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Hang Nadim International Airport to be evolved into aerotropolis
The availability of public infrastructure and facilities in Batam constitutes concrete evidence of the local government’s realized investment initiatives.
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he availability of public infrastructure and facilities in Batam constitutes concrete evidence of the local government’s realized investment initiatives. Hang Nadim International Airport is one example. The airport, located 17 kilometers from East Batam, has a 4025 meter-long and 45 meter-wide runway, the longest in Indonesia.
Hang Nadim Airport, classified as a Primary Airport, was built on 1,762 hectares of land. It operates from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. The airport is equipped with an apron, air navigation buildings and safety fire and rescue facilities. Hang Nadim has also been upgraded to a Primary International Airport in Indonesia.
Hang Nadim has been under the management of the Batam Indonesia Free Zone Authority (BP Batam), which also manages Batam as a Free Trade Zone, since its early development in 80’s. Moving forward Hang Nadim will be developed into an aerotropolis, a concept by J.D. Kasarda in which the “airport leaves the city, the city follows the airport and the airport becomes a city.” Aerotopolis is a business conceptualized around the airport area with rapid connectivity to suppliers, customers and stakeholders at the national and international level.
Hang Nadim will be an aerotropolis equipped and supported with industrial facilities, e-commerce, a telecommunications network, logistics, hotels, retailers, entertainment centers, exhibitions, as well as office spaces.
At present, only 20 percent of the land in the airport has been utilized, meaning there is high possibility to redevelop and re-manage the remaining land. As the land in Batam is under the management of BP Batam, which is also authorized to manage the airport, BP Batam may explore other possibilities for future development. Currently it records 10 percent growth of aviation industry annually.
Up to December 2015, Hang Nadim recorded an increasing number of passenger movement at more than 5 million passengers, with 41,078 aircraft movements and 26,244 tons of cargo growth.
The current eight airline carriers serving the Hang Nadim airport with 20 domestic routes and one international route to Subang, Malaysia, will also be further improved as to enhance the compatibility and capability of Batam International Airport.
With the renewed enthusiasm, Hang Nadim International Airport will play a major role in the development of Batam as a competitive region for industry and trade in Southeast Asia. The adoption of the new concept of the aerotropolis to Hang Nadim also show that the aviation industry is on high demand with profit compatibility of the increasing market.
