Lombok International Airport

Lombok International Airport

Lombok International Airport is a domestic and international airport located in the district. Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. The airport is operated by PT Angkasa Pura I. and was first opened on October 1, 2011 to replace the function of Selaparang Mataram Airport. Located right in the heart of the island "exotic" precisely at Jalan Lombok Tanak Awu. Serving domestic and international flights. Airlines that serve domestic routes, among others, Garuda Indonesia, Merpati Nusantara, Lion Air, Wings Air, Citilink, Sky Aviation, Aviation Trans Nusa, Indonesia Air Transport (Non-Regular), and Travira Water (Non-Regular). International routes served by Silk Air and AirAsia.

At the date of October 20, 2011 President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono inaugurated this airport. Airport architecture is characterized by traditional Sasak house, but of course using modern materials galvanized steel.

Lombok International Airport location in Tanak Awu, Central Lombok, Lombok, Indonesia, southwest of the provincial capital Mataram West Nusa Tenggara and ± 8 kilometers southwest of the small town of Praya, Central Lombok regency capital.

The airport is built on an area of ​​550 acres at a cost of Rp.625 billion (U.S. $ 73.1 million)

Lombok International Airport ( BIL ) will be " City Airport " . Therefore BIL will be equipped with various facilities , such as shopping malls and hotel services at the airport so it reflects a city .

Head of Communications and Information Technology Department of Transportation West Nusa Tenggara Province , Ridwan Syah in Mataram , Monday ( 15/04/2013 ) , said that , in this case the required investment , PT Angkasa Pura therefore inviting investors to build the facility .

" PT Angkasa Pura invited investors to build facilities in the area of ​​BIL . Extent to which this is the second airport after Soekarno - Hatta Airport , which is an area of ​​551 hectares . Related investment should be supported by the social conditions in the area around the airport.

Related to the proposed extension of the runway from 2,750 meters to 3,000 meters , Ridwan said , according to information from the Ministry of Transportation funds for the extension of the runway ( runway ) will be allocated from the State Budget Amendment 2013.

"The problem of the runway extension BIL we submit to the Ministry of Transportation . Extension of runway BIL is a direct instruction of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to the MOC, 

After a year in operation or BIL began October 1, 2011 has been shown to boost the economy in that area . Direct impact on the operation of BIL in Praya , Central Lombok , it included increased tourist numbers .

Fulfillment of the target of one million tourists who set out in the flagship program Visit Lombok Sumbawa ( VLS ) in 2012 , up Ridwan , is inseparable from the support of BIL . The existence of such an airport is one of the determinants of the realization of the target of one million tourists visit .