Hang Nadim Airport

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The Hang Nadim International Airport ( Bandara Internasional Indonesian Hang Nadim, IATA: WDH, ICAO: WIDD ) is the commercial airport on the Indonesian island of Batam.

The airport benefits from its proximity to the thriving city -state of Singapore in the growth triangle Sijori (English: Sijori Growth Triangle ) and was originally planned as an alternative destination to Changi Airport in Singapore. He has the longest runway in Indonesia, which is also longer than that from the Singapore airport. The site is located in the east of Batam.

With the growth of tourism in Batam and the Riau islands, the utilization of the airport is growing: 2006 3.300.000 passengers were handled, expansion target are 8,300,000 passengers.

International destinations are Kuala Lumpur - the Muslim pilgrimage ( Hajj ) - Jeddah.

National targets are Jakarta, Surabaya and Bandung on Java, Pekanbaru, Padang, Jambi and Medan on Sumatra, Pontianak on Borneo and Natuna on the same islands in the South China Sea.