Batam BTH (Hang Nadim)
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Batam airport info
Hang Nadim Airport (BTH) is the only airport on the Riau Islands. It has been the primary method of transport to and from Batam, alongside ferries to neighboring islands (including Singapore). Originally developed as an alternative airport for Singapore Changi Airport in mind (should in case an emergency for aircraft force a redirect), the Hang Nadim has facilities and the longest runway in Indonesia, sufficient for Boeing 747s and several times more passengers than it is currently serving.
Nearly all flights are domestic where you can get direct connections to Jakarta, Surabaya, Medan, Pekanbaru, Jambi, Palembang, Pontianak, Yogyakarta and Bandung. Indonesian carriers Garuda Indonesia, Merpati, Mandala Airlines, Lion Air, Riau Airlines, Kartika Airlines, Batavia Airlines and a host of others provide the links. One can travel to Yogyakarta from Batam, there are also two weekly flights to Johor Bahru in Malaysia by Riau Airlines. If you want to catch flights from Singapore's Changi Airport, you must be on a ferry to Singapore at least three hours before departure time.
Hang Nadim Airport has free wireless internet access though at times it is very slow.
Departure tax at Batam airport
When flying within Indonesia, everyone must pay a departure tax that may vary from airport to airport. At Batam the departure tax for domestic flights is Rp. 30,000. 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.
Transport to and from the airport
Taxi from/to Hang Nadim Airport to the town will take about 25 minutes, with a cost of up to Rp 90,000.
Airports near Batam
The following airports are very close to Batam. 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.
- Bandung airport
- Bengkulu airport
- Jakarta airport
- Jambi airport
- Lampung airport
- Natuna airport
- Padang airport
- Palembang airport
- Pangkal Pinang airport
- Pekanbaru airport
- Tanjung Pandan airport
- Tanjung Pinang airport
Airlines which serve Batam airport
| AirAsia | Jakarta, |
|---|---|
| Batavia | Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Medan, Padang, Pekanbaru, Palembang, Pontianak, Surabaya, Lampung, |
| Citilink | Surabaya, |
| Garuda | Jakarta, Denpasar (Bali), Medan, Surabaya, |
| Lion air | Ambon, Baubau, Jakarta, Jambi, Yogyakarta, Lhokseumawe, Medan, Natuna, Padang, Pangkal Pinang, Pekanbaru, Palembang, Pontianak, Semarang, Surabaya, Makassar, |
| Mandala | Batam, Jakarta, Padang, Pekanbaru, |
| Merpati | Bandung, Jakarta, Medan, Surabaya, Makassar, |
| Sriwijaya | Jakarta, Jambi, Yogyakarta, Medan, Padang, Pontianak, |
Batam city info
Batam is an island and the largest city in Riau Islands Province of Indonesia, known for its free trade zone area as part of the Sijori Growth Triangle. Batam is an island located very strategically located in the international cruise lines. The city has close proximity to Singapore and Malaysia. It is located 20 km off Singapore's south coast (or twenty minutes by air-conditioned ferry), and has a population of about 1,000,000. The island's economy benefits from being close to Singapore, and, with lower labour costs and special government incentives, is the site of many factories operated by Singaporean companie. Batam, along with parts of neighboring Bintan and Karimun, are a part of a Special Economic Zone with Singapore; this zone eliminates tariffs and value-added taxes for goods shipped between Batam and Singapore.
Batam Island was first inhabited by people called the strait melayu since AD 231. Island who had been a field of struggle Admiral Hang Nadim in fighting the invaders are used by the government in the 1960s as a petroleum logistics base on the island of Sambu.
Batam is Indonesia's equivalent to China's SEZ's (Special Economic Zones) - a place where the nation's economic planners test new economic policies and ideas. With the rapid development of Batam Island, in the 1980s, based on Government Regulation districts that are part of Batam Islands regency, Riau, Batam upgraded the status of a municipality which has the task of running the government administration. In the era of the Reformation in the late decades of the 1990s, the Municipality of Batam changed administratively autonomous status to the Batam City Government to perform the function of governance and development by involving the Agency BIDA.
Community Batam is a heterogeneous society composed of various tribes and groups. The dominant tribes, among others, the Malays, Minangkabau, Batak, and Javanese. Islam is the religion of the majority in Batam. Indonesian is used as the language of instruction daily.
Batam is generally safe during the daytime hours, but at night if you are in the entertainment areas of Nagoya you should exercise caution. If you really have to get back to your hotel call the hotel and have them send a car to pick you up. As the taxis are not regulated or owned by a central group (like Bluebird in Jakarta) you may not be safe hiring a taxi off the street either.
