Ambon AMQ (Pattimura)

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Ambon airport info

The Pattimura airport is located 36 kilometers from the city of Ambon. The airport has an immigration office, a quarantine facility, a tax office, a cargo storage building, several small restaurants, public pay phones, and a post office. It was named after Pattimura, an Indonesian national hero who fought against the Dutch in 1816.

Ambon Pattimura airport is the regional air hub with daily connections to Jakarta via Surabaya, Makassar, Manado and limited connections to Papua. Merpati also manages a web of regional flights with ever-shifting schedules of frequent cancellations. One-way tickets must be booked from the point of departure

Departure tax at Ambon airport

When flying within Indonesia, everyone must pay a departure tax that may vary from airport to airport. In general, expect a departure tax between Rp. 20,000 and Rp. 40,000. Make sure you have this amount in Rupiahs as the departure tax must be paid at the airport before you proceed to the departures area.

Airports near Ambon

The following airports are very close to Ambon. As prices can differ remarkably you may want to check flights to these airports. Then, in case of finding a good fare, catch a bus, boat or train to your destination city.

Airlines which serve Ambon airport

Batavia	Jakarta, Manokwari, Surabaya, Makassar,
Garuda	Jakarta, Makassar,
Lion air	Banda Aceh, Jakarta, Denpasar (Bali), Fak Fak, Yogyakarta, Kaimana, Tual, Manado, Medan, Manokwari, Nabire, Sorong, Semarang, Surabaya, Makassar,
Merpati	Sorong, Makassar,
Sriwijaya	Jakarta, Surabaya, Makassar,

Ambon city info

Ambon is the main city and seaport of Ambon Island. It is the capital of Maluku province of Indonesia, and one of the largest cities in eastern Indonesia. Ambon has an airport, being the regional air hub with daily connections to Jakarta via Surabaya, Makassar.

Ambon was colonized by Portugal in 1526, then in 1609 the Portuguese were driven out by the Dutch. The city of Ambon became one of the most important towns in the Dutch East Indies. During the Dutch period, Ambon was the seat of the Dutch resident and military commander of the Moluccas. Except for brief periods of British rule, the island remained under Dutch control till the independence of Indonesia in 1945. The island of Ambon was the site of a major Dutch naval base, captured by the Japanese in 1942.

Ambon was also a center of Christian missionary activity, and the surrounding islands and Ambon itself is inhabitated by many Christians as well as the Muslims that predominate in most of Indonesia. In Ambon the populations of both religions are roughly equally proportioned. Inter-communal violence between Christians and Muslims took place in January 1999 and some parts of Ambon city were destroyed. Violence escalated very soon as tens of thousands of Islamist Laskar Jihad fighters from Java joined the fighting. Although there had been no serious incidents after 1999, tensions had been simmering between Christians and Muslims. The city is relatively peaceful now.