Hang Nadim International Airport

Hang Nadim International Airport (IATA: BTH, ICAO: WIDD) is an international airport located in Batam, Riau Islands, Indonesia. It is named after Laksamana Hang Nadim Pahlawan Kechik, a legendary Malay warrior from the region. The airport is the primary method of transport to and from Batam, alongside ferries to neighboring islands, including the sovereign city-state of Singapore in the north.

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Hang Nadim International Airport Bandar Udara Internasional Hang Nadim
IATA: BTH ICAO: WIDD WMO: 96087
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government of Indonesia through PT Aviasi Pariwisata Indonesia (InJourney)
Operator	Angkasa Pura II[1] Incheon International Airport Corporation
Serves	Batam
Location	Batam, Riau Islands, Indonesia
Operating base for	Citilink Lion Air Super Air Jet
Time zone	WIB (UTC+07:00)
Elevation AMSL	38 m / 126 ft
Coordinates	01°07′15″N 104°07′07″E
Website	www.bthairport.com
Map
BTH/WIDD Location in Riau Islands Show map of Riau Islands BTH/WIDD Location in Sumatra Show map of Sumatra BTH/WIDD Location in Indonesia Show map of Indonesia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 04/22 4,028 13,218 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passenger 6,500,000() Cargo (tonnes) 26,109 ( 24.3%) Aircraft movements 62,896 ( 16.5%)
Sources: List of the busiest airports in Indonesia

The airport has the largest runway in Indonesia and the second-longest in Southeast Asia. This stems from its original development to handle diversions of aircraft from Singapore Changi Airport located approximately 30 kilometres (19 miles) away in the case of emergencies or inclement weather, and as such has sufficient facilities for wide-body aircraft including the Boeing 747s, Boeing 777s and Airbus A380s.^[2][3][4][5] The airport stretches over 1,800 hectares (4,400 acres), of which only 40% is normally 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.^[6] 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.

In March 2021, a PPP for the expansion of the airport was awarded to a consortium of Angkasa Pura I, Incheon International Airport Corporation and state-owned construction company PT Wijaya Karya.^[7] The 25 year concession includes the improvement of passenger and cargo terminal facilities.^[8]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Batik Air	Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta
Batik Air Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur–International[9]
Citilink	Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Medan, Padang, Palembang, Pekanbaru, Silangit, Surabaya Charter: Kunming[10]
Garuda Indonesia	Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta
Jeju Air	Charter: Seoul–Incheon[11]
Lion Air	Balikpapan,[12] Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Medan, Padang, Palembang, Pekanbaru, Pontianak,[13] Surabaya
NAM Air	Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Natuna
Saudia	Hajj: Jeddah
Super Air Jet	Banda Aceh (begins 13 September 2024),[14] Bandar Lampung,[15] Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Jambi,[16] Lombok (begins 13 September 2024),[17] Padang, Pangkal Pinang,[16] Pekanbaru, Semarang, Silangit (begins 22 September 2024),[18][19] Yogyakarta–International
Susi Air	Dabo, Pasir Pengaraian
Wings Air	Letung, Natuna

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
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.^[20] 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, the 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, in developing the new terminal.

The planned Aerocity will cover an area of 1,763 hectares, with the airport, logistics, central business district (CBD) and the aviation industry being integrated under one business concept. The development plan 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; it is designed to turn Batam into a business travel destination and Aeropolis.^[21]

Aircraft maintenance

Recently the airport has become an 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.^[22]

Garuda Indonesia's aircraft maintenance unit, GMF AeroAsia, Lion Air Group and Batam Aero Technic announced a joint venture to build an MRO facility in Batam to compete with neighboring Singapore.^[23]

Traffics and statistics

Overall operational statistics^[24]

Year	Passenger movements	Aircraft movements	Freight 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

Domestic Routes from BTH by Frequency (November 2022) Rank Destinations Frequency (weekly) Airline(s) 1 Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, Cengkareng - Banten 102 Batik Air, Citilink, Garuda Indonesia, Lion Air, NAM Air, Super Air Jet 2 Kualanamu International Airport, Deli Serdang - North Sumatra 42 Citilink, Lion Air 3 Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport, Pekanbaru - Riau 35 Citilink, Lion Air, Super Air Jet 4 Juanda International Airport, Sidoarjo, Surabaya - East Java 28 Citilink, Lion Air 5 Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport, Palembang - South Sumatera 21 Citilink, Lion Air 6 Minangkabau International Airport, Padang Pariaman - West Sumatera 21 Citilink, Lion Air 7 Supadio Airport, Pontianak - West Kalimantan 9 Lion Air, Wings Air 8 Ranai Airport, Natuna Regency - Riau Islands 8 Nam Air, Wings Air 9 Yogyakarta International Airport, Yogyakarta Special Region 7 Super Air Jet 10 Jenderal Ahmad Yani Airport, Semarang - Central Java 7 Super Air Jet 11 Sultan Thaha Airport, Jambi 3 Wings Air 12 Letung Airport, Jemaja, Anambas Island - Riau Islands 3 Wings Air 13 Dabo Airport, Singkep Island, Lingga Regency - Riau Islands 1 Susi Air 14 Tuanku Tambusai Airport, Pasir Pengaraian, Rokan Hulu - Riau 1 Susi Air International Routes from BTH by Frequency (November 2022) Rank Destination Frequency (weekly) Airlines(s) 1 Kuala Lumpur-Subang, Malaysia 7 Batik Air Malaysia 2 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 2 Saudia (Hajj)

Incidents and accidents

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.^{[25][26][27][28]} 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.^[29]

Gallery

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  Hang Nadim apron
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  Road entrance to Hang Nadim Airport
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  Model showing the Detailed Engineering Design (DED) of Terminal 1 (brown roof) and Terminal 2 (blue roof)
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  Hang Nadim International Airport in late 2013
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  Hang Nadim Airport terminal entrance
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  Hang Nadim Airport terminal interior

References

1. [https://hubud.dephub.go.id/hubud/website/bandara/21
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5. "Scoot flight from Kota Kinabalu to Singapore diverted due to bad weather". CNA. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
6. "Batam airport set to operate 24/7". May 22, 2014.
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9. "Batik Air Malaysia Additional Routes Launch in Feb 2024". Aeroroutes. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
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21. "Hang Nadim Airport in Batam to be Turned into a Business Travel Destination". Archived from the original on 24 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
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23. "Pembangunan Gedung Perawatan Garuda-Lion di Batam Dimulai". Bosnia.com. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
24. "BP Batam Statistic of Hang Nadim Airport". Archived from the original on 2016-11-20. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
25. "Taxiway di Bandara Hang Nadim Batam Amblas - Berita Trans". Berita Trans (in Indonesian). 2017-09-22. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
26. "Saluran Air Bermasalah Taxiway Hang Nadim Ambles | batampos.co.id". batampos.co.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2017-11-16.
27. "Landasan Pacu Bandara Hang Nadim Amblas Sedalam 2 Meter. Ini Sebabnya - Tribun Batam". Tribun Batam (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2017-11-16.
28. "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.
29. Liputan6.com. "Sebagian Areal Bandara Hang Nadim Ambles". liputan6.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2017-11-16.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

External links

• Hang Nadim Badan Pengusahaan Batam Airport at Batam Industrial Development Association (BIDA) website

• Current weather for WIDD at NOAA/NWS
• Airport information for BTH / WIDD at Great Circle Mapper.
• Accident history for BTH / WIDD at Aviation Safety Network