru - Batam". Tempo.
  6. "PT BIJB (Perseroda) on Instagram: "#wargiBIJB yang budiman, saat ini rute di atas sudah resmi beroperasi di #KJT bersama @lionairgroup. Tiket sudah dapat dipesan melalui…"". Instagram.
  7. kalbar.antaranews.com/amp/berita/319903/lion-air-layani-penerbangan-batam-pontianak
  8. "Default". agent.lionair.co.id.
  9. "Terbang Langsung Dumai ke Batam dan Kualanamu, Wings Air Buka Rute Baru". Tribun Pekanbaru.
  10. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpl88nTnWPz/
  11. "BP Batam eyes Hang Nadim airport as transportation hub". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  12. "Hang Nadim Airport in Batam to be Turned into a Business Travel Destination". Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  13. "Airport development: 17 investors interested in funding Hang Nadim". Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  14. "Pembangunan Gedung Perawatan Garuda-Lion di Batam Dimulai". Bosnia.com. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  15. "BP Batam Statistic of Hang Nadim Airport". Archived from the original on 2016-11-20. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
  16. "Taxiway di Bandara Hang Nadim Batam Amblas - Berita Trans". Berita Trans (in Indonesian). 2017-09-22. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
  17. "Saluran Air Bermasalah Taxiway Hang Nadim Ambles | batampos.co.id". batampos.co.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2017-11-16.
  18. "Landasan Pacu Bandara Hang Nadim Amblas Sedalam 2 Meter. Ini Sebabnya - Tribun Batam". Tribun Batam (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2017-11-16.
  19. "Sebuah Lubang Sinkhole Menganga di Bandara Hang Nadim Batam – DIVINA". aviani.maukemana.net (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2017-11-16. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
  20. Liputan6.com. "Sebagian Areal Bandara Hang Nadim Ambles". liputan6.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2017-11-16.


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